TELESCOPING BOOM SUPPORTED CLUSTERED SERVICE LINE

摘要

Abstract of the DisclosureA telescoping boom assembly supported arti-culated well service pipeline for the transfer ofpressurized fluids from service vehicles to petroleumwellheads for the treatment and stimulation of productionoil wells. The boom assembly is mounted on a trucktrailer, or other suitable mobile transport, and thearticulated pipeline comprises a plurality of longstraight pipeline sections interconnected by a pluralityof shorter pipe sections and by swivel joints. The in-board end of the pipeline is connected to a supply lineby an inboard pipe and a pair of swivel joints. Thepipeline can be folded into a cluster and tilted forstorage adjacent the inboard end of the boom assembly andthe clustered pipeline moved away from the servicevehicle before unfolding the pipeline from the cluster.Retaining the pipeline in a compact cluster while movingthe clustered pipeline between the storage position anda position beside the service vehicle provides an extraamount of clearance between the service vehicle and thepipeline to prevent a collision with any obstacle on theservice vehicle.