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Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 27, 2024
Applicant:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/2607 (2020.05);
Abstract

A method for reducing kinetic energy of an energized stimulation fluid upstream of a wellbore, the method comprising the steps of introducing the energized stimulation fluid to an energy dissipating flow block installed in a frac tree, the energy dissipating flow block comprises a body having an internal geometry configured to produce cyclonic flow of the energized stimulation fluid, the body comprising a top and a bottom; an inlet nozzle positioned proximate and parallel to the top of the body; a cushioning sub positioned parallel to the top of the body and opposite the inlet nozzle; and an outlet nozzle positioned perpendicular to the bottom of the body; reducing the kinetic energy of the energized stimulation fluid due to the cyclonic flow in the body; introducing the stimulation fluid to the frac tree; and introducing the stimulation fluid to the wellbore through the frac tree.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Taha, Syed Muhammad Bin Syed. (2025). Energy dissipating flow block for hydraulic fracturing (U.S. Patent No. 12247473). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12247473

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