US 12,215,561 B1
Hose lift and connection assembly and method of use with a top drive cement head
Nicolas Rogozinski, Evergreen, CO (US); and Henry E. Rogers, Owasso, OK (US)
Filed by Citadel Casing Solutions, LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 31, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/791,229.
Int. Cl. E21B 31/03 (2006.01); E21B 33/05 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 33/05 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
9. A method of connecting a fluid pumping hose to a top drive head, the method comprising:
providing a stinger housing having a housing bore that extends from a top end of the stinger housing to a bottom end of the stinger housing, the stinger housing further having a main manifold connected to a side port assembly, an upper shoulder extending inward into the housing bore near the top end, one or more tubular bodies forming at least part of the housing bore, the one or more tubular bodies having one or more flow ports to direct fluid flow into the side port assembly, and a latch mechanism having an open configuration and a closed configuration;
providing a stinger having a stinger adapter with one or more outer flow ports, a flow piston mounted internally within the stinger adapter, the flow piston having one or more internal flow ports, and a combination of one or more finger pistons and a plug piston coupled to the flow piston, the one or more finger pistons extending radially from a center line of the stinger;
mounting the stinger housing to the top drive head such that the side port assembly directs fluid flow to the top drive head, the stinger housing mounted with the latch in the open configuration;
connecting the stinger to pumping equipment; and
moving the stinger through the housing bore of the stinger housing until the one or more finger pistons engage with the upper shoulder such that force is applied through the finger piston to the plug piston and further to the flow piston;
wherein force applied to the flow piston causes the flow piston to shift such that the one or more internal flow ports align with the one or more outer flow ports of the stinger adapter; and
wherein after the latch mechanism closes to retain the stinger within the stinger housing, the stinger is positioned such that a hydraulic flow path is actuated from the pumping equipment to the top drive head.