Hydraulic fracturing missile and related systems, apparatus and methods
AssigneePaloma Pressure Control LLC
InventorsRobert Ripple, Bryan Wilborn, Roman Eddie Cline
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Abstract
Improved hydraulic fracturing missiles and related systems, apparatus and methods are provided. Certain embodiments involve the low pressure side of a frac missile including a first suction conduit having multiple suction conduit spools releasably, longitudinally, mechanically and fluidly interconnectable and separable without welding and at least one respective suction inlet and outlet releasably mechanically and fluidly connectable to and separable from the first suction conduit without welding.
Claims22
A hydraulic fracturing missile comprising:
- a low pressure side having a first suction conduit, at least one suction inlet and at least one suction outlet, the at least one suction inlet being configured to fluidly couple the first suction conduit to at least one frac blender and the at least one suction outlet being configured to fluidly couple the first suction conduit to at least one frac pump, whereby fluid can pass from the at least one frac blender, through at least one suction inlet into the first suction conduit and thereafter through at least one suction outlet to at least one frac pump, wherein the first suction conduit includes multiple suction conduit spools releasably, longitudinally, mechanically and fluidly interconnectable and separable without welding, further wherein the at least one suction inlet and the at least one suction outlet are releasably mechanically and fluidly connectable to and separable from the first suction conduit without welding.
A system for forming a suction conduit for a hydraulic fracturing missile, the system comprising:
- a plurality of universal, interchangeable and reversible suction conduit spools configured to be releasably, longitudinally, mechanically and fluidly interconnectable and separable without welding;
- a plurality of universal blender manifolds each configured to carry multiple suction inlets and being releasably, mechanically and fluidly engageable with and separable from any suction conduit spool without welding;
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- a plurality of universal, interchangeable and reversible suction outlet carriers each carrying at least one suction outlet and being releasably, mechanically and fluidly engageable with and separable from any suction conduit spool without welding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.