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Granted Patent B2
US 12,638,119 · App. 16/157,952 · Granted May 26, 2026

System pulsation dampener device(s)

Inventor: John Thomas Rogers (Garland, TX)
Assignee: Performance Pulsation Control, Inc.
F16L55/04E21B21/01F16L55/02718E21B47/18
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Patent No.
US 12,638,119
App. No.
16/157,952
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fluid delivery system including a pulsation dampener coupled between a standpipe manifold and a standpipe is provided. The fluid delivery system includes a fluid reservoir, a fluid pump, a manifold, a pulsation dampener, and piping. The fluid reservoir stores a fluid used for a drilling procedure. The fluid pump pumps the fluid from the fluid reservoir through the fluid delivery system. The manifold is located downstream from the fluid pump, and receives and combines fluids from the at least one fluid pump. The pulsation dampener receives the combined fluid from the manifold, and dampens residual pulsations from the manifold. The piping receives fluid output from the pulsation dampener, and transfers the fluid received from the pulsation dampener further downstream.

Claims (48)

1 . A fluid delivery system, comprising:

at least one fluid pump configured to pump fluid through a borehole fluid delivery system;

a standpipe configured to receive, at a first end of the standpipe, the pumped fluid from the at least one fluid pump;

one of a top drive or a swivel coupled between the standpipe and borehole piping within a borehole;

an entry pipe or hose for the one of the top drive or the swivel coupled to a second end of the standpipe and configured to receive the pumped fluid exiting the standpipe; and

a system pulsation dampener connected within the entry pipe or hose and configured to dampen pulsations within the pumped fluid received from the standpipe, to facilitate signal detection for one of measurement while drilling (MWD) or logging while drilling (LWD) operations.

2 . The fluid delivery system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a standpipe manifold located downstream from the at least one fluid pump and configured to receive the pumped fluid from the at least one fluid pump; and

a system pulsation dampener disposed within the standpipe.

3 . The fluid delivery system of claim 2 , wherein the standpipe manifold is configured to combine the pumped fluid from the at least one fluid pump with fluid from another fluid pump.

4 . The fluid delivery system of claim 3 , wherein the standpipe manifold is configured to output a single combined fluid including the pumped fluid from the at least one fluid pump and the fluid from the other fluid pump.

5 . The fluid delivery system of claim 1 , further comprising an additional pulsation dampener at an outlet of the at least one fluid pump.

6 . A fluid delivery system, comprising:

at least one fluid pump configured to pump fluid through a borehole fluid delivery system;

a standpipe configured to receive, at a first end of the standpipe, the pumped fluid from the at least one fluid pump;

one of a top drive or a swivel coupled between the standpipe and borehole piping within a borehole;

an entry pipe or hose for the one of the top drive or the swivel coupled to a second end of the standpipe and configured to receive the pumped fluid exiting the standpipe and transfer the received, pumped fluid to the one of the top drive or the swivel; and

two or more system pulsation dampeners configured to dampen pulsations within the fluid transferred to the one of the top drive or the swivel, wherein the two or more system pulsation dampeners comprise:

a first of the two or more system pulsation dampeners in the entry pipe or hose for the one of the top drive or the swivel, and

a second of the two or more system pulsation dampeners disposed within the standpipe.

7 . The fluid delivery system of claim 6 , further comprising:

a standpipe manifold located downstream from the at least one fluid pump and configured to receive the pumped fluid from the at least one fluid pump.

8 . The fluid delivery system of claim 7 , wherein the two or more system pulsation dampeners receive fluid from a plurality of fluid pumps including the at least one fluid pump.

9 . The fluid delivery system of claim 6 , wherein the two or more system pulsation dampeners are configured to provide pulsation dampening for fluid from a plurality of fluid pumps.

10 . The fluid delivery system of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the two or more system pulsation dampeners comprises an orifice assembly.

11 . A fluid delivery method, comprising:

pumping fluid using at least one fluid pump;

receiving the pumped fluid pumped by the at least one fluid pump in a standpipe at a first end of the standpipe;

receiving fluid from a second end of the standpipe at an entry pipe or hose for one of a top drive or a swivel and transferring the received, pumped fluid to the one of the top drive or the swivel; and

dampening pulsations within the received fluid using a system pulsation dampener connected within the entry pipe or hose for the one of the top drive or the swivel, the system pulsation dampener configured to facilitate signal detection for one of measurement while drilling (MWD) or logging while drilling (LWD) operations.

12 . The fluid delivery method of claim 11 , comprising:

receiving the pumped fluid from the at least one fluid pump at a standpipe manifold; and

dampening pulsations within the pumped fluid downstream from the standpipe manifold using a system pulsation dampener disposed within the standpipe.

13 . The fluid delivery method of claim 12 , wherein the standpipe manifold is configured to combine the pumped fluid from the at least one fluid pump with fluid from another fluid pump.

14 . The fluid delivery method of claim 13 , wherein the standpipe manifold is configured to output a single combined fluid including the pumped fluid from the at least one fluid pump and the fluid from the other fluid pump.

15 . The fluid delivery method of claim 13 , wherein an additional pulsation dampener is connected at an outlet of the at least one fluid pump.

16 . A fluid delivery method, comprising:

pumping fluid using at least one fluid pump;

receiving fluid pumped by the at least one fluid pump at a first end of a standpipe;

transferring the received fluid from a second end of the standpipe to an entry pipe or hose for one of a top drive or a swivel coupled between the second end of the standpipe and borehole piping within a borehole; and

dampening pulsations within the received fluid using two or more system pulsation dampeners configured to facilitate signal detection for one of measurement while drilling (MWD) or logging while drilling (LWD) operations, wherein the two or more system pulsation dampeners comprise:

a first of the two or more system pulsation dampeners in the entry pipe or hose for the top drive or the swivel, and

a second of the two or more system pulsation dampeners disposed within the standpipe.

17 . The fluid delivery method of claim 16 , further comprising:

receiving fluid from the at least one fluid pump at a standpipe manifold.

18 . The fluid delivery method of claim 17 , wherein the standpipe manifold receives fluid from a plurality of fluid pumps including the at least one fluid pump.

19 . The fluid delivery method of claim 16 , wherein the two or more system pulsation dampeners are configured to provide pulsation dampening for fluid from a plurality of fluid pumps.

20 . The fluid delivery method of claim 16 , wherein at least one of the two or more system pulsation dampeners comprises an orifice assembly.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2018
From: ROGERS, JOHN THOMAS
To: PERFORMANCE PULSATION CONTROL, INC.
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Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62635374 · Feb 26, 2018
Provisional Application 62577567 · Oct 26, 2017
Related Publication 20190128462A1 · May 2, 2019
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