Fluid supply system
First Claim
1. A fluid supply system for supplying fluid to a wellhead, comprising:
- a plurality of fluid storage tanks in fluid communication via one or more fluid communication paths with at least one pump;
a ball and socket coupling disposed in at least one of the fluid communication paths; and
a wellhead in fluid communication with the pump.
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Abstract
A fluid supply system having a plurality of tanks in fluid communication via one or more fluid paths with at least one pump, a ball and socket coupling disposed in at least one of the fluid paths, and a wellhead in fluid communication with the pump is disclosed. Placing a plurality of tanks at a well site and pumping a fluid from at least one of the tanks into the wellbore via a fluid path comprising at least one ball and socket coupling is disclosed. Positioning a plurality of tanks at a well site having a wellhead connected to a wellbore penetrating a shale formation, preparing a fracturing fluid by connecting at least one of the tanks to a blender via a fluid path comprising a ball and socket coupling, pumping the fracturing fluid into the wellbore and fracturing the shale formation, and recovering natural gas from the wellbore is disclosed.
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1. A fluid supply system for supplying fluid to a wellhead, comprising:
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a plurality of fluid storage tanks in fluid communication via one or more fluid communication paths with at least one pump; a ball and socket coupling disposed in at least one of the fluid communication paths; and a wellhead in fluid communication with the pump. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising:
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placing a plurality of fluid storage tanks at a well site; and pumping a fluid from at least one of the fluid storage tanks into the wellbore via a fluid flow path comprising at least one ball and socket coupling. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of servicing a wellbore, comprising:
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positioning a plurality of fluid storage tanks at a well site having a wellhead connected to a wellbore penetrating a shale formation; preparing a fracturing fluid by connecting at least one of the fluid storage tanks to a blender via a fluid flow path comprising at least one ball and socket coupling; pumping the fracturing fluid into the wellbore and fracturing the shale formation; and recovering natural gas from the wellbore. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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