System pulsation dampener device(s)
AssigneePerformance Pulsation Control, Inc.
InventorJohn Thomas Rogers
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Abstract
A fluid delivery system including a pulsation dampener coupled between a standpipe manifold and a standpipe is provided. The fluid delivery system includes a fluid reservoir, a fluid pump, a manifold, a pulsation dampener, and piping. The fluid reservoir stores a fluid used for a drilling procedure. The fluid pump pumps the fluid from the fluid reservoir through the fluid delivery system. The manifold is located downstream from the fluid pump, and receives and combines fluids from the at least one fluid pump. The pulsation dampener receives the combined fluid from the manifold, and dampens residual pulsations from the manifold. The piping receives fluid output from the pulsation dampener, and transfers the fluid received from the pulsation dampener further downstream.
Claims20
A fluid delivery system, comprising:
- at least one fluid pump configured to pump fluid through a borehole fluid delivery system;
- a standpipe configured to receive, at a first end of the standpipe, the pumped fluid from the at least one fluid pump;
- one of a top drive or a swivel coupled between the standpipe and borehole piping within a borehole;
- an entry pipe or hose for the one of the top drive or the swivel coupled to a second end of the standpipe and configured to receive the pumped fluid exiting the standpipe;
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- a system pulsation dampener connected within the entry pipe or hose and configured to dampen pulsations within the pumped fluid received from the standpipe, to facilitate signal detection for one of measurement while drilling (MWD) or logging while drilling (LWD) operations.
A fluid delivery system, comprising:
- at least one fluid pump configured to pump fluid through a borehole fluid delivery system;
- a standpipe configured to receive, at a first end of the standpipe, the pumped fluid from the at least one fluid pump;
- one of a top drive or a swivel coupled between the standpipe and borehole piping within a borehole;
- an entry pipe or hose for the one of the top drive or the swivel coupled to a second end of the standpipe and configured to receive the pumped fluid exiting the standpipe and transfer the received, pumped fluid to the one of the top drive or the swivel;
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- two or more system pulsation dampeners configured to dampen pulsations within the fluid transferred to the one of the top drive or the swivel, wherein the two or more system pulsation dampeners comprise:
- a first of the two or more system pulsation dampeners in the entry pipe or hose for the one of the top drive or the swivel, and
- a second of the two or more system pulsation dampeners disposed within the standpipe.
A fluid delivery method, comprising:
- pumping fluid using at least one fluid pump;
- receiving the pumped fluid pumped by the at least one fluid pump in a standpipe at a first end of the standpipe;
- receiving fluid from a second end of the standpipe at an entry pipe or hose for one of a top drive or a swivel and transferring the received, pumped fluid to the one of the top drive or the swivel;
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- dampening pulsations within the received fluid using a system pulsation dampener connected within the entry pipe or hose for the one of the top drive or the swivel, the system pulsation dampener configured to facilitate signal detection for one of measurement while drilling (MWD) or logging while drilling (LWD) operations.
A fluid delivery method, comprising:
- pumping fluid using at least one fluid pump;
- receiving fluid pumped by the at least one fluid pump at a first end of a standpipe;
- transferring the received fluid from a second end of the standpipe to an entry pipe or hose for one of a top drive or a swivel coupled between the second end of the standpipe and borehole piping within a borehole;
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- dampening pulsations within the received fluid using two or more system pulsation dampeners configured to facilitate signal detection for one of measurement while drilling (MWD) or logging while drilling (LWD) operations, wherein the two or more system pulsation dampeners comprise:
- a first of the two or more system pulsation dampeners in the entry pipe or hose for the top drive or the swivel, and
- a second of the two or more system pulsation dampeners disposed within the standpipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.