Fracturing manifold systems and methods

1. A system comprising:

a fracturing manifold;

a plurality of fracturing trees;

a plurality of fluid conduits coupled between the fracturing manifold and the plurality of fracturing trees to enable receipt of fracturing fluid by the plurality of fracturing trees from the fracturing manifold;

a first goat head; and

a second goat head;

wherein a fracturing tree of the plurality of fracturing trees is coupled to the fracturing manifold via the first goat head, the second goat head, and at least one rigid fluid conduit of the plurality of fluid conduits, wherein the first goat head and the second goat head are in fluid communication with each other via the at least one rigid fluid conduit, and wherein the second goathead is connected to receive fracturing fluid from the first goathead via the at least one rigid fluid conduit and to provide the received fracturing fluid to the fracturing tree from the second goat head through one and only one fluid pathway extending laterally from the fracturing tree.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the fracturing manifold includes:

a shared trunk conduit for routing fracturing fluid to multiple fracturing trees of the plurality of fracturing trees; and

outlet branches for routing fracturing fluid from the shared trunk conduit to individual fracturing trees of the multiple fracturing trees.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the outlet branches of the fracturing manifold include valves to individually control flow of fracturing fluid from the shared trunk conduit to the multiple fracturing trees.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the outlet branches of the fracturing manifold include:

a first outlet branch having two valves connected in series to control flow of fracturing fluid to a first fracturing tree of the multiple fracturing trees; and

a second outlet branch having two valves connected in series to control flow of fracturing fluid to a second fracturing tree of the multiple fracturing trees.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the first outlet branch of the fracturing manifold includes the first goat head attached in series with the two valves of the first outlet branch such that, in operation, fracturing fluid can be routed from the shared trunk conduit through the two valves of the first outlet branch to the first goat head.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the first goat head includes a single outlet.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one rigid fluid conduit includes a plurality of pipe joints coupled to one another.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the at least one rigid fluid conduit includes an elbow.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one rigid fluid conduit is an adjustable fluid conduit that allows an operator to vary a dimension of the fluid conduit to facilitate coupling of the fluid conduit between the fracturing manifold and the fracturing tree.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one rigid fluid conduit includes an adjustment joint that provides at least one translational degree of freedom in aligning the at least one rigid fluid conduit between the fracturing manifold and the fracturing tree.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second goat head is attached to the fracturing tree.

12. A method comprising:

assembling a fracturing manifold having a trunk line for distributing fracturing fluid to multiple wells through multiple outlets of the fracturing manifold;

connecting the fracturing manifold to the multiple wells via rigid conduits, wherein connecting the fracturing manifold to the multiple wells via rigid conduits includes connecting the fracturing manifold to one of the multiple wells via at least one of the rigid conduits extending from an upstream goat head positioned to receive fracturing fluid from the fracturing manifold to a downstream goat head positioned to receive fracturing fluid from the upstream goat head via the at least one of the rigid conduits, and wherein connecting the fracturing manifold to the multiple wells via rigid conduits also includes connecting the fracturing manifold to the one of the multiple wells via at least one additional rigid conduit that connects the downstream goathead to a fracturing tree of the one of the multiple wells and that includes a pipe that extends laterally from the fracturing tree;

routing fracturing fluid from the fracturing manifold to the multiple wells through the rigid conduits, wherein routing fracturing fluid from the fracturing manifold to the multiple wells through the rigid conduits includes routing fracturing fluid to the one of the multiple wells such that the one of the multiple wells receives only fracturing fluid conveyed through the pipe that extends laterally from the fracturing tree.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein assembling the fracturing manifold includes assembling the fracturing manifold so as to include outlet branches having valves for controlling flow of fracturing fluid from the trunk line to the multiple outlets, and routing fracturing fluid from the fracturing manifold to the multiple wells through the rigid conduits includes operating the valves of the outlet branches to control flow of fracturing fluid to the multiple wells through the rigid conduits.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein assembling the fracturing manifold so as to include outlet branches having valves for controlling flow of fracturing fluid from the trunk line to the multiple outlets includes providing at least one outlet branch that is in fluid communication with the trunk line and that includes: a first valve coupled to the trunk line, a second valve connected downstream of the first valve, and the upstream goat head connected downstream of the second valve.