Adjustable fracturing system
AssigneeCameron International Corporation
InventorKirk P. Guidry
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Abstract
An adjustable fracturing system is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a fracturing manifold and a fracturing tree. A fluid conduit is coupled between the fracturing manifold and the fracturing tree to enable receipt of fracturing fluid by the fracturing tree from the fracturing manifold. Further, the fluid conduit is an adjustable fluid conduit that allows an operator to vary a dimension of the fluid conduit to facilitate coupling of the fluid conduit between the fracturing manifold and the fracturing tree. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
Claims13
A system comprising:
- a fracturing manifold;
- a fracturing tree;
- and
- a fluid conduit coupled between the fracturing manifold and the fracturing tree to enable receipt of fracturing fluid by the fracturing tree from the fracturing manifold, wherein the fluid conduit is an adjustable fluid conduit that allows an operator to vary a dimension of the fluid conduit to facilitate coupling of the fluid conduit between the fracturing manifold and the fracturing tree, the fluid conduit includes a plurality of pipe joints coupled to one another, and the plurality of pipe joints includes multiple swivel connections that enable multiple rotational degrees of freedom in aligning the fluid conduit between the fracturing manifold and the fracturing tree.
A system comprising a fluid conduit configured to route fluid from a fracturing manifold to a fracturing tree, the fluid conduit including swivel connections that enable rotation of pipes of the fluid conduit to facilitate positioning of the fluid conduit between the fracturing manifold and the fracturing tree, wherein the pipes of the fluid conduit include a first pipe connected to a second pipe by a connection block, the first pipe and the second pipe are connected at an angle with respect to one another by the connection block, and the first pipe is connected to the connection block with one of the swivel connections such that the connection block can be rotated about the axis of the first pipe to change the orientation of the axis of the second pipe with respect to the axis of the first pipe to provide a rotational degree of freedom to the fluid conduit.
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