US 11,927,088 B2
Manifold header for use at a wellsite
Jeffrey Alan Lawson, Midland, TX (US); and Christopher James Lawson, Odessa, TX (US)
Assigned to LWF Services, LLC, Odessa, TX (US)
Filed by LWF Services, LLC, Odessa, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/955,617.
Application 17/955,617 is a continuation of application No. 17/460,725, filed on Aug. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,486,240.
Application 17/460,725 is a continuation of application No. 17/304,603, filed on Jun. 23, 2021, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2023/0013348 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E21B 43/26 (2006.01); F16L 41/03 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 43/2607 (2020.05) [E21B 43/26 (2013.01); F16L 41/03 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pumping system for pumping a fluid for a wellsite, the system comprising:
a manifold assembly comprising a manifold header comprising:
a manifold header body comprising an inlet to receive the fluid and an interior bore; and
at least one outlet from the interior bore, comprising:
an entrance section shaped to have a profile that is approximately the same as a profile of an inner surface of the manifold header body interior bore;
an outlet port shaped to flow the fluid approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the manifold header body; and
a transition section comprising a shape that transitions from the profile of the entrance section to the outlet port and reduces internal erosion of the outlet due to the fluid flowing from the manifold header and through the outlet port; and
a plurality of pumping systems, each pumping system in fluid communication with a respective outlet of the manifold header.