Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power frame and lubrication system for a reciprocating pump assembly
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Application No.: US15631471Application Date: 2017-06-23
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Publication No.: US11209124B2Publication Date: 2021-12-28
- Inventor: Bryan Wagner
- Applicant: S.P.M. FLOW CONTROL, INC.
- Applicant Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Assignee: S.P.M. FLOW CONTROL, INC.
- Current Assignee: S.P.M. FLOW CONTROL, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: F16N13/02
- IPC: F16N13/02 ; F04B23/02 ; F04B1/053 ; F16N13/04 ; F04B47/00 ; F04B53/16 ; F04B53/18 ; F04B53/20

Abstract:
An apparatus according to which a power end of a reciprocating pump assembly includes a block having bores formed therethrough, and crossheads disposed in the bores and adapted to reciprocate therein. A lubrication pump is in fluid communication with the bores. The pump is operable to pump lubrication fluid into each of the bores so that the crossheads are lubricated as they reciprocate within their respective bores. In another aspect, a power end includes a crosshead block and a power frame connected thereto, the frame including rib plates and supporting the crosshead block. In yet another aspect, a method includes casting a crosshead block; fabricating rib plates; connecting the rib plates to form a frame; and connecting the cast crosshead block to the frame. In some embodiments, the power ends may be used in oilfield operations such as, for example, the cementing, acidizing, or fracturing of a subterranean wellbore.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170370524A1 POWER FRAME AND LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR A RECIPROCATING PUMP ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2017-12-28
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