US 10,094,195 C1 (13,357th)
Fracturing fluid distribution systems and methods
Kirk P. Guidry, Cypress, TX (US)
Filed by Cameron International Corporation, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to Cameron International Corporation
Reexamination Request No. 90/015,357, Jun. 30, 2025.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 10,094,195, issued Oct. 9, 2018, Appl. No. 15/375,558, Dec. 12, 2016.
Application 90/015,357 is a continuation of application No. 14/752,864, filed on Jun. 27, 2015, granted, now 9,518,430.
Application 14/752,864 is a continuation of application No. 13/783,009, filed on Mar. 1, 2013, granted, now 9,068,450.
Application 14/752,864 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/243,252, filed on Sep. 23, 2011, granted, now 8,978,763.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/759,127, filed on Jan. 31, 2013.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Aug. 28, 2026.
Int. Cl. E21B 33/068 (2006.01); E21B 17/05 (2006.01); E21B 33/03 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); F16L 15/02 (2006.01); F16L 27/12 (2006.01); G05D 7/06 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 33/068 (2013.01) [E21B 17/05 (2013.01); E21B 33/03 (2013.01); E21B 43/2607 (2020.05); F16L 15/02 (2013.01); F16L 27/12751 (2019.08); G05D 7/0664 (2013.01); F16L 2201/30 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
The patentability of claims 7-9 is confirmed.
Claims 1-6 and 10-11 were not reexamined.
7. A system comprising:
a fracturing manifold;
a fracturing tree;
a fluid conduit coupled between the fracturing manifold and the fracturing tree so as to allow the fracturing tree to receive fracturing fluid from the fracturing manifold through the fluid conduit, wherein the fluid conduit includes a plurality of pipe joints; and
a goat head attached to a pipe joint of the plurality of pipe joints so as to allow fracturing fluid to flow between the pipe joint and the goat head, wherein the goat head includes a bore extending through the goat head from an inlet to an outlet of the goat head, the bore extending through the goat head has equal diameters at the inlet and the outlet of the goat head, and the fluid conduit coupled between the fracturing manifold and the fracturing tree is the only fluid conduit coupled between the fracturing manifold and the fracturing tree that allows receipt of fracturing fluid by the fracturing tree from the fracturing manifold during fracturing.