ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,404,757, issued on Sept. 2.
"Hydraulic fracturing spread and mechanisms" was invented by Daniel K. Zitting (St. George, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydraulic fracturing spread system has modular high-pressure fracturing fluid manifold assemblies which couple to form a large trunk line for collecting and conveying high pressure fracturing fluid toward the well bore. Oil-hydraulic intensifier pump units integrated with the modular manifold assemblies increase the fracturing fluid pressure into the trunk line. The manifold assemblies may be configured differently from one to the other and coupleable horizontally and/or vertically....