US 12,000,252 B2
Hydraulic fracturing system with multiple trailer-mounted fracturing manifolds
Robert E. Riedel, Jr., Wake Forest, NC (US); and Peter A. Manos, McHenry, IL (US)
Assigned to SPM Oil & Gas Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US)
Filed by SPM Oil & Gas Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/538,779.
Prior Publication US 2023/0167726 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
Int. Cl. E21B 43/26 (2006.01); B60P 3/00 (2006.01); B62D 21/02 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 43/2607 (2020.05) [B60P 3/00 (2013.01); B62D 21/02 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fracturing system, comprising:
a first trailer comprising:
first wheels for transporting the first trailer over a ground surface,
a first trailer chassis extending from a first end to a second end, the first trailer chassis comprising a first junction mounting surface, extending from the first end toward the second end, the first wheels being disposed proximate the second end,
a plurality of first junctions fluidly connected via first rigid conduits and coupled to the first junction mounting surface, the plurality of first junctions including, in series, a first initial junction proximate the first wheels, at least one first intermediate junction, and a first terminal junction proximate the first end, the first initial junction, the at least one first intermediate junction, and the first terminal junction being connected via first rigid conduits;
a second trailer comprising:
a second trailer chassis extending from a third end to a fourth end, the second trailer chassis comprising a second junction mounting surface, and
a plurality of second junctions fluidly connected via second rigid conduits and coupled to the second junction mounting surface, the plurality of second junctions including, in series, a second initial junction, at least one second intermediate junction, and a second terminal junction proximate the third end of the second trailer chassis, the second initial junction, the at least one second intermediate junction, and the second terminal junction being connected via second rigid conduits;
a flexible conduit fluidly connecting the first initial junction to the second terminal junction and configured to convey high-pressure fracturing fluid from the second terminal junction to the first initial junction to place the plurality of first junctions in series with the plurality of second junctions, the high-pressure fracturing fluid having pressure ranging from 10,000 psi to 15,000 psi, the flexible conduit comprising an intermediate segment; and
a flexible conduit support comprising a lower arcuate member and an upper arcuate member, the lower arcuate member and the upper arcuate member being coupled to form an opening, wherein the intermediate segment is disposed in the opening, between the lower arcuate member and the upper arcuate member.