Patent ID: 11927088
Assignee: LWF SERVICES, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E  F

Claim 8:
9. A method of pumping fluid into a wellbore, the method comprising:
flowing the fluid from at least one of a blender or a storage tank to an inlet of a manifold header, the manifold header comprising a manifold header body with an interior bore;
flowing the fluid into entrance sections of a plurality of outlets from the interior bore of the manifold header;
transitioning the fluid from the entrance sections to respective outlet ports of the plurality of outlets via transition sections of the plurality of outlets, each transition section has a shape that transitions from the profile of the entrance section to the outlet port to reduce internal erosion of the outlet due to the fluid flowing from the manifold header and through the outlet port, and each outlet port shaped to flow the fluid approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the manifold header body;
distributing the fluid to a plurality of pumping systems via the outlet ports; and
pumping the fluid into the wellbore via the plurality of pumping systems.