US 12,460,632 B2
Reciprocating pump packing lubricator
Robert R Dolan, Kingwood, TX (US); Steven Logan, Fulshear, TX (US); and Connor Spitzer, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to Bill Spitzer & Associates, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Bill Spitzer & Associates, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on May 7, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/656,598.
Application 18/656,598 is a continuation of application No. 17/660,624, filed on Apr. 25, 2022, granted, now 11,976,651, issued on May 7, 2024.
Application 17/660,624 is a continuation of application No. 17/522,848, filed on Nov. 9, 2021, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/112,115, filed on Nov. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0287983 A1, Aug. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. F04B 53/18 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); F04B 23/02 (2006.01); F04B 23/06 (2006.01); F04B 53/02 (2006.01); F04B 53/20 (2006.01)
CPC F04B 53/18 (2013.01) [E21B 43/26 (2013.01); F04B 23/025 (2013.01); F04B 23/06 (2013.01); F04B 53/02 (2013.01); F04B 53/20 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of providing lubricant for a frac pump, comprising:
providing a reservoir having a first capacity:
providing a pump assembly including:
a multiple element pump, each element having an inlet and an outlet; and
a manifold for receiving lubricant from the reservoir and supplying the lubricant to the multiple pump element inlets, the manifold having a second capacity;
in which the ratio of the second capacity to the first capacity is between 0.01 and 0.2.