Hot swappable fracturing pump system
AssigneeDowning Wellhead Equipment, LLC
InventorsAustin C. Johnson, Tim Marvel, Kyle Schultz
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Abstract
A system that permits fracturing pumps such as, for example, at least first and second fracturing pumps, each carried on a truck, to be connected to, and disconnected from, respective connection points on a fracturing manifold while fracturing fluid in the fracturing manifold is at pressure, in certain instances at or near fracturing pressure, and/or while other(s) of the fracturing pumps are being operated to pump fracturing fluid.
Claims28
A system, comprising:
- a first fluid line;
- a connector on the first fluid line, the connector being actuable to connect to, and disconnect from, a second fluid line on a pump;
- and
- a controller operable to:
- (a) maintain the connection of the connector to the second fluid line on the pump at least in response to a condition associated with the pump failing to satisfy a threshold;
- and/or
- (b) disconnect the connector from the second fluid line on the pump at least in response to the condition associated with the pump satisfying the threshold.
A method executable when a connector on a first fluid line is connected to a second fluid line on a pump, said connector being actuable to connect to, and disconnect from, the second fluid line of the pump, the method comprising:
- (a) maintaining, using a controller and at least in response to a condition associated with the pump failing to satisfy a threshold, the connection of the connector to the second fluid line on the pump;
- and/or
- (b) disconnecting, using the controller and at least in response to the condition associated with the pump satisfying the threshold, the connector from the second fluid line on the pump.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.