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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2025
Applicant:
Fmc Technologies, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
James Cook, Houston, TX (US);
Corey Massey, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
FMC Technologies, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 43/267 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/2607 (2020.05); E21B 43/267 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices for continuous sanding operations of a hydraulic fracturing system, in which one or more dedicated pumps are used to continuously pump fracturing slurry into at least one well and seamlessly switch between a plurality of wells. One or more ancillary pumps may be included to pump ancillary fluid and performed ancillary operations on other wells while the dedicated pump is pumping slurry on the at least one well.