ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,877, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to U.S. WELL SERVICES LLC (Willow Park, Texas).

"High horsepower pumping configuration for an electric hydraulic fracturing system" was invented by Jared Oehring (Houston), Brandon N. Hinderliter (Houston) and Lon Robinson (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments include a hydraulic fracturing system for fracturing a subterranean formation. The system includes an electric pump, arranged on a first support structure, the electric pump coupled to a well associated with the subterranean formation and powered by at least one electric motor, and configured to pump fluid into a wellbore assoc...