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Patent Application
App. No. 16/686,798

FRACTURING SYSTEM WITH FLEXIBLE CONDUIT

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App. No.
16/686,798
Abstract

A fracturing fluid delivery system is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a fracturing manifold and a fracturing tree. A fluid conduit is coupled between the fracturing manifold and the fracturing tree to enable receipt of fracturing fluid by the fracturing tree from the fracturing manifold through the fluid conduit. The fluid conduit includes rigid and flexible pipe segments coupled together so as to collectively provide a fluid connection from the fracturing manifold to the fracturing tree. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.

Claims (24)

1 . A fracturing system comprising:

a fracturing manifold;

a fracturing tree; and

a fluid conduit coupled between the fracturing manifold and the fracturing tree to enable receipt of fracturing fluid by the fracturing tree from the fracturing manifold through the fluid conduit, wherein the fluid conduit includes a combination of at least one rigid pipe segment and at least one flexible pipe segment coupled together so as to collectively provide a fluid connection from the fracturing manifold to the fracturing tree.

2 . The fracturing system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one flexible pipe segment includes a flexible pipe segment having an outer pipe body and a liner positioned within the outer pipe body.

3 . The fracturing system of claim 2 , wherein the liner is a corrugated liner positioned within the outer pipe body.

4 . The fracturing system of claim 2 , wherein the liner is a wire-mesh liner positioned within the outer pipe body.

5 . The fracturing system of claim 2 , wherein the liner positioned within the outer pipe body is a removable liner.

6 . The fracturing system of claim 5 , wherein the flexible pipe segment includes a retaining ring attached to an interior surface of the outer pipe body so as to retain the removable liner within the outer pipe body.

7 . The fracturing system of claim 6 , wherein the retaining ring is threaded to the interior surface of the outer pipe body.

8 . The fracturing system of claim 7 , wherein the flexible pipe segment includes a rigid connector to facilitate connection of the flexible pipe segment to another pipe segment via the rigid connector, and the retaining ring is threaded to the rigid connector of the flexible pipe segment.

9 . The fracturing system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one flexible pipe segment includes a flexible pipe segment having rigid connectors at its ends to facilitate connection of the flexible pipe segment to other pipe segments via the rigid connectors.

10 . The fracturing system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one rigid pipe segment includes first and second rigid pipe segments, and the at least one flexible pipe segment includes a flexible pipe segment that joins the first rigid pipe segment to the second rigid pipe segment.

11 . The fracturing system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one flexible pipe segment includes two flexible pipe segments joined to one another.

12 . The fracturing system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one flexible pipe segment includes a flexible pipe segment including a polymer material.

13 . The fracturing system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one flexible pipe segment includes a flexible composite pipe segment.

14 . The fracturing system of claim 1 , wherein the combination of both rigid and flexible pipe segments includes multiple rigid pipe segments and multiple flexible pipe segments.

15 . A method comprising:

coupling a fluid conduit having an outer body and a liner inside the outer body to one of a fracturing manifold or a fracturing tree;

bending the outer body and the liner at a flexible portion of the fluid conduit to facilitate alignment of the fluid conduit between the fracturing manifold and the fracturing tree; and

coupling the fluid conduit to the other of the fracturing manifold or the fracturing tree fracturing manifold;

wherein the fluid conduit completes a fluid connection between the fracturing manifold and the fracturing tree so that fracturing fluid can be routed between the fracturing manifold and the fracturing tree through the fluid conduit.

16 . The method of claim 15 , comprising routing fracturing fluid between the fracturing manifold and the fracturing tree through the fluid conduit.

17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein at least a portion of the fluid conduit is rigid and bending the outer body and the liner at the flexible portion of the fluid conduit includes bending the outer body and the liner at a flexible joint of the fluid conduit.