US 12,203,355 B2
Modular manifold system for continuous fluid pumping into a well
James Cook, Houston, TX (US); Julian Keihany, Houston, TX (US); Corey Massey, Houston, TX (US); and Andrew Krupa, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to FMC Technologies, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by FMC Technologies, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/476,626.
Application 18/476,626 is a division of application No. 17/475,181, filed on Sep. 14, 2021, granted, now 11,808,126.
Prior Publication US 2024/0026765 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. E21B 43/26 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 43/2607 (2020.05) 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
connecting modular pump manifolds to a main high-pressure manifold to provide a modular manifold system,
wherein each modular pump manifold is fluidly connected to a frac fluid source and a water source via a low-pressure header, and
wherein each modular pump manifold is connected to multiple pumps;
supplying a fracturing fluid to two or more of the modular pump manifolds via the low-pressure header;
increasing a pressure of the fracturing fluid using the multiple pumps connected to each modular pump manifold to supply a high pressure fracturing fluid to the main high-pressure manifold;
discontinuing supply of the fracturing fluid to a first modular pump manifold of the two or more modular pump manifolds while continuing to supply the fracturing fluid to a remainder of the two or more modular pump manifolds via the low-pressure header; and
fluidly isolating the first manifold from the main high-pressure manifold.