A pressure amplifier (1) is described comprising a housing (2) a low pressure chamber (9-12), a high pressure chamber (13-16) and for transmitting means between the low pressure chamber (9-12) and the high pressure chamber (13-16). Such a pressure amplifier should have a compact design. To this end the force transmitting means comprise a rotor (3) arranged in a bore (4) of the housing (2), wherein the rotor (3) comprises a radially extending low pressure wing (5, 6) and a radially extending high pressure wing (7, 8), the low pressure wing (5, 6) together with the housing (2) delimiting the low pressure chamber (9-12) and the high pressure wing (7, 8) together with the housing (2) delimiting the high pressure chamber (13-16), wherein a supply of fluid into the low pressure chamber (9-12) causes a rotation of the rotor (3) and a rotation of the rotor causes a decrease of volume of the high pressure chamber (13-16).

Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to a hydraulic pump with gas lock prevention. The pump includes a pump barrel having an intake port and a discharge port and a pump piston movably disposed in the pump barrel. The pump piston divides an inner volume of the pump barrel into a first pump volume connected to the discharge port and a second pump volume connected to the intake port. A pump flow path is formed through the pump piston connecting the first pump volume and the second pump volume. The pump further includes a first valve disposed in the pump flow path in the pump piston. The first valve selectively permits fluid flow from the second pump volume to the first pump volume. The pump further includes a second valve disposed at the discharge port to selectively permit fluid flow out of the first pump volume through the discharge port.

Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to a hydraulic pump with gas lock prevention. The pump includes a pump barrel having an intake port and a discharge port and a pump piston movably disposed in the pump barrel. The pump piston divides an inner volume of the pump barrel into a first pump volume connected to the discharge port and a second pump volume connected to the intake port. A pump flow path is formed through the pump piston connecting the first pump volume and the second pump volume. The pump further includes a first valve disposed in the pump flow path in the pump piston. The first valve selectively permits fluid flow from the second pump volume to the first pump volume. The pump further includes a second valve disposed at the discharge port to selectively permit fluid flow out of the first pump volume through the discharge port.

A hydraulic pumping method for use with a subterranean well can include mounting a hydraulic actuator above a wellhead, the hydraulic actuator and the wellhead being axially aligned with each other and inclined relative to vertical The hydraulic actuator can be unsupported by any substructure or guy wires after the mounting. A hydraulic pumping system for use with a subterranean well can include a hydraulic actuator including a piston that displaces in response to pressure in the actuator, a magnet that displaces with the piston, and a magnetic field sensor that detects a presence of the magnet. The hydraulic actuator may be mounted above a wellhead, with the hydraulic actuator and the wellhead being axially aligned with each other and inclined relative to vertical.

A downhole well pump has a housing with a housing bore having an upper section, a lower section and an intermediate section with a larger inner diameter than inner diameters of the upper and lower sections. A plunger has an upper plunger portion in the upper section of the housing bore, a piston in the intermediate section of the housing bore, and a lower plunger portion in the lower section of the housing bore. A hydraulic pump at the surface alternately supplies hydraulic fluid pressure to the upper and lower sides of the piston to cause the plunger to move upward and downward. A standing valve in the housing admits well fluid into the housing during the lifting stroke. A travelling valve moves in unison with the plunger for discharging well fluid from the housing during the lifting stroke.

The invention relates to a dual acting pressure boosting liquid partition device (2), a system comprising the dual acting pressure boosting liquid partition device (2), a fleet comprising the system, and use of the device, system and fleet. The dual acting pressure boosting liquid partition device (2) for a closed hydraulic loop volume, the dual acting pressure boosting liquid partition device (2) being capable of feeding and retracting a large amount of hydraulic fluid under high pressures to and from at least a first pressure transfer device (1) and second pressure transfer device (1), the pressure transfer devices (1, 1) pumping fluids with particles at high volumes and pressures above 500 bars, where the dual acting pressure boosting liquid partition device (2) is controllable by a variable flow supply through at least a first drive fluid port (24) and a second drive fluid port (24), wherein the dual acting pressure boosting liquid partition device (2) comprises: a hollow cylinder housing (20) having a longitudinal extension, wherein the cylinder housing (20) comprises at least a first part and a second part having a first transverse cross sectional area (a1) and a third part having a second transverse cross sectional area (a2) of different size than the first transverse cross sectional area (a1), and a rod (19).

The invention relates to a metering pump having a hydraulic drive (12) for supplying a hydraulic fluid under pressure. The metering pump furthermore comprises a housing (2) and an oscillating piston (3), which is accommodated in the housing (2) in such a way that at least a first and a second hydraulic chamber (9-1, 9-2) and a first (6-1) and a second delivery chamber (6-2) are formed, wherein the oscillating piston (3) has at least a first driving surface (10-1) in the first hydraulic chamber (9-1) and at least a second driving surface (10-2) in the second hydraulic chamber (9-2), and the hydraulic chambers (9-1, 9-2) communicate with the hydraulic drive, thus enabling the oscillating piston (3) to be moved backward and forward between a first and a second position by the hydraulic fluid, wherein, during the movement from the first to the second position, the volume of the first delivery chamber (6-1) is enlarged and the volume of the second delivery chamber (6-2) is reduced and, during the movement from the second to the first position, the volume of the second delivery chamber (6-2) is enlarged and the volume of the first delivery chamber (6-1) is reduced. The invention furthermore relates to a metering system for mixing two fluids and a metering system for metering at least one fluid.

A pumping method can include displacing a rod string with pressure applied to an actuator by a pressure source including an accumulator and a separate gas volume in communication with the accumulator. A sensor indicates whether a fluid is in the gas volume. A pumping system can include an actuator, a pump connected between the actuator and an accumulator, a hydraulic fluid contacting a gas in the accumulator, a separate gas volume in communication with the accumulator, and a sensor that detects the hydraulic fluid in the gas volume. Another pumping system can include an actuator, a pump connected between the actuator and an accumulator that receives nitrogen gas from a nitrogen concentrator assembly while a hydraulic fluid flows between the pump and the actuator, a separate gas volume in communication with the accumulator, and a sensor that detects a presence of the hydraulic fluid in the gas volume.

An automatically controlled hydraulic fracturing pump system includes a hydraulic cylinder controlled via a hydraulic circuit; a sensor in communication with the hydraulic circuit; and a control module in data communication with the sensor. The control module has a memory storing computer-readable instructions; and a processor configured to execute said instructions to: (1) determine, via the sensor, an attribute about the hydraulic cylinder; (2) determine an attribute about the hydraulic fracturing pump system; (3) determine a value for correcting movement of the hydraulic cylinder; and (4) send a signal to the hydraulic circuit to adjust movement of the hydraulic cylinder.

The present invention discloses a hydraulically-driven double-acting mud pump, comprising power motors, pressure oil pumps, a three-position four-way hydraulically-actuated directional valve, a hydraulic power end and a mud pump head, the power motors being connected to the pressure oil pumps in a conventional way, the pressure oil pumps being communicated with a port P of the three-position four-way hydraulically-actuated directional valve via a pipeline, a port T of the three-position four-way hydraulically-actuated directional valve being communicated with an oil tank via a pipeline, a port A and a port B of the three-position four-way hydraulically-actuated directional valve being both connected to the hydraulic power end, the hydraulic power end being connected to the mud pump head in a conventional way, a lower end of the mud pump head being communicated with a low-pressure manifold and two sides of the mud pump head being communicated with a high-pressure manifold. The hydraulically-driven double-acting mud pump of the present invention allows for more stable instantaneous flow and pressure of the discharged liquid from the mud pump and reduced fluctuation.