Modular fracturing system

Abstract

A modular fracturing system including a fracturing fluid manifold and a skid apparatus coupled in fluid communication with the fracturing fluid manifold and only one fracturing tree. The skid apparatus can include an inlet coupled to the fracturing fluid manifold, a single outlet coupled to the one fracturing tree via a fluid conduit, and a valve between the inlet and the single outlet to control flow of fracturing fluid from the fracturing fluid manifold through the skid apparatus to the one fracturing tree.

1 - 11 . (canceled) 
     
     
         12 . A fracturing apparatus comprising:
 a fracturing manifold;   a plurality of wellhead assemblies; and   a plurality of skid-mounted flow control assemblies, wherein the plurality of skid-mounted flow control assemblies includes multiple modular flow control assemblies each mounted on a separate skid, each coupled to the fracturing manifold to receive fracturing fluid from the fracturing manifold, and each coupled to a wellhead assembly of the plurality of wellhead assemblies such that the plurality of wellhead assemblies is coupled to the fracturing manifold via the multiple modular flow control assemblies to facilitate routing of the fracturing fluid from the fracturing manifold to the wellhead assemblies, and further wherein each wellhead assembly of the plurality of wellhead assemblies coupled to the fracturing manifold is coupled to the fracturing manifold via a different modular flow control assembly that does not couple more than one wellhead assembly of the plurality of wellhead assemblies to the fracturing manifold and the fracturing apparatus does not include any skid having two flow control assemblies coupled between the fracturing manifold and wellhead assemblies of different wells.   
     
     
         13 . The fracturing apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein each of the modular flow control assemblies includes an inlet to receive fracturing fluid from the fracturing manifold and only one outlet to output the received fracturing fluid toward the wellhead assembly of the plurality of wellhead assemblies that is coupled to the fracturing manifold via that modular flow control assembly. 
     
     
         14 . The fracturing apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the fracturing manifold includes connection blocks mounted on the skids of the modular flow control assemblies. 
     
     
         15 . The fracturing apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein each of the modular flow control assemblies includes an inlet to receive fracturing fluid from the fracturing manifold and only one outlet to output the received fracturing fluid toward the wellhead assembly of the plurality of wellhead assemblies that is coupled to the fracturing manifold via that modular flow control assembly, and wherein each of the modular flow control assemblies includes an additional inlet to receive fluid from an additional manifold and is configured to route the fluid received from the additional manifold to the one outlet. 
     
     
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         21 . A fracturing system comprising:
 a fracturing manifold;   a series of skid apparatuses coupled to a shared fluid line of the fracturing manifold so as to receive fracturing fluid from the shared fluid line, the series of skid apparatuses including: a first skid apparatus having a first flow control assembly mounted on a first skid and coupled to the shared fluid line, a second skid apparatus having a second flow control assembly mounted on a second skid and coupled to the shared fluid line, and a third skid apparatus having a third flow control assembly mounted on a third skid and coupled to the shared fluid line, wherein the second flow control assembly is coupled to the shared fluid line downstream of the first flow control assembly and the third flow control assembly is coupled to the shared fluid line downstream of the second flow control assembly;   a first wellhead assembly coupled to the fracturing manifold via the first skid apparatus;   a second wellhead assembly coupled to the fracturing manifold via the second skid apparatus; and   a third wellhead assembly coupled to the fracturing manifold via the third skid apparatus;   wherein each of the first skid apparatus, the second skid apparatus, and the third skid apparatus is coupled to route fracturing fluid from the shared fluid line to only a single wellhead assembly.   
     
     
         22 . The fracturing system of  claim 21 , wherein the series of skid apparatuses includes one or more additional skid apparatuses each having an additional flow control assembly mounted on an additional skid and coupled to the shared fluid line. 
     
     
         23 . The fracturing system of  claim 21 , wherein the fracturing manifold includes multiple branch lines and the shared fluid line is one of the branch lines. 
     
     
         24 . The fracturing system of  claim 23 , wherein the multiple branch lines are coupled to a splitter of the fracturing manifold. 
     
     
         25 . The fracturing system of  claim 23 , wherein each of the multiple branch lines is connected to the same number of skid apparatuses of the fracturing system. 
     
     
         26 . The fracturing system of  claim 21 , comprising an additional manifold, wherein the first wellhead assembly is coupled to the additional manifold via the first skid apparatus, the second wellhead assembly is coupled to the additional manifold via the second skid apparatus, and the third wellhead assembly is coupled to the additional manifold via the third skid apparatus. 
     
     
         27 . The fracturing system of  claim 21 , wherein each of the first flow control assembly, the second flow control assembly, and the third flow control assembly includes two valves. 
     
     
         28 . The fracturing system of  claim 21 , wherein each of the first wellhead assembly, the second wellhead assembly, and the third wellhead assembly includes a fracturing tree. 
     
     
         29 . The fracturing system of  claim 28 , wherein each of the first wellhead assembly, the second wellhead assembly, and the third wellhead assembly includes a horizontal fracturing tree. 
     
     
         30 . A fracturing system comprising:
 a fracturing manifold;   skid apparatuses coupled to receive fracturing fluid from the fracturing manifold; and   wellhead assemblies coupled to the fracturing manifold via the skid apparatuses to receive fracturing fluid from the fracturing manifold through the skid apparatuses, wherein every wellhead assembly coupled to the fracturing manifold is coupled to the fracturing manifold via a different one of the skid apparatuses.   
     
     
         31 . The fracturing system of  claim 30 , wherein the skid apparatuses include valves for controlling flow of fracturing fluid from the fracturing manifold to the wellhead assemblies. 
     
     
         32 . The fracturing system of  claim 30 , wherein the fracturing manifold includes connection blocks supported on skids of the skid apparatuses. 
     
     
         33 . The fracturing system of  claim 30 , wherein every wellhead assembly coupled to the fracturing manifold includes a fracturing tree. 
     
     
         34 . The fracturing system of  claim 30 , wherein the wellhead assemblies are connected to the skid apparatuses with fluid conduits. 
     
     
         35 . The fracturing system of  claim 30 , comprising an additional manifold coupled to the skid apparatuses. 
     
     
         36 . The fracturing system of  claim 35 , wherein the skid apparatuses include valves for controlling flow of an additional fluid from the additional manifold to the wellhead assemblies.