US20160376864A1 - Apparatus and method for distributing fluids to a wellbore - Google Patents
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Abstract
An apparatus for distributing fluids to a well. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a well stimulation fluid delivery system having an intake connection for receiving well stimulation fluid and a first conduit configured to route the well stimulation fluid from the intake connection to multiple outlet connections configured to be coupled to pumps for increasing the pressure of the well stimulation fluid. A second conduit of the apparatus is configured to receive the well stimulation fluid from the pumps, via multiple inlet connections configured to be coupled to the pumps, and to route the well stimulation fluid to a discharge connection. The apparatus also includes individual skids including platforms on which fluid conduit segments are mounted. The individual skids are coupled to one another via their mounted fluid conduit segments to form the first conduit and the second conduit. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
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- This section is intended to introduce the reader to various aspects of art that may be related to various aspects of the presently described embodiments. This discussion is believed to be helpful in providing the reader with background information to facilitate a better understanding of the various aspects of the present embodiments. Accordingly, it should be understood that these statements are to be read in this light, and not as admissions of prior art.
- In order to meet consumer and industrial demand for natural resources, companies often invest significant amounts of time and money in searching for and extracting oil, natural gas, and other subterranean resources from the earth. Particularly, once a desired subterranean resource is discovered, drilling and production systems are often employed to access and extract the resource. These systems may be located onshore or offshore depending on the location of a desired resource. Further, such systems generally include a wellhead assembly through which the resource is extracted. These wellhead assemblies may include a wide variety of components, such as various casings, valves, fluid conduits, and the like, that control drilling or extraction operations.
- Additionally, such wellhead assemblies may use fracturing trees and other components to facilitate a fracturing process and enhance production from wells. As will be appreciated, resources such as oil and natural gas are generally extracted from fissures or other cavities formed in various subterranean rock formations or strata. To facilitate extraction of such a resource, a well may be subjected to a fracturing process that creates one or more man-made fractures in a rock formation. This facilitates, for example, coupling of pre-existing fissures and cavities, allowing oil, gas, or the like to flow into the wellbore. Fracturing processes typically use large pumps to inject a fracturing fluid—which is often a mixture including sand and water—into the well to increase the well's pressure and form the man-made fractures. A typical fracturing system includes a fracturing manifold trailer (also known as a missile trailer) with pipes for routing fracturing fluid to and from the large pumps. Other pipes connected to the output of the manifold trailer carry the fracturing fluid to the well.
- Certain aspects of some embodiments disclosed herein are set forth below. It should be understood that these aspects are presented merely to provide the reader with a brief summary of certain forms the invention might take and that these aspects are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Indeed, the invention may encompass a variety of aspects that may not be set forth below.
- At least some embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to modular systems for supplying fracturing fluid and other fluids to wells. In certain embodiments, multiple individual skids include fluid conduits mounted on platforms. The fluid conduits of the multiple skids are connected to form fluid lines spanning the multiple skids. These assembled, multi-skid fluid lines can be used for carrying fluid to and from pumps connected to the lines. For instance, one such fluid line can carry a low-pressure fracturing fluid. Pumps draw the low-pressure fracturing fluid from the fluid line and then pump the fracturing fluid, with a higher pressure, into a different one of the multi-skid fluid lines. The higher-pressure fracturing fluid can then be routed to a well for fracturing.
- Various refinements of the features noted above may exist in relation to various aspects of the present embodiments. Further features may also be incorporated in these various aspects as well. These refinements and additional features may exist individually or in any combination. For instance, various features discussed below in relation to one or more of the illustrated embodiments may be incorporated into any of the above-described aspects of the present disclosure alone or in any combination. Again, the brief summary presented above is intended only to familiarize the reader with certain aspects and contexts of the some embodiments without limitation to the claimed subject matter.
- These and other features, aspects, and advantages of certain embodiments will become better understood when the following detailed description is read with reference to the accompanying drawings in which like characters represent like parts throughout the drawings, wherein:
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FIG. 1 generally depicts a fracturing fluid delivery system in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; -
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the fracturing fluid delivery system ofFIG. 1 with a fracturing manifold coupled to multiple fracturing trees in accordance with one embodiment; -
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of certain components of a modular fracturing fluid delivery system including individual skids coupled together to route fracturing fluid from a blending unit to pumps, and from the pumps to a fracturing manifold, in accordance with one embodiment; -
FIG. 4 is a functional diagram generally depicting routing of low-pressure fracturing fluid to pump trucks via the individual skids ofFIG. 3 , as well as routing of high-pressure fracturing fluid away from the pump trucks via the individual skids, in accordance with one embodiment; -
FIG. 5 is a plan view of a suction skid having an inlet for receiving fracturing fluid from a fluid source and conduits for routing the fracturing fluid to and from pump connections in accordance with one embodiment; -
FIG. 6 is a plan view of a pump skid having conduits that can be coupled to the conduits of the suction skid ofFIG. 5 to receive fracturing fluid and route the fracturing fluid to and from pump connections of the pump skid in accordance with one embodiment; -
FIG. 7 is a plan view of a discharge skid having conduits that can be coupled to the conduits of the pump skid ofFIG. 6 to receive fracturing fluid from the pump skid and route the fracturing fluid to and from pump connections of the discharge skid, the discharge skid also including a fluid distribution head with several discharge connections for coupling the discharge skid to a fracturing tree, in accordance with one embodiment; -
FIG. 8 is a plan view of a discharge skid similar to that ofFIG. 7 , but having a spool with a single discharge connection in accordance with one embodiment; -
FIG. 9 is an elevational view of a suction skid directly coupled to a pump skid in accordance with one embodiment; -
FIG. 10 generally depicts a suction skid, three pump skids, and a discharge skid directly coupled together in series in accordance with one embodiment; -
FIG. 11 generally depicts the same skids as inFIG. 10 instead coupled to one another via intervening fluid conduits in accordance with one embodiment; -
FIG. 12 is similar toFIG. 10 , but shows a single pump skid directly coupled to the suction skid and the discharge skid in accordance with one embodiment; -
FIG. 13 generally depicts a suction skid coupled directly to a discharge skid without an intermediate pump skid in accordance with one embodiment; -
FIG. 14 generally depicts a series of skids arranged with pump trucks coupled to just one side of the skids in accordance with one embodiment; and -
FIG. 15 generally depicts a discharge skid coupled in series between other skids in accordance with one embodiment. - One or more specific embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below. In an effort to provide a concise description of these embodiments, all features of an actual implementation may not be described in the specification. It should be appreciated that in the development of any such actual implementation, as in any engineering or design project, numerous implementation-specific decisions must be made to achieve the developers' specific goals, such as compliance with system-related and business-related constraints, which may vary from one implementation to another. Moreover, it should be appreciated that such a development effort might be complex and time consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking of design, fabrication, and manufacture for those of ordinary skill having the benefit of this disclosure.
- When introducing elements of various embodiments, the articles “a,” “an,” “the,” and “said” are intended to mean that there are one or more of the elements. The terms “comprising,” “including,” and “having” are intended to be inclusive and mean that there may be additional elements other than the listed elements. Moreover, any use of “top,” “bottom,” “above,” “below,” other directional terms, and variations of these terms is made for convenience, but does not require any particular orientation of the components.
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fluid delivery system 10 is provided inFIGS. 1 and 2 in accordance with one embodiment. The fracturingfluid delivery system 10 facilitates extraction of natural resources (e.g., oil or natural gas) from areservoir 12 via awell 14 and awellhead 16. Particularly, by injecting a fracturing fluid down thewell 14 into thereservoir 12, thesystem 10 increases the number or size of fractures in a formation to enhance recovery of natural resources present in the formation. In the presently illustrated embodiment, thewell 14 is a surface well accessed through equipment ofwellhead 16 installed at surface level (i.e., on ground 18). But it will be appreciated that natural resources may be extracted from other wells, such as platform or subsea wells. - The fracturing
fluid delivery system 10 includes various components to control flow of a fracturing fluid into thewell 14. For instance, the depictedsystem 10 includes afracturing tree 20 and afracturing manifold 22. Thefracturing tree 20 is coupled to thewellhead 16 and can be considered part of a wellhead assembly, which includes thewellhead 16 and other coupled components. The fracturingtree 20 can be a conventional fracturing tree positioned vertically above thewellhead 16 or can be a horizontal fracturing tree. Still further, the fracturingtree 20 can include at least one valve that controls flow of the fracturing fluid into thewellhead 16 and, subsequently, down the well 14 to thereservoir 12. Similarly, the fracturingmanifold 22 can include at least one valve that controls flow of the fracturing fluid to the fracturingtree 20 by a conduit or fluid connection 26 (e.g., by one or multiple pipes). As depicted inFIG. 2 , the fracturingmanifold 22 is connected to provide fracturing fluid to multiple fracturingtrees 20 and wellheads 16 (which may be located at one or multiple wellsites). But it is noted that the fracturingmanifold 22 may instead be coupled to asingle fracturing tree 20 in full accordance with the present techniques. - Fracturing fluid is provided to the fracturing
manifold 22 from asupply system 28. InFIG. 1 , a fluid connection 30 (e.g., pipes) receives fracturing fluid from thesupply system 28 and then transmits the fluid to the fracturingmanifold 22. Thefluid connection 30 could be provided above theground 18 or as a subterranean fluid connection. - The fracturing
fluid supply system 28 can take many forms, but in at least some embodiments thesystem 28 is a modular system including pumps for pressurizing fracturing fluid and multiple skids coupled to one another for routing fracturing fluid to and from the pumps. An example of such a modular fracturingfluid supply system 28 coupled to a fracturingmanifold 22 is generally depicted inFIG. 3 . In this embodiment, themodular system 28 has ablending unit 36 coupled to provide a stimulation fluid (e.g., a fracturing fluid) to a series of modular skids, including asuction skid 38, several pump skids 40, and adischarge skid 42. Each of these skids can include various components (e.g., pipe segments, valves, and chokes) mounted on a platform to facilitate handling and placement of the skids. The skids may also include adjustable feet or other alignment features to facilitate connection of the skids to one another. - In operation, one or
more blenders 46 of the blendingunit 36 can be used to produce the fracturing fluid by mixing fluid 48 (e.g., water) withvarious additives 50, such as sand (or another proppant) and chemicals. The blended fracturing fluid flows from the blendingunit 36 topumps 54 via theskids unit 36 is provided at a wellsite with theskids unit 36 could be provided at a remote location, such as a fracturing factory that services multiple pads. - The blending
unit 36 can also be used to provideother fluids 48, such as a different well stimulation fluid (e.g., an acid or solvent), through theskids pumps 54. Although thesystem 10 is described at times herein as a fracturing fluid delivery system, and components of thesystem 10 may be described as fracturing fluid components, it will be appreciated that the fracturingfluid delivery system 10 and its components can also or instead be used to deliver other stimulation fluids into the well. Thus, the fracturingfluid delivery system 10 can also be referred to as a well stimulation fluid delivery system. And while various conduits and operation of thesystem 10 are described with reference to fracturing fluid by way of example, the conduits and operations described could also be used with a different well stimulation fluid. - The
pumps 54 can take any suitable form, and may include truck-mounted pumps or skid-mounted pumps. Regardless of their form, thepumps 54 increase the pressure of the fracturing fluid (or other fluid) received from the blendingunit 36 via the skids and then route the fluid back into the depicted skids. The fracturing fluid pumped back into the skids by thepumps 54 can then be routed out through thedischarge skid 42 to the fracturingmanifold 22 for delivery to one ormore fracturing trees 20 coupled to themanifold 22. In other instances, the manifold 22 may be omitted and the fracturing fluid can be routed from thedischarge skid 42 directly to the one ormore fracturing trees 20. - The flow of fracturing fluid between the
pumps 54 and thevarious skids FIG. 4 . As described in greater detail below, theskids pumps 54 via at least one of the fluid lines, and high-pressure fracturing fluid flow (generally represented by dashed line 62) from thepumps 54 through the skids via another of the fluid lines. - The
pumps 54, which are shown in this figure as truck-mounted pumps, are positioned along the skids and connected to the assembled fluid lines. Low-pressure fracturing fluid flows into at least one of the assembled fluid lines at the suction skid 38 (e.g., from the blending unit 36), as generally represented byreference numeral 66, and is routed to the connected pumps 54. Thepumps 54 increase the pressure of the fracturing fluid and the resulting high-pressure fracturing fluid is pumped into a high-pressure line of the connected skids. The high-pressure fracturing fluid flows through the high-pressure line and out of thedischarge skid 42, as generally represented byreference numeral 70. In the presently depicted embodiment, each of thepumps 54 draws low-pressure fluid from one of theskids - In some instances, the high-pressure fluid has a pressure of at least one order of magnitude greater than the low-pressure fluid. For example, the low-pressure fluid can have a pressure below 300 psi (e.g., 200 psi) and the high-pressure fluid can have a pressure of thousands of psi (e.g., between 5,000 and 15,000 psi). But as used herein, the terms low-pressure fluid and high-pressure fluid (whether fracturing fluid or another fluid) are used as relative terms with respect to the state of the fluid before and after its pressure is increased to a desired level by a pump (e.g., pump 54) of the
system 10—these terms do not denote specific pressures or pressure ranges. Similarly, low-pressure and high-pressure are also used to describe different fluid conduits or fluid lines in thesystem 10 for conveying the low-pressure and high-pressure fluids, respectively, and do not require any specific pressure ratings. - Certain embodiments of the
skids FIGS. 5-9 for the sake of explanation. It will be appreciated, however, that theskids FIG. 5 , asuction skid 38 is depicted as having various components mounted on askid platform 76. The mounted components includefluid conduits 78 and afluid conduit 80. As described further below, thefluid conduits 78 can be connected as portions of low-pressure fluid lines spanning multiple skids for conveying fracturing fluid to thepumps 54; thus, theseconduits 78 may be considered low-pressure fluid conduit segments. Thefluid conduit 80 may be connected as a portion of a high-pressure fluid line spanning multiple skids for receiving fracturing fluid from thepumps 54 and can be considered a high-pressure fluid conduit segment. - The
suction skid 38 includesoutlet connections 84 for coupling pumps 54 to receive fluid from theconduits 78. Valves 86 (e.g., butterfly valves) can be used to control flow from theconduits 78 through theconnections 84 to thepumps 54. Thesuction skid 38 ofFIG. 5 also includes an intake header 88 for receiving fracturing fluid entering the suction skid 38 (e.g., from the blending unit 36) through intake connections orinlets 90. Some of the fracturing fluid received in the intake header 88 flows through theconduits 78 topumps 54 connected to theoutlet connections 84 of thesuction skid 38, while some of the fracturing fluid instead flows through theconduits 78 to another skid (e.g., a pump skid 40). - The
suction skid 38 also includesinlet connections 94 for coupling thepumps 54 to thefluid conduit 80.Pumps 54 connected across theoutlet connections 84 and theinlet connections 94 can draw fracturing fluid from the suction skid 38 (via the outlet connections 84) and then pump the fracturing fluid back into the suction skid 38 (via the inlet connections 94) at a higher pressure. Thesuction skid 38 also includes valves 96 (e.g., gate valves) coupled to the conduit 80 (more specifically, to aconnection block 98 of the conduit 80) for controlling flow of the high-pressure fracturing fluid from thepumps 54 into theconduit 80. This high-pressure fracturing fluid is then routed through theconduit 80 to apump skid 40 or some other downstream skid. - An example of a
pump skid 40 is shown inFIG. 6 . The depictedpump skid 40 includes askid platform 104, on whichfluid conduits fluid conduits 78 of thesuction skid 38, thefluid conduits 106 of thepump skid 40 can be connected as portions of the low-pressure fluid lines extending across multiple skids and may also be referred to as low-pressure fluid conduit segments. Thefluid conduits 106 can be coupled to receive fracturing fluid from the upstreamfluid conduits 78 of thesuction skid 38. Thefluid conduit 108 can be connected (like the conduit 80) as a portion of the high-pressure fluid line extending across the multiple skids and may be referred to as a high-pressure fluid conduit segment. - The
pump skid 40 also includesoutlet connections 84 andinlet connections 94 for coupling theskid 40 topumps 54, andvalves pumps 54, as described above with respect to thesuction skid 38.Pumps 54 coupled to theconnections pump skid 40 can draw low-pressure fracturing fluid from theskid 40 out of theconduits 106 and then return the fracturing fluid with a high pressure into the skid 40 (i.e., into the conduit 108). Theconduit 108 includes a pipe segment and aconnection block 98 mounted on theplatform 104. Theconnection block 98 is shown as a studded connection block that can be coupled to an end of theconduit 80 of thesuction skid 38. Theconduit 108 receives high-pressure fracturing fluid from thepumps 54 connected to theconnections pump skid 40, as well as from theupstream conduit 80 of thesuction skid 38. - In some embodiments, a fracturing fluid delivery system includes multiple pump skids 40 connected in series with the
suction skid 38 and thedischarge skid 42. In such cases, afirst pump skid 40 can be coupled to thesuction skid 38, as described above, and eachadditional pump skid 40 can be coupled to aprevious pump skid 40 in a similar manner. Thefluid conduits connections - A
discharge skid 42 is depicted inFIG. 7 in accordance with one embodiment. The presently depicteddischarge skid 42 includes askid platform 114, andfluid conduits platform 114 Like the similar conduits of theskids fluid conduits 116 can be connected as portions (i.e., segments) of the low-pressure fluid lines running across multiple skids and thefluid conduit 118 can be connected as a portion (i.e., segment) of the high-pressure fluid line across the multiple skids. Anadditional conduit 120 may also be included to couple thefluid conduit 116 together. - The
discharge skid 42 includesconnections pumps 54 to theskid 42, andvalves pumps 54. These pumps 54 draw low-pressure fluid from the discharge skid 42 (from thefluid conduits 116, which can receive the fluid fromupstream conduits 78 and 106) and reintroduce that fluid to the discharge skid 42 (into the conduit 118) as a high-pressure fluid. Aconnection block 98 of theconduit 118 facilitates connection to an output end of an upstream high-pressure fluid conduit segment (e.g., theconduit 108 of a pump skid 40). In operation, theconduit 118 receives high-pressure fluid from pumps coupled across theconnections skid 42, and also from upstream high-pressure fluid conduit segments of other skids. - The fluid flowing in the high-pressure fluid line can be output to a fracturing
tree 20 ormanifold 22 through adistribution head 122 of thedischarge skid 42. As depicted inFIG. 7 , thedistribution head 122 includes multiple outlets in the form ofdischarge connections 124. In another embodiment, such as that shown inFIG. 8 , thedischarge skid 42 can instead include just a single outlet 128 (e.g., provided by a spool connected to the conduit 118) for discharging the high-pressure fluid. - The various skids 38, 40, and 42 can be coupled directly to one another or coupled together with intervening fluid conduit segments. By way of example, a
suction skid 38 is shown coupled directly to apump skid 40 inFIG. 9 . That is, theconduits conduits 78 of thesuction skid 38 are connected toconduits 106 of thepump skid 40 without any intervening conduits.Valves 132 can be provided to control flow through theconduits 106. - While
FIG. 9 shows a pair ofconduits 78 on the depicted side of theskid 38 and a pair ofconduits 106 on the same side of theskid 40, theskids pressure fluid conduits skids skids - In at least some embodiments, the high-pressure fluid conduit segments of the
skids pumps 54 for isolation and to reduce pulsation of the conduits. In one embodiment, high-pressure lines from thepumps 54 are connected to theinlet connections 94 via a choke and one or more valves. Further, the fluid conduit segments of theskids system 10. - Each of the
skids fluid delivery system 10, and these modular skids can be arranged and connected in any suitable fashion. Several examples of different modular arrangements are generally depicted inFIGS. 10-15 . InFIG. 10 , threepump skids 40 are coupled in series with asuction skid 38 and adischarge skid 42 to form low-pressure fluid lines 136 and a high-pressure fluid line 138. The low-pressure fluid lines 136 includefluid conduits pressure fluid line 138 includes thefluid conduits fluid line 136 can be provided as rigid or flexible segments. Further, in this embodiment, theskids - In another embodiment generally depicted in
FIG. 11 , however, theskids pressure fluid lines 136 and are interposed between skid-mountedconduit segments fluid conduit segments 142 are provided as portions of the high-pressure fluid line 138 and are interposed between skid-mountedconduit segments fluid conduit segments fluid conduit segments fluid conduit segments fluid conduit segments - In other embodiments, the quantity of the modular skids can be varied. For example, the number of pump skids 40 can be selected based on the pumping capacity needed for a given application. While the arrangements shown in
FIGS. 10 and 11 each include five modular skids for a total of tenconnected pumps 54, in other cases it may be desirable to have a different number ofpumps 54. InFIG. 12 , for instance, asingle pump skid 40 is connected in series with asuction skid 38 and a discharge skid 42 (for a total of six connected pumps 54), while the modular arrangement inFIG. 13 includes only two skids—asuction skid 38 coupled to adischarge skid 42 without any pump skids 40 (for a total of four connected pumps 54). The skids inFIGS. 12 and 13 are shown directly coupled to one another, but in other instancesfluid conduit segments pump skids 40 connected in series with asuction skid 38 and a discharge skid 42 (for a total of eight connected pumps 54), and still other arrangements may have four or more pump skids 40 coupled between asuction skid 38 and adischarge skid 42. - Various embodiments have been described above as having multiple low-pressure fluid lines extending across multiple skids with pumps connected to opposite sides of each skid. But in at least one embodiment, a series of skids may include just one low-pressure fluid line. An example of this is depicted in
FIG. 14 , which shows a single low-pressure fluid line 136 connected topumps 54 along just one side of the series of skids. In at least some instances, having all of thepumps 54 on a common side may reduce the amount of space needed to connect thepumps 54 to the skids. For example, in the case of truck-mounted pumps, limiting connection of thepumps 54 to a single side of the skid reduces the area needed for pump trucks to drive up to and align with the pump connections on the skids and allows the elimination of a driving lane and turning radius for trucks along one side of the skids. - Further, while certain embodiments have been depicted in which fluid enters one end of a series of skids and is discharged at the opposite end, other arrangements may also be used in full accordance with the present techniques. For instance,
FIG. 15 shows a series of skids in which adischarge skid 42 is positioned as an intermediate skid between two pump skids 40. Asuction skid 38 inFIG. 15 also includes an intake header provided in-line with other conduits of the low-pressure fluid line 136. Fluid (e.g., from a blending unit 36) can be pumped into the low-pressure fluid line 136 through this intake of thesuction skid 38 for distribution to thepumps 54, high-pressure fluid can be pumped from thepumps 54 into the high-pressure line 138, and the high-pressure fluid in theline 138 can be discharged through an outlet (e.g., of adistribution head 122 or spool) of thedischarge skid 42. Additionally, in other embodiments, the fluid intake for the low-pressure fluid line 136 is provided on an intermediate skid of the series of skids rather than at an end of the series. In one embodiment, the intake for the low-pressure fluid line 136 is provided on the same skid as the discharge outlet of the high-pressure line 138 (e.g., on thedischarge skid 42 ofFIG. 15 ), with one skid functioning as both a suction skid and a discharge skid. - The modularity of the fluid distribution systems described herein may allow greater flexibility in designing and deploying a fluid delivery apparatus at a wellsite. Particularly, whereas a conventional missile trailer has connections for eight or ten pumps, the presently disclosed modular systems are configurable to the number of pumps needed for a particular fluid injection operation. These modular systems can also positioned at a wellsite, connected to fracturing trees on wellheads at the wellsite, and pressure tested before arrival of pumping trucks and crews. The individual skids can each be smaller than a traditional missile trailer. This facilitates positioning and handling of the system during installation or removal. In at least some cases, a crane can be used to lift and position different skid modules in desired locations. The flexibility in positioning offered by the modular design may also facilitate the use of the present system in remote areas (e.g., in mountainous terrain or jungles), urban spaces (e.g., near buildings or utilities), or environmentally-sensitive areas. The modules can also be more easily positioned on a previously existing multi-well pad to avoid existing structures and obstructions (e.g., production equipment).
- Further still, missile trailers are typically pulled by a truck on public roadways and may have size and weight constraints due to government regulations. For example, missile trailers typically range between 14.6 and 16.2 meters to comply with certain government regulations. But the individual skids of the presently disclosed system can be delivered to a wellsite and then connected to have a total length greater than that of a conventional missile trailer. For example, in one embodiment, the distance between the
intake connection 90 and thedischarge connections skids - While the aspects of the present disclosure may be susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments have been shown by way of example in the drawings and have been described in detail herein. But it should be understood that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed. Rather, the invention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the following appended claims.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a well stimulation fluid delivery system including:
an intake connection for receiving well stimulation fluid;
a first conduit configured to route the well stimulation fluid from the intake connection to multiple outlet connections configured to be coupled to pumps for increasing the pressure of the well stimulation fluid;
a second conduit configured to receive the well stimulation fluid from the pumps, via multiple inlet connections configured to be coupled to the pumps, and to route the well stimulation fluid to a discharge connection; and
a plurality of individual skids including platforms on which fluid conduit segments are mounted, wherein the individual skids are coupled to one another via their mounted fluid conduit segments to form the first conduit and the second conduit, wherein the plurality of individual skids includes a first skid having the intake connection and a second skid having the discharge connection.
2. (canceled)
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of individual skids includes at least one additional skid coupled between the first skid and the second skid.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the well stimulation fluid delivery system includes an additional conduit configured to route the well stimulation fluid from the intake connection to multiple additional outlet connections configured to be coupled to additional pumps for increasing the pressure of the well stimulation fluid;
the second conduit is configured to receive the well stimulation fluid from the additional pumps, via multiple additional inlet connections configured to be coupled to the additional pumps, and to route the well stimulation fluid to the discharge connection; and
additional fluid conduit segments are mounted on the platforms of the plurality of individual skids, and the additional fluid conduit segments are coupled to one another to form the additional conduit.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fluid conduit segments of at least two individual skids of the plurality of individual skids are coupled directly together.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fluid conduit segments of at least two individual skids of the plurality of individual skids are coupled together via additional fluid conduit segments that are not mounted on any of the plurality of individual skids.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the individual skids of the plurality of individual skids are coupled in series such that the distance between the intake connection and the discharge connection is greater than seventeen meters.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising a fracturing tree connected to receive the well stimulation fluid from the second conduit.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the fracturing tree is connected to receive the well stimulation fluid from the second conduit via a fracturing manifold.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising the pumps, wherein the pumps are coupled to the multiple outlet connections and to the multiple inlet connections.
11. An apparatus comprising:
a modular fracturing fluid delivery system including a plurality of skids coupled to one another to route low-pressure fracturing fluid to pumps connected to the plurality of skids and to route high-pressure fracturing fluid from the pumps to a well via the plurality of skids, the plurality of skids including:
a suction skid including a low-pressure fracturing fluid conduit and a high-pressure fracturing fluid conduit, the low-pressure fracturing fluid conduit of the suction skid including an inlet for receiving the low-pressure fracturing fluid;
a pump skid including a low-pressure fracturing fluid conduit coupled to the low-pressure fracturing fluid conduit of the suction skid and a high-pressure fracturing fluid conduit coupled to the high-pressure fracturing fluid conduit of the suction skid; and
a discharge skid including a low-pressure fracturing fluid conduit coupled to the low-pressure fracturing fluid conduit of the pump skid and a high-pressure fracturing fluid conduit coupled to the high-pressure fracturing fluid conduit of the pump skid, the high-pressure fracturing fluid conduit of the discharge skid including an outlet for routing the high-pressure fracturing fluid to the well;
wherein the modular fracturing fluid delivery system further includes: a low-pressure fracturing fluid line having the low-pressure fracturing fluid conduits of the suction skid, the pump skid, and the discharge skid; a high-pressure fracturing fluid line having the high-pressure fracturing fluid conduits of the suction skid, the pump skid, and the discharge skid; a first plurality of pump connections on the low-pressure fracturing fluid line for routing the low-pressure fracturing fluid out of the low-pressure fracturing fluid line into pumps; and a second plurality of pump connections on the high-pressure fracturing fluid line for receiving the high-pressure fracturing fluid from the pumps into the high-pressure fracturing fluid line.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 , comprising a blender coupled to provide the low-pressure fracturing fluid to the low-pressure fracturing fluid line of the modular fracturing fluid delivery system via the inlet of the low-pressure fracturing fluid conduit of the suction skid.
13. The apparatus of claim 11 , comprising a plurality of pumps coupled to the first plurality of pump connections to receive the low-pressure fracturing fluid from the low-pressure fracturing fluid line and coupled to the second plurality of pump connections to provide the high-pressure fracturing fluid to the high-pressure fracturing fluid line.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of pumps includes a plurality of truck-mounted pumps.
15. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the pump skid includes a plurality of pump skids coupled in series to one another.
16. The apparatus of claim 11 , comprising a fracturing fluid manifold coupled between the outlet of the discharge skid and a plurality of fracturing trees connected to wellheads.
17-20. (canceled)
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