Fracturing pump identification and communication

A method, comprising:

• pressurizing a low pressure manifold of a manifold trailer, the low pressure manifold having a first low pressure valve and a second low pressure valve;
• opening a selected low pressure valve of the first and second low pressure valves;
• detecting a pressure increase on a selected pump, via a first pressure sensor, indicative of a fluid communication between the selected low pressure valve and the selected pump;
• closing the selected low pressure valve to retain pressure between the selected low pressure valve and the selected pump;
• associating the selected low pressure valve with the selected pump and storing information indicative of the association of the selected low pressure valve and the selected pump in a non-transitory computer readable medium;
• selectively opening and closing, individually, a first high pressure valve at a first high pressure station and a second high pressure valve at a second high pressure station, the first and second high pressure valves in fluid communication with a high pressure manifold on the manifold trailer;
• detecting a pressure decrease on the selected pump via a second pressure sensor indicative of a fluid communication between a selected high pressure valve of the first and second high pressure valves and the selected pump;
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• associating the selected high pressure valve with the selected pump and storing information indicative of the association of the selected high pressure valve and the selected pump in the non-transitory computer readable medium.

A manifold trailer, comprising:

• a low pressure manifold having a first low pressure valve and a second low pressure valve;
• a high pressure manifold having a first high pressure valve at a first high pressure station and a second high pressure valve at a second high pressure station;
• a plurality of actuators, wherein a first actuator of the plurality of actuators is connected to the first low pressure valve, a second actuator of the plurality of actuators is connected to the second low pressure valve, a third actuator of the plurality of actuators is connected to the first high pressure valve, and a fourth actuator of the plurality of actuators is connected to the second high pressure valve;
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• a computer system having a processor and processor executable code which causes the processor to transmit signals to the first, second, third, and fourth actuators to selectively open and close the first and second low pressure valves and the first and second high pressure valves.