Horizontal fracturing tree

US8944159B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8944159-B2
Application numberUS-201113204527-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 5, 2011
Priority dateAug 5, 2011
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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A system, in certain embodiments, includes a horizontal fracturing tree. The horizontal fracturing tree includes a first hydraulic fracturing bore configured to flow a first fluid, wherein the first hydraulic fracturing bore extends along a first horizontal axis, and the first horizontal axis is generally perpendicular to a vertical axis of a wellhead.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A system, comprising: a land-based horizontal fracturing tree, comprising: a first hydraulic fracturing bore configured to flow a first fluid, wherein the first hydraulic fracturing bore comprises: a horizontal flow path extending along a first horizontal axis; and a vertical flow path extending along a vertical axis of a wellhead, wherein a horizontal flow path length of the horizontal flow path is greater than a vertical flow path length of the…

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What does patent US8944159B2 cover?
A system, in certain embodiments, includes a horizontal fracturing tree. The horizontal fracturing tree includes a first hydraulic fracturing bore configured to flow a first fluid, wherein the first hydraulic fracturing bore extends along a first horizontal axis, and the first horizontal axis is generally perpendicular to a vertical axis of a wellhead.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Guidry Kirk Paul, Radwanski Stefan Marek, Cameron Int Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification E21B33/068. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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