US20200095854A1 - Hydraulic fracturing equipment with non-hydraulic power - Google Patents

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US20200095854A1
US20200095854A1 US16/404,283 US201916404283A US2020095854A1 US 20200095854 A1 US20200095854 A1 US 20200095854A1 US 201916404283 A US201916404283 A US 201916404283A US 2020095854 A1 US2020095854 A1 US 2020095854A1
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    • E21EARTH DRILLING; MINING
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F04BPOSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04BPOSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02PCONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02PCONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS
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    • H02P27/06Arrangements or methods for the control of AC motors characterised by the kind of supply voltage using variable-frequency supply voltage, e.g. inverter or converter supply voltage using dc to ac converters or inverters
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    • H02PCONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS
    • H02P5/00Arrangements specially adapted for regulating or controlling the speed or torque of two or more electric motors
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  • This disclosure relates generally to hydraulic fracturing and more particularly to systems and methods for ancillary components of hydraulic fracturing equipment powered by non- hydraulic electric motors.
  • Hydraulic fracturing operations typically require powering numerous components in order to recover oil and gas resources from the ground.
  • hydraulic fracturing usually includes pumps that inject fracturing fluid down the wellbore, blenders that mix proppant into the fluid, cranes, wireline units, and many other components that all must perform different functions to carry out fracturing operations.
  • hydraulic power can include use of pressure and flow of hydraulic oil as a power source for turning valves, rotating fans and blowers, or spinning pumps to displace fracturing slurry, proppant, or chemicals onboard individual pieces of ancillary equipment.
  • the use of hydraulics to power such ancillary elements of the hydraulic fracturing system includes several disadvantages, however.
  • a fundamental drawback of using hydraulics to operate a chemical pump is the irregularity of the control system.
  • a proportional valve is used to regulate the flow of hydraulic fluid from a hydraulic pump to a hydraulic motor used to drive a chemical pump.
  • a chemical pump with a hydraulic motor can be controlled accurately within a given range of fluid rate.
  • the upper rate (pump speed) can be influenced by the charge pressure of the hydraulic system, which can fluctuate based on how heavily the entire hydraulic system is being used or by the level of power of the drive motor powering the hydraulic pumps for the charge pressure. Every time a new chemical pump or auger is turned on, the charge pressure will at least temporarily drop, which can cause an undesirable fluctuation in the speed of operation of each chemical pump.
  • Another common problem with using hydraulic motors to power chemical pumps may occur when an operator attempts to run a chemical pump too slowly. For example, a normal progressive cavity chemical pump rated for a maximum of 15 gallons per minute (gpm) will not operate smoothly below 2 gpm due to the inability of the PID controller and proportional valve to properly regulate the flow of hydraulic fluid at such a low setting. This lower operability limit can cause the pump to surge on and off, resulting in the addition of an incorrect amount of chemicals to the fracturing slurry. In many instances, this problem is dealt with by installing multiple chemical pumps of different sizes (max fluid rates), such that different chemicals can be run accurately at different speeds (fluid rates).
  • Hydraulic systems also have filters which can clog or leak, dry rotted hoses that can fail, fittings that can leak or fail, pumps that can overheat, and fluid that can thicken and “gel up” in the winter, which requires heaters to be installed in the hydraulic fluid reservoir.
  • hot, pressurized hydraulic fluid has been known to injure workers, is contaminating to the environment, and is heavy, thereby adding to the weight of the mobile trailer on which the ancillary equipment is situated at a hydraulic fracturing site. Hydraulic fluid also requires dedicated radiators, which represent another point of possible failure and which take up valuable space at the hydraulic fracturing operation drill pad and add noise pollution.
  • hydraulic fracturing systems may be modified to power ancillary units, such as blenders and chemical pumps, with a non-hydraulic power source.
  • the present disclosure is directed to a system and method for powering ancillary units associated with a hydraulic fracturing system, such as blenders and pumps, with a non-hydraulic power source.
  • ancillary units associated with a hydraulic fracturing system such as blenders and pumps
  • non-hydraulic power source such as blenders and pumps
  • the present disclosure is directed to use of a plurality of electric motors to operate each ancillary unit in a hydraulic fracturing system.
  • the method and system of the present disclosure provide a hydraulic fracturing system for fracturing a subterranean formation.
  • the system can include an electric pump fluidly connected to a well associated with the subterranean formation and configured to pump fluid into a wellbore associated with the well at a high pressure so that the fluid passes from the wellbore into the subterranean formation and fractures the subterranean formation; one or more ancillary units associated with the fluid pumped into the wellbore; a first motor electrically coupled to the electric pump to operate the electric pump; and one or more second motors, each of the one or more second motors electrically coupled to at least one of the one or more ancillary units to operate the at least one of the one or more ancillary units.
  • the first motor can be selected from the group including any of an electric motor, a diesel motor, a natural gas motor, a gasoline motor, and a hydraulic motor, or a combination thereof.
  • the system can further include an electric generator, where the first motor can be electrically coupled to the electric pump via the electric generator to generate electricity for use by the electric pump.
  • the one or more second motor can include an electric motor.
  • the electric motor can be selected from the group including any of a single-phase AC motor, a three-phase motor, and a DC motor.
  • the hydraulic fracturing system can further include a plurality of variable-frequency drives (VFD), and each VFD can be connected to at least one of the first motor or the one or more second motors to control the speed of the first motor or the one or more second motors.
  • VFD variable-frequency drives
  • each VFD can frequently perform electric motor diagnostics to prevent damage to the first motor or the one or more second motors.
  • the system can further include one or more trailer, where the one or more ancillary units can be positioned on the one or more trailers, and where each VFD can be positioned on the one or more trailer proximate each of the one or more ancillary units.
  • the one or more second motors can each be positioned on the one or more trailers proximate each of the one or more ancillary units.
  • the one or more ancillary units can be selected from the group including any of a blender, a hydration unit, a chemical additive unit, a small pump, a chemical pump, a water pump, a valve actuator, a cooling fan, an auger, a mixing paddle, a conveyor belt, and a blower, or any combination thereof.
  • the one or more ancillary units can include a blender, the blender being positioned on a trailer and fluidly connected to an auger.
  • the one or more second motors can be positioned any of proximate a top elevation of the auger or proximate a bottom elevation of the auger, or a combination thereof, such that the one or more second motors can provide power to drive the auger.
  • the one or more ancillary units can include a hydration unit, the hydration unit being positioned on a trailer, and the trailer further including a VFD.
  • the one or more second motors can be positioned any of between the hydration unit and the VFD, or below the VFD, or a combination thereof, and the one or more second motors can provide power to the hydration unit via the VFD.
  • the present disclosure is also directed to a hydraulic fracturing system for fracturing a subterranean formation.
  • the system can include an electric pump fluidly connected to a well associated with the subterranean formation, and configured to pump fluid into a wellbore associated with the well at a high pressure so that the fluid passes from the wellbore into the subterranean formation and fractures the subterranean formation.
  • the system can further include one or more ancillary units associated with the fluid pumped into the wellbore.
  • the system can further include a first motor electrically coupled to the electric pump to operate the electric pump.
  • the system can further include one or more second motors, the one or more second motors including an electric motor, and each of the one or more second motors electrically coupled to at least one of the one or more ancillary units to operate the at least one of the one or more ancillary units.
  • the system can further include a plurality of variable-frequency drives (VFD), each VFD connected to at least one of the first motor or the one or more second motors to control the speed of the first motor or the one or more second motors.
  • VFD variable-frequency drives
  • the present disclosure is further directed to a method for powering one or more ancillary units associated with a hydraulic fracturing system.
  • the method can include fluidly connecting an electric pump to a well associated with a subterranean formation, the electric pump configured to pump fluid into a wellbore associated with the well at a high pressure so that the fluid passes from the wellbore into the subterranean formation and fractures the subterranean formation.
  • the method can further include fluidly connecting the one or more ancillary units with the fluid pumped into the wellbore, and electrically coupling a first motor to the electric pump to operate the electric pump.
  • the method can further include electrically coupling one or more second motors to each of the one or more ancillary units to operate the one or more ancillary units, the one or more second motors comprising an electric motor; and connecting each of a plurality of variable-frequency drives (VFD) to at least one of the first motor or the one or more second motors to control the speed of the first motor or the one or more second motors.
  • VFD variable-frequency drives
  • VFDs variable-frequency drives
  • RPM rotations per minute
  • the use of electric motors can allow operators to install a single type of chemical pump or auger motor and accurately control the pump or motor regardless of desired rates and job designs, rather than requiring installation of multiple pumps for operation at multiple settings, as would be required with hydraulic motors.
  • hydraulic oil is one of the most commonly spilled fluids on well stimulation sites due to blown hoses, leaking seals, changing filters, changing pumps and motors, overfilled reservoirs, or oil transfers from buckets and totes.
  • Requiring spare totes of hydraulic oil and replacement hydraulic filters, as well as spare parts for JIC fittings, hydraulic hoses, and gauges, may no longer be necessary with the use of electric motors.
  • the use of electric power, rather than hydraulic power, also promotes a “greener” image of environmental responsibility, at least because electric motors save time and money over hydraulic pumps, as maintenance time is greatly reduced.
  • Weight reduction is another advantage of using electric motors rather than hydraulic pumps. Without the need for hydraulic oil, the reservoir, filters and filter houses, hoses, pumps, motors, ball valves, racks of gauges, and electronically controlled proportional valves can all be removed from ancillary unit trailers, and can be replaced with comparatively small and light-weight three-phase, 600V electric motors, power cables, and small VFDs.
  • HPU single large electric motor
  • Typical HPUs operate in “on” and “off” settings only, and the speed is not adjustable. While this setup eliminates the need for a large and expensive VFD, since a simple soft starter is used, the HPU is very inefficient in power usage.
  • the electric drive motor for the hydraulics must be on and at full speed in order to rotate the hydraulic pumps. This constant operation leads to decreased efficiency, and increased costs and noise pollution.
  • the associated air cooling blower often positioned on top of the HPU can also be removed, further saving space, electrical power, the possibility of a single failure point—where one failed part can cripple the entire system—and reducing noise, as the blower motors are often the most prominent source of noise in the hydraulic fracturing fleet.
  • HPU motors and associated blower motors can be removed from each typical fleet.
  • the reduction in noise associated with this removal may be most noticeable during times where the fracturing pumps, mixing equipment, and turbine generators are in a standby or low-load state. This accounts for approximately 50% of the time during well stimulation activities and occurs during wireline pump downs, injection tests, pressure tests, and at the beginning of fracturing stages.
  • the elimination of the HPU motor can also allow the auxiliary trailer to be reduced in size, or eliminated entirely, as a result of the extra space created on the ancillary unit trailers.
  • Extra space is also created on the ancillary equipment, due to the removal of the hydraulic cooling fans, HPU motor, HPU cooling system, hydraulic pumps, hydraulic pump enclosure, hydraulic oil reservoir, and proportional valve bank, and surrounding deck space required for maintenance and monitoring of the hydraulic system. Removing these hydraulic power-related units frees up the entire tongue of the trailer on which the ancillary equipment is situated, and several feet onto the drop portion of the trailer chassis. In this space, it is possible to install a VFD housing similar to one that is installed on the fracturing pump trailers.
  • the blender VFD housing can contain a motor control center (MCC) for control of all electrically powered chemical pumps, proppant augers, paddles, water pumps, and blower motors for the discharge pump's large electric motor (known as the SPU).
  • MCC motor control center
  • Lighting control, power cable connections, and the SPU VFD drive can all be housed on the blenders and hydration units, and can be removed from the auxiliary trailer. Placing these components on the ancillary equipment will allow the one or two auxiliary trailers commonly included in hydraulic fracturing operations to be drastically reduced in size or completely eliminated altogether, thereby reducing the overall footprint required for the well site.
  • Removing the hydraulic pumps can also eliminate the need for hydraulic heating. This includes immersion heaters or any other electric or residual heating elements, and can further save electrical power and space required for breakers, cables, or any additional voltage transformers.
  • An additional advantage to eliminating hydraulic power for ancillary units in a hydraulic fracturing system is the reduction of interconnecting cables between the ancillary mixing equipment (e.g., blender, hydration unit) and the auxiliary trailer.
  • ancillary mixing equipment e.g., blender, hydration unit
  • These cables are often the limiting factor that dictates the placement of the equipment on site, in that the ancillary equipment can only be positioned as far from the auxiliary trailer as the associated cables will reach, while the auxiliary trailer can only be as far from the switchgear as the associated cable will reach.
  • the desired equipment placement is not possible due to one piece of equipment having cables that are too short. Producing longer power and communication cables is expensive as well as inefficient, as power losses and signal degradation become limiting factors with cable length.
  • VFDs, soft starters, and breakers can be placed on the hydration and blender units, or other ancillary hydraulic fracturing equipment, then up to ten interconnecting cables per blender and four interconnecting cables per hydration unit can be removed, allowing for the fleet-wide reduction of up to 24 power and signal cables, for example.
  • interconnecting cables are a contributor to longer rig-in and rig-out times experienced on the electric fleets as compared to diesel fleets.
  • These cables also require an enclosed trailer to transport the cables between well pads, resulting in an increased risk of failure and damage every time the cables are disconnected and stowed for transport. Eliminating these cables and connections will save time and reduce cable costs, and will increase fleet-wide reliability.
  • FIG. 1 is an overhead schematic diagram of a physical arrangement of components of a hydraulic fracturing system at a well site, according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a blender trailer, powered by a hydraulic pump, for use in a hydraulic fracturing system, according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a blender trailer, powered by an electric motor, for use in a hydraulic fracturing system, according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of auger, proppant hopper, and mixing tub components of the blender trailer of FIG. 3 , according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a hydration unit trailer, powered by a hydraulic pump, for use in a hydraulic fracturing system, according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a hydration unit trailer, powered by an electric motor, for use in a hydraulic fracturing system, according to an embodiment.
  • Described herein are example methods and systems for powering ancillary units of a hydraulic fracturing system with electric power.
  • FIG. 1 shows an overhead schematic view of an example of a hydraulic fracturing system 100 arrangement at a well site, according to an embodiment.
  • up to about 13.8 kV or more of power can be supplied from a plurality of switchgear trailers (not shown) to a plurality of transformers 105 - a , 105 - b , 105 - c , 105 - d , 105 - e , 105 - f , 105 - g , 105 - h .
  • the transformers 105 - a , 105 - b , 105 - c , 105 - d , 105 - e , 105 - f , 105 - g , 105 - h can supply power at a stepped-down voltage of down to about 600V or less to a plurality of variable-frequency drive (VFD) houses 110 - a , 110 - b , 110 - c , 110 - d , 110 - e , 110 - f , 110 - g , 110 - h .
  • VFD variable-frequency drive
  • the VFD housings 110 - a , 110 - b , 110 - c , 110 - d , 110 - e , 110 - f , 110 - g , 110 - h can in turn control power provided to a plurality of fracturing pumps 115 - a - 1 , 115 - a - 2 , 115 - b - 1 , 115 - b - 2 , 115 - c - 1 , 115 - c - 2 , 115 - d - 1 , 115 - d - 2 , 115 - e - 1 , 115 - e - 2 , 115 - f - 1 , 115 - f - 2 , 115 - g - 1 , 115 - g - 2 , 115 - h - 1 , 115 - h - 2 .
  • Each of the transformers, VFD housings, and fracturing pumps can be housed on a plurality of fracturing pump trailers 112 - a , 112 - b , 112 - c , 112 - d , 112 - e , 112 - f , 112 - g , 112 - h , arranged parallel with respect to each other, as in the illustrated embodiment.
  • the plurality of trailers may be arranged perpendicularly, in series, or in any other arrangement suitable for the hydraulic fracturing operation.
  • each VFD housing 110 - a , 110 - b , 110 - c , 110 - d , 110 - e , 110 - f , 110 - g , 110 - h is positioned on a trailer with two fracturing pumps 115 - a - 1 , 115 - a - 2 , 115 - b - 1 , 115 - b - 2 , 115 - c - 1 , 115 - c - 2 , 115 - d - 1 , 115 - d - 2 , 115 - e - 1 , 115 - e - 2 , 115 - f - 1 , 115 - f - 2 , 115 - g - 1 , 115 - g - 2 , 115 - h - 1 , 115 - h - 2 positioned thereon
  • transformers, VFD housings, and fracturing pumps can be arranged on one or more trailers. Although illustrated in FIG. 1 as having eight sets of transformers, VFD housings, and fracturing pumps, in other embodiments, any of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 or more of each element can be included in the hydraulic fracturing system 100 .
  • fracturing pumps 115 - a - 1 , 115 - a - 2 , 115 - b - 1 , 115 - b - 2 , 115 - c - 1 , 115 - c - 2 , 115 - d - 1 , 115 - d - 2 , 115 - e - 1 , 115 - e - 2 , 115 - f - 1 , 115 - f - 2 , 115 - g - 1 , 115 - g - 2 , 115 - h - 1 , 115 - h - 2 can include diesel or dual-fuel fracturing pumps, which can be used to supplement an electric fleet.
  • the diesel or dual-fuel fracturing pumps can be fluidly connected to and combined with the fluid output of electric fracturing pumps. Together, the electric and non-electric fracturing pumps can be used to supplement an
  • two additional transformers 105 - i , 105 - j receive up to about 13.8 kV power or more from a switchgear trailer and provide a stepped-down voltage of down to about 600V or less to sand equipment 145 , a hydration unit 160 , blenders 165 - a , 165 - b , and/or a chemical additive unit 170 .
  • Power from transformers 105 - i , 105 - j can also be indirectly supplied to data van 155 via a VFD housing 130 - a , 130 - b of one or more blenders 165 - a , 165 - b , according to the illustrated embodiment.
  • two or more auxiliary trailers would be included in the hydraulic fracturing system 100 to house the hydraulic equipment and related power equipment such as VFDs, soft starters, motor control centers (MCCs), and breakers, for example.
  • the two transformers 105 - i , 105 - j are provided in lieu of the two auxiliary trailers, as bulky hydraulic motors may not be needed to power the ancillary equipment.
  • the remaining equipment typically stored on the auxiliary trailers can be relocated to the individual trailers housing each of the hydration unit 160 , blenders 165 - a , 165 - b , and chemical additive unit 170 .
  • the entire hydraulic system typically positioned on and used to power each piece of ancillary equipment in known hydraulically-powered systems can be removed and replaced with a VFD housing.
  • the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1 can allow for elimination of the auxiliary trailer.
  • the auxiliary trailer With each of the VFDs, soft starters, MCCs, and breakers moved to respective blender 165 - a , 165 - b and hydration unit 160 trailers, the auxiliary trailer can be replaced with one or more transformers 105 - i , 105 - j.
  • the mixing equipment composed of two blenders 165 - a , 165 - b , a hydration unit 160 , and a chemical additive unit 170 can each include a VFD housing 130 - a , 130 - b , 130 - c , 130 - d , respectively, in place of where the hydraulic power equipment would have been positioned on each respective trailer, as discussed in more detail below with respect to FIGS. 2, 3, 5, and 6 .
  • the two blender units 165 - a , 165 - b can be powered through separate transformers 105 - i , 105 - j .
  • This configuration can provide redundancy such that if one switchgear, turbine, or transformer has a failure, the other blender will still be operational for flushing the wellbore and maintaining circulation.
  • blenders 165 - a , 165 - b can operate very similarly to a fracturing pump, with only a transformer 105 - i , 105 - j supplying power to the trailer on which each blender 165 - a , 165 - b is positioned, and with all supporting breakers and controls being locally positioned at blenders 165 - a , 165 - b .
  • These transformers 105 - i , 105 - j can be small, skid-mounted enclosures that can be positioned close to the blenders 165 - a , 165 - b at the hydraulic fracturing system 100 well site, and can include connections for two or more pieces of equipment.
  • Each connection can include six cables plus a ground cable, according to an embodiment, where the six cables are composed of two cables for each of the three power phases. In other embodiments, other numbers and combinations of cables, ground cables, and power phases can be used.
  • Typical electric motors may use 600V, three-phase electrical power, according to some embodiments. Alternate embodiments may use 4160V, 480V, or any other feasible three-phase voltage instead.
  • Single-phase alternating current (AC) voltage can be used as well, with voltages including but not limited to 120V or 240V.
  • DC voltage for example having simplified controls (e.g., lack of a VFD) can be used for smaller motors, at voltages including 5V, 12V, 24V, 48V, or any other reasonable DC voltage.
  • hydration unit 160 includes a trailer positioned to house mixing vessels and fluid pumps 135 and a VFD housing 130 - c .
  • the hydration unit 160 can hold up to 300 barrel units (bbl) of fluid in a mixing vessel 135 , according to an embodiment, and between 200 bbl to 225 bbl of fluid according to another embodiment.
  • the hydration unit 160 can supplement the capabilities of the blenders 165 - a , 165 - b by pulling on fluid through a suction manifold.
  • fluid pulling is provided by a hydraulically powered fluid pump; however, in an embodiment according to the present disclosure, fluid pulling can be provided instead by an electrically powered fluid pump.
  • the electric motor operating the fluid pump can be positioned on the trailer housing hydration unit 160 , for example between the mixing vessels and pumps 135 and VFD housing 130 - c in an embodiment, or under the VFD housing 130 - c in another embodiment.
  • the mixing vessel 135 of hydration unit 160 can be used to premix chemicals for use in hydraulic fracturing operations and can act as a buffer in the event of a fluid delivery problem. For example, if a fracturing stage is being pumped at a fluid rate of 70 barrels per minute (bpm) when water transfer to the well site is lost, the mixing vessel 135 can provide operators with a three-minute window to determine the problem causing the lost water transfer and to resume water transfer, or to flush the surface equipment and shut down pumping operations.
  • bpm barrels per minute
  • the mixing vessel 135 can include an instrumentation and control package, which can allow the mixing vessel 135 to monitor, for example, any of fluid rate, pressure, viscosity, pH, temperature, and chemical additive rates in either automatic or manual modes of operation. All valves, paddles, and pumps associated with the mixing vessel 135 can be controlled and powered through an onboard circuit positioned on the trailer housing hydration unit 160 .
  • a plurality of small electric motors can be used with various components associated with the hydration unit 160 .
  • an electric motor can be used to rotate mixing paddles in a large mixing compartment of the hydration unit 160
  • another electric motor can be used with a suction manifold to pull of the fluid
  • still another electric motor can be used for driving the chemical pumps associated with the hydration unit 160 .
  • Each electric motor can be positioned at various discrete positions about the hydration unit 160 trailer in some embodiments, or can be clustered in other embodiments.
  • Chemical additive unit 170 can include a trailer positioned to house chemical pumps 140 and VFD housing 130 - d .
  • a fracturing fleet can utilize four or five chemical pumps, depending on the particular needs of the fracturing site, or consumer requirements.
  • the blender units 165 - a can include five to eight chemical pumps, although in other embodiments, one, two, three, four, nine, ten, or more chemical pumps can be included.
  • the hydration units 160 can additionally include five or more chemical pumps, although in other embodiments the hydration units 160 can include zero, one, two, three, or four chemical pumps, depending on particular fracturing site requirements or consumer preferences.
  • either the blender units 165 - a or the hydration units 160 can provide all the chemicals needed for the fracturing slurry.
  • either the blender units 165 - a or the hydration units 160 can serve as the primary chemical delivery method. Because of this redundancy, if either the blender unit or the hydration unit has a pump failure, the other, functioning unit can serve as a backup to provide the chemicals needed for the fracturing slurry.
  • the blender units 165 - a , 165 - b can also contain chemical pumps 125 - a , 125 - b , such that the hydration unit 160 can serve as either the backup chemical delivery system to the chemical delivery system of the blender units 165 , or as the primary chemical delivery system.
  • This backup chemical delivery system may be advantageous, for example, in use with certain chemicals.
  • guar gel a viscosifier
  • guar gel may not have sufficient time to mix, and may result in an improper slurry viscosity, leading to less than ideal well production after the fracturing process is completed.
  • chemical additive unit 170 can serve as the primary source of chemicals for the fracturing slurry. In other embodiments, chemical additive unit 170 can serve as the secondary or tertiary source of chemicals, after the hydration unit 160 and/or blenders 165 - a , 165 - b .
  • the chemical additive unit 170 can include several chemical pumps and vats, and can be used to supplement the blenders 165 - a , 165 - b , particularly when the hydraulic fracturing operation requires multiple different chemicals or a particular chemical pump redundancy. In some embodiments, up to a dozen or more chemical pumps can be used with chemical additive unit 170 .
  • the chemical pumps can be configured for use with liquid chemicals, while in other embodiments the chemical pumps can be dry chemical augers.
  • a small hopper with a small, screw-type auger can pull the powder chemical from the hopper, and can drop the powder chemical into a mixing tub.
  • Each blender can include one or more of these hopper and auger combinations, in some embodiments.
  • a larger dry chemical additive system can be incorporated into a hydration unit with a large mixing tub.
  • the chemical additive unit 170 can be designed to be operated without the use of hydraulics, instead employing electric motors.
  • the substitution of electrical power for hydraulic power can provide multiple advantages, as previously discussed, including saving space, enhancing reliability and versatility, improving ecological impact, being lighter, quieter, and safer, presenting fewer fire hazards.
  • the one or more chemical pump 140 of chemical additive unit 170 can include one or more electric motor, which can be stacked between the VFD housing 130 - d and the chemical additive unit 170 in some embodiments, or can be installed underneath the VFD housing 130 -d in other embodiments.
  • the electric motors can be small enough to be positioned in various configurations around the chemical pump 140 trailer.
  • the electric motors can operate components of the chemical pump 140 in lieu of the use of hydraulic power, the latter of which is typically provided from one or more auxiliary trailers.
  • Blenders 165 - a , 165 - b can include slurry mixing units 120 - a , 120 - b , pumps 125 - a , 125 - b , and VFD housings 130 - a , 130 - d .
  • the slurry mixing units 120 - a , 120 - b and pumps 125 - a , 125 - b can each be electrically coupled to a respective electric motor to drive operation of the mixing units and pumps.
  • blenders 165 - a , 165 - b can further include a battery powered electric hopper raise/lower system to facilitate “spotting” the blender during rig-in.
  • This raise/lower system can allow a proppant hopper to be lowered into place before turbine power is connected, so that operators can see where the hopper will rest in relation to a sand conveyor.
  • the raise/lower system can be tied into that battery system. This can allow the blender operator to open a manifold crossover in the event of an electrical failure (e.g., turbine shutdown, ground fault, cable disconnection, breaker opening, etc.).
  • the manifold crossover can be a pipe that spans from the suction manifold to the discharge manifold, bypassing the mixing tub, discharge pump, and metering instrumentation.
  • This configuration also provides an added operational backup, in which, if the primary blender loses power, the raise/lower system can still open the manifold crossover to allow the hydration unit 160 to boost water through the inoperable primary blender manifold to the secondary blender without shutting down the fracturing operation. This can prevent millions of dollars wasted during downtime by maintaining circulation in the well to prevent a “screen out,” in which additional nonproductive services such as coil tubing, flow back, or a workover rig will be required to clean out the well.
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective schematic view of an example 200 of a hydraulically powered hydraulic fracturing blender 265 , as is typically used in hydraulic fracturing systems.
  • the hydraulic fracturing blender 265 can be used to mix multiple dry and liquid chemicals and different types of proppant (usually sand).
  • the blender 265 can pull fluid in through a suction manifold with a hydraulically powered suction pump and discharge the mixed or unmodified fluid at over 100 pounds per square inch (psi) and 130 barrels per minute (bpm) through a discharge manifold with a large electrically-driven discharge pump.
  • Proppant can be deposited in proppant hopper 246 , and can move up rotating auger 248 , before being dumped into mixing tub 222 .
  • Hoses 252 can supply chemicals and fluids to be mixed with the proppant in mixing tub 222 , and the mixed product can be pumped to the fracturing pumps through the discharge manifold.
  • a typical blender 265 as illustrated can also include a monitoring and controls instrumentation package, which allows the blender 265 to monitor and control fluid density, fluid rate, fluid pressure, chemical additive rates, and proppant additive rates, in either manual or automatic modes.
  • all pumps except for the discharge pump and air blowers
  • valves, and augers can be controlled and powered through a hydraulic circuit 275 , positioned at a front end of the trailer on which blender 265 is positioned.
  • FIG. 3 shows a perspective schematic view of an example 300 of an electrically powered hydraulic fracturing blender 365 , according to an embodiment.
  • Blender 365 shows an alternative embodiment to blender 265 as illustrated in FIG. 2 , providing an example configuration in which the hydraulic circuit 275 powering blender 265 is replaced with one or more electric motor 390 and a VFD 380 to provide electrical, rather than hydraulic, operation to blender 365 .
  • an electric motor 390 can be provided for each suction pump, chemical pump, and/or tub paddle associated with the blender 365 . As illustrated in FIG.
  • the electric motor 390 - a , 390 - b , 390 - c can be positioned in any of three distinct positions with respect to blender 365 , as discussed in more detail below with respect to FIG. 4 , or in any other appropriate positions on the blender trailer.
  • Each of the elements of blender 265 can operate identically in blender 365 .
  • proppant can be deposited in proppant hopper 346 , and can move up rotating auger 348 , before being dumped into mixing tub 322 .
  • Hoses 352 can supply chemicals and fluids to be mixed with the proppant in mixing tub 322 , and the mixed product can be boosted to the fracturing pumps from the discharge manifold.
  • each element of blender 365 can be operated by an electric motor 390 , in the absence of hydraulic circuit 275 .
  • the trailer housing blender 365 can have sufficient space at the front of the trailer to support a VFD 380 to control and deliver power to the electric motor 390 - a , 390 - b , 390 - c to mechanically rotate the proppant augers, as discussed in more detail with respect to FIG. 4 below.
  • FIG. 4 shows a side schematic view of an example 400 of the proppant auger portion 448 of the electrically powered hydraulic fracturing blender 365 as illustrated in FIG. 3 , according to an embodiment.
  • proppant can be deposited into proppant hopper 446 , and can be moved up rotating proppant auger 448 to be dumped into mixing tub 422 .
  • the proppant auger 448 of blender unit 365 can include three large proppant augers on the rear of the trailer, which lead from the hopper 446 to the mixing tub 422 .
  • 1, 2, 4, or more proppant augers can be utilized. Chemicals and fluids can be added to mixing tub 422 to be mixed with the proppant, and the mixed proppant can be discharged through a discharge manifold to the fracturing pumps.
  • the proppant auger 448 is typically hydraulically driven, often by a hydraulic motor 495 positioned on the top of the proppant auger tube 448 .
  • a hydraulic motor 495 may be positioned at a top end of proppant auger 448 .
  • Hydraulic motors are typically divided into two parts—the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor—with pressurized hoses connecting each part. Because of this configuration, each part of the hydraulic motor individually takes up less space than does a typical electric motor.
  • a typical electric motor is constructed as a single unit, such that replacing a component of the hydraulic motor with the electric motor in the same position as the component of the hydraulic motor may result in the trailer housing the blender 365 exceeding roadway height restrictions.
  • the hydraulic motor 495 may be removed, and an electric motor may be positioned on the sloped surface of the proppant auger 448 , such that the larger electric motor does not extend higher than the smaller hydraulic motor 495 would have extended.
  • the electric motor 490 - a may be positioned near an upper end of the top face of the proppant auger 448 , parallel to the proppant auger tube.
  • a chain, gear, or belt coupling, or another appropriate coupling may be used to drive the auger.
  • the electric motor 490 - b may be positioned near a lower end of the bottom face of the proppant auger 448 , and the electric motor may be configured to spin the auger from the bottom.
  • the electric motor 490 - c may be positioned at a bottom end of the proppant auger 448 .
  • Various other configurations are also contemplated, any of which enable the arrangement of the elements of blender 365 on the trailer to comply with roadway restrictions.
  • Electric motor 490 - a , 490 - b , 490 - c can be a 600 V, three-phase motor in an embodiment, or can be a single-phase motor having a different voltage in other embodiments.
  • the electric motor may be small, for example the size of a small trashcan, while in other examples the electric motor may be larger.
  • the electric motor may be configured to dissipate heat independently, such that a cooling apparatus is not needed.
  • the electric motor can use AC power, while in other examples the electric motor can use DC power.
  • the electric motor may work in conjunction with a transformer in some examples.
  • the electric motor can generate at least about 30-40 horsepower (HP) in order to provide sufficient power to rotate proppant auger 448 .
  • HP horsepower
  • other electric motor power levels are contemplated; for example, an electric motor for use with a chemical pump may operate around 15 HP, an electric motor for use with augers may operate around 50 HP, and an electric motor for use with a suction pump may operate around 200 HP.
  • the electric motor can be an induction motor or a permanent magnet motor, according to various embodiments.
  • FIG. 5 shows a perspective schematic view of an example 500 of a typical hydraulically-powered hydration unit 560 .
  • the hydration unit 560 can supplement the capabilities of the blender 365 , as discussed above with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 .
  • hydration unit 560 can be powered by a hydraulic circuit 575 , an electric motor (HPU) for which is illustrated in FIG. 5 as positioned at a front end of the hydration unit 560 trailer.
  • HPU electric motor
  • the hydration unit 560 is configured to pull on fluid through a suction manifold with a hydraulically powered fluid pump, and can hold up to about 300 bbl of fluid in a mixing vessel 562 .
  • the mixing vessel 562 can be used to premix chemicals before use in the hydraulic fracturing process, and can act as a buffer in the event of a fluid delivery problem. For example, if a fracturing stage is being pumped at a fluid rate of 70 bpm when water transfer to the wellsite is lost, the hydration unit 560 can provide the operators with a three-minute window in which to determine the problem and resume water transfer, or to flush the surface equipment and shut down pumping operations.
  • Onboard hydration unit 560 can be an instrumentation and control package that allows the hydration unit 560 to monitor fluid rate, pressure, viscosity, pH, temperature, and chemical additive rates in either automatic or manual modes of operation. All valves, paddles, and pumps can be controlled and powered through an onboard hydraulic circuit.
  • FIG. 6 shows a perspective schematic view of an example 600 of an electrically powered hydraulic fracturing hydration unit 660 , according to an embodiment.
  • Hydration unit 660 shows an alternative embodiment to hydration unit 560 as illustrated in FIG. 5 , providing an example configuration in which the hydraulic circuit 575 powering hydration unit 560 is replaced with one or more electric motor 690 and a VFD house 680 to provide electrical, rather than hydraulic, operation of hydration unit 660 .
  • an electric motor 690 can be provided for each of the one or more chemical pumps, suction pumps, and mixing paddles associated with hydration unit 600 .
  • the remaining components of hydration unit 660 may operate as described above with respect to FIG. 5 .
  • components of hydration unit 660 such as suction pumps and mixing paddles, may be driven by one or more electric motors 690 via VFD housing 680 , rather than by a hydraulic circuit 575 .
  • the electric motor 690 - b may be positioned between mixing vessel 662 and VFD housing 680 .
  • the electric motor 690 - a may be positioned in front of, behind, or under VFD housing 680 . Alternate electric motor 690 - a , 690 - b positions on the hydration unit 660 trailer are also contemplated.
  • the electric motor 690 - a , 690 - b may result in the overall height of the hydration unit 660 trailer exceeding roadway height limitations in some cases, but may be permissible in other instances, depending upon specific regulations.
  • the removed hydraulic circuit 575 may be replaced by VFD housing 680 on the front portion (or “tongue”) of the trailer.
  • the front of the trailer may be left as an open deck with or without perimeter rails, such that the open space can be used for chemical tote or other component storage.
  • hydraulic fracturing sites often include at least one flatbed or drop deck trailer provided for storing chemical totes thereon; however, use of separate trailers for chemical totes may necessitate the use of several independent chemical lines spanning between the totes and the hydration unit 660 trailer.
  • both the separate storage trailers and the chemical lines may be eliminated, thereby conserving space at the hydraulic fracturing site and limiting the use of materials, such as chemical lines, which may be expensive, faulty, dangerous, and cumbersome.
  • a small acid vessel can be positioned on the vacant trailer deck position.
  • This embodiment may be useful for trigger toes (e.g., where no sand is pumped, the well is pressurized to open a sleeve called the “toe,” and small quantities of water and acid are displaced to open the formation and surrounding cement) or for low-rate fracturing jobs (e.g., conventional or non-shale jobs, typically performed at less than 50 bpm or even as low as 5 bpm, as opposed to 70-120 bpm for shale jobs).
  • trigger toes e.g., where no sand is pumped, the well is pressurized to open a sleeve called the “toe,” and small quantities of water and acid are displaced to open the formation and surrounding cement
  • low-rate fracturing jobs e.g., conventional or non-shale jobs, typically performed at less than 50 bpm or even as low as 5 bpm, as opposed to 70-120 bpm
  • the acid vessel could hold about 500 to 1500 gallons of acid, for example hydrochloric acid (HCL) at a concentration of about 15% to 30%, and could be completely enclosed and refillable from a supply acid tanker. Other acids and different concentrations are also feasible. In this configuration, extra landing gear to support the weight of the trailer while rigged-in may be required.
  • HCL hydrochloric acid
  • a small open-top mixing tank may be positioned on the open deck space to combine the qualities of the hydration unit and blender onto a single unit.
  • the single unit may include a large electric discharge motor (e.g., about 1000 HP or more) for boosting fluid to fracturing pumps capable of about 120 psi charge pressure, in one example.
  • the single unit could also include multiple chemical pumps (e.g., 5-10 liquid pumps, 2-4 dry chemical hoppers), and optional sand augers if the unit will be used for low-rate well stimulation.
  • the single unit could further include an optional chemical premixing tank with an open top and mixing paddles (having, for example, 50-100 bbl capacity) plumbed into the suction lines of the unit. This configuration could take the place of the HPU motor and hydraulics in typical electric blender models.
  • Additional elements of the single unit could include an optional acid tank plumbed into the discharge lines; optional open deck space for chemical totes, pallets, or vats; or an optional VFD housing with all required breakers, soft starters, and VFDs for reduced interconnecting cables.
  • the single unit could also include a supplemental mixing tub (e.g., having about 5-10 bbl volume) if sand augers are installed; a suction pump for drawing water from a source; and/or a full instrumentation package (e.g., Densometer, suction and discharge flow meters, suction and discharge pressure transducers, pH probe, fluid temperature probe, viscometer, chemical flow meters, and others)
  • the purpose of the large open top mixing tank can be to allow for the premixing of gel.
  • Gel is usually made of guar, but can be composed of synthetic origins as well, and can be added to the vat in condensed liquid form or in a powder form.
  • Premixing may be required where the viscosifier can take several minutes to hydrate, and may need extra time to mix the gel with water.
  • Facilitating this premixing is the typical role of the hydration unit, in addition to containing supplemental chemical pumps and acting as a fluid buffer in the event of an issue with the water supply. If a mixing tank is installed, extra landing gear may be required to support the weight of the extra fluid once the unit is rigged in and filled.

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to a hydraulic fracturing system for fracturing a subterranean formation. In an embodiment, the system can include an electric pump fluidly connected to a well associated with the formation, and configured to pump fluid into a wellbore associated with the well at a high pressure so that the fluid passes from the wellbore into the formation and fractures the formation. The system can further include one or more ancillary units associated with the fluid pumped into the wellbore. The system can further include a first motor electrically coupled to the electric pump to operate the electric pump, and one or more second motors, each of the second motors electrically coupled to each of the ancillary units to operate the one or more ancillary units.

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    CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
  • This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/644,487, filed Jul. 7, 2017, which is now U.S. Pat. No. 10,280,724 issued May 7, 2019, the full disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein for all purposes.
  • BACKGROUND 1. Technical Field
  • This disclosure relates generally to hydraulic fracturing and more particularly to systems and methods for ancillary components of hydraulic fracturing equipment powered by non- hydraulic electric motors.
  • 2. Background
  • With advancements in technology over the past few decades, the ability to reach unconventional sources of hydrocarbons has tremendously increased. Horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing are two such ways that new developments in technology have led to hydrocarbon production from previously unreachable shale formations. Hydraulic fracturing operations typically require powering numerous components in order to recover oil and gas resources from the ground. For example, hydraulic fracturing usually includes pumps that inject fracturing fluid down the wellbore, blenders that mix proppant into the fluid, cranes, wireline units, and many other components that all must perform different functions to carry out fracturing operations.
  • Historically, large diesel motors have been used for drive power in hydraulic fracturing systems, while a system of hydraulics is typically used to drive smaller ancillary devices such as augers, chemical pumps, mixing paddles, water pumps, and cooling fans. For example, hydraulic power can include use of pressure and flow of hydraulic oil as a power source for turning valves, rotating fans and blowers, or spinning pumps to displace fracturing slurry, proppant, or chemicals onboard individual pieces of ancillary equipment. The use of hydraulics to power such ancillary elements of the hydraulic fracturing system includes several disadvantages, however.
  • For example, a fundamental drawback of using hydraulics to operate a chemical pump is the irregularity of the control system. Typically a proportional valve is used to regulate the flow of hydraulic fluid from a hydraulic pump to a hydraulic motor used to drive a chemical pump. Combined with a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) loop control system, a chemical pump with a hydraulic motor can be controlled accurately within a given range of fluid rate. However, the upper rate (pump speed) can be influenced by the charge pressure of the hydraulic system, which can fluctuate based on how heavily the entire hydraulic system is being used or by the level of power of the drive motor powering the hydraulic pumps for the charge pressure. Every time a new chemical pump or auger is turned on, the charge pressure will at least temporarily drop, which can cause an undesirable fluctuation in the speed of operation of each chemical pump.
  • Another common problem with using hydraulic motors to power chemical pumps may occur when an operator attempts to run a chemical pump too slowly. For example, a normal progressive cavity chemical pump rated for a maximum of 15 gallons per minute (gpm) will not operate smoothly below 2 gpm due to the inability of the PID controller and proportional valve to properly regulate the flow of hydraulic fluid at such a low setting. This lower operability limit can cause the pump to surge on and off, resulting in the addition of an incorrect amount of chemicals to the fracturing slurry. In many instances, this problem is dealt with by installing multiple chemical pumps of different sizes (max fluid rates), such that different chemicals can be run accurately at different speeds (fluid rates). The myriad of different chemical pumps must be preplanned and installed before commencing hydraulic fracturing operations, often based on customer requirements, or alternatively several extra chemical pumps must be installed at all times to allow for the flexibility required during fracturing operations, either of which results in inefficiencies in operation and cost.
  • Reliability can also be a problem with hydraulic circuits. A single failure in a hydraulic hose or hydraulic pump can cause every hydraulic motor attached to that circuit to fail. Hydraulic systems also have filters which can clog or leak, dry rotted hoses that can fail, fittings that can leak or fail, pumps that can overheat, and fluid that can thicken and “gel up” in the winter, which requires heaters to be installed in the hydraulic fluid reservoir. Moreover, hot, pressurized hydraulic fluid has been known to injure workers, is contaminating to the environment, and is heavy, thereby adding to the weight of the mobile trailer on which the ancillary equipment is situated at a hydraulic fracturing site. Hydraulic fluid also requires dedicated radiators, which represent another point of possible failure and which take up valuable space at the hydraulic fracturing operation drill pad and add noise pollution.
  • Thus, it may be desirable to modify hydraulic fracturing systems to power ancillary units, such as blenders and chemical pumps, with a non-hydraulic power source.
  • SUMMARY
  • With the creation of the electrical microgrid for electrical hydraulic fracturing equipment, electric motors can now easily be used anywhere mechanical rotation is required. Previously, large diesel motors were used for drive power in hydraulic fracturing systems, while a system of hydraulics were used to power smaller ancillary devices such as augers, chemical pumps, mixing paddles, water pumps, and cooling fans.
  • The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for powering ancillary units associated with a hydraulic fracturing system, such as blenders and pumps, with a non-hydraulic power source. In particular, the present disclosure is directed to use of a plurality of electric motors to operate each ancillary unit in a hydraulic fracturing system.
  • In accordance with an aspect of the disclosed subject matter, the method and system of the present disclosure provide a hydraulic fracturing system for fracturing a subterranean formation. In an embodiment, the system can include an electric pump fluidly connected to a well associated with the subterranean formation and configured to pump fluid into a wellbore associated with the well at a high pressure so that the fluid passes from the wellbore into the subterranean formation and fractures the subterranean formation; one or more ancillary units associated with the fluid pumped into the wellbore; a first motor electrically coupled to the electric pump to operate the electric pump; and one or more second motors, each of the one or more second motors electrically coupled to at least one of the one or more ancillary units to operate the at least one of the one or more ancillary units.
  • In an embodiment, the first motor can be selected from the group including any of an electric motor, a diesel motor, a natural gas motor, a gasoline motor, and a hydraulic motor, or a combination thereof.
  • In an embodiment, the system can further include an electric generator, where the first motor can be electrically coupled to the electric pump via the electric generator to generate electricity for use by the electric pump.
  • In an embodiment, the one or more second motor can include an electric motor.
  • In an embodiment, the electric motor can be selected from the group including any of a single-phase AC motor, a three-phase motor, and a DC motor.
  • In an embodiment, the hydraulic fracturing system can further include a plurality of variable-frequency drives (VFD), and each VFD can be connected to at least one of the first motor or the one or more second motors to control the speed of the first motor or the one or more second motors.
  • In an embodiment, each VFD can frequently perform electric motor diagnostics to prevent damage to the first motor or the one or more second motors.
  • In an embodiment, the system can further include one or more trailer, where the one or more ancillary units can be positioned on the one or more trailers, and where each VFD can be positioned on the one or more trailer proximate each of the one or more ancillary units.
  • In an embodiment, the one or more second motors can each be positioned on the one or more trailers proximate each of the one or more ancillary units.
  • In an embodiment, the one or more ancillary units can be selected from the group including any of a blender, a hydration unit, a chemical additive unit, a small pump, a chemical pump, a water pump, a valve actuator, a cooling fan, an auger, a mixing paddle, a conveyor belt, and a blower, or any combination thereof.
  • In an embodiment, the one or more ancillary units can include a blender, the blender being positioned on a trailer and fluidly connected to an auger. In an embodiment, the one or more second motors can be positioned any of proximate a top elevation of the auger or proximate a bottom elevation of the auger, or a combination thereof, such that the one or more second motors can provide power to drive the auger.
  • In an embodiment, the one or more ancillary units can include a hydration unit, the hydration unit being positioned on a trailer, and the trailer further including a VFD. In an embodiment, the one or more second motors can be positioned any of between the hydration unit and the VFD, or below the VFD, or a combination thereof, and the one or more second motors can provide power to the hydration unit via the VFD.
  • The present disclosure is also directed to a hydraulic fracturing system for fracturing a subterranean formation. In an embodiment, the system can include an electric pump fluidly connected to a well associated with the subterranean formation, and configured to pump fluid into a wellbore associated with the well at a high pressure so that the fluid passes from the wellbore into the subterranean formation and fractures the subterranean formation. In an embodiment, the system can further include one or more ancillary units associated with the fluid pumped into the wellbore. In an embodiment, the system can further include a first motor electrically coupled to the electric pump to operate the electric pump. In an embodiment, the system can further include one or more second motors, the one or more second motors including an electric motor, and each of the one or more second motors electrically coupled to at least one of the one or more ancillary units to operate the at least one of the one or more ancillary units. In an embodiment, the system can further include a plurality of variable-frequency drives (VFD), each VFD connected to at least one of the first motor or the one or more second motors to control the speed of the first motor or the one or more second motors.
  • The present disclosure is further directed to a method for powering one or more ancillary units associated with a hydraulic fracturing system. In an embodiment, the method can include fluidly connecting an electric pump to a well associated with a subterranean formation, the electric pump configured to pump fluid into a wellbore associated with the well at a high pressure so that the fluid passes from the wellbore into the subterranean formation and fractures the subterranean formation. In an embodiment, the method can further include fluidly connecting the one or more ancillary units with the fluid pumped into the wellbore, and electrically coupling a first motor to the electric pump to operate the electric pump. In an embodiment, the method can further include electrically coupling one or more second motors to each of the one or more ancillary units to operate the one or more ancillary units, the one or more second motors comprising an electric motor; and connecting each of a plurality of variable-frequency drives (VFD) to at least one of the first motor or the one or more second motors to control the speed of the first motor or the one or more second motors.
  • The use of electric motors, rather than hydraulic pumps, to power the ancillary units of a hydraulic fracturing system has many advantages. For example, small electrical motors with small variable-frequency drives (VFDs) are able to spin steadily at any speed up to their maximum designed rotations per minute (RPM), unlike hydraulic pumps, which may operate at irregular speeds or be limited to higher speeds, as discussed above. The use of electric motors can allow operators to install a single type of chemical pump or auger motor and accurately control the pump or motor regardless of desired rates and job designs, rather than requiring installation of multiple pumps for operation at multiple settings, as would be required with hydraulic motors.
  • Additionally, without the use of hydraulic pumps, all hydraulic fluid can be eliminated; this has several advantages. Preventing spills of contaminating fluids has become a very high priority in the industry, and hydraulic oil is one of the most commonly spilled fluids on well stimulation sites due to blown hoses, leaking seals, changing filters, changing pumps and motors, overfilled reservoirs, or oil transfers from buckets and totes. Requiring spare totes of hydraulic oil and replacement hydraulic filters, as well as spare parts for JIC fittings, hydraulic hoses, and gauges, may no longer be necessary with the use of electric motors. The use of electric power, rather than hydraulic power, also promotes a “greener” image of environmental responsibility, at least because electric motors save time and money over hydraulic pumps, as maintenance time is greatly reduced.
  • Weight reduction is another advantage of using electric motors rather than hydraulic pumps. Without the need for hydraulic oil, the reservoir, filters and filter houses, hoses, pumps, motors, ball valves, racks of gauges, and electronically controlled proportional valves can all be removed from ancillary unit trailers, and can be replaced with comparatively small and light-weight three-phase, 600V electric motors, power cables, and small VFDs.
  • The most obvious and notable change will be the elimination of the single large electric motor (HPU), which is used to drive the multitude of hydraulic pumps in existing hydraulic fracturing systems that utilize hydraulic pumps to power the ancillary units. Typical HPUs operate in “on” and “off” settings only, and the speed is not adjustable. While this setup eliminates the need for a large and expensive VFD, since a simple soft starter is used, the HPU is very inefficient in power usage. Regardless of the hydraulic power that is used, if only a single chemical pump is being used or if all chemical pumps, boost pumps, and valves are being utilized, the electric drive motor for the hydraulics must be on and at full speed in order to rotate the hydraulic pumps. This constant operation leads to decreased efficiency, and increased costs and noise pollution.
  • With the HPU removed, the associated air cooling blower often positioned on top of the HPU can also be removed, further saving space, electrical power, the possibility of a single failure point—where one failed part can cripple the entire system—and reducing noise, as the blower motors are often the most prominent source of noise in the hydraulic fracturing fleet.
  • With the elimination of hydraulics-based power, up to three HPU motors and associated blower motors can be removed from each typical fleet. The reduction in noise associated with this removal may be most noticeable during times where the fracturing pumps, mixing equipment, and turbine generators are in a standby or low-load state. This accounts for approximately 50% of the time during well stimulation activities and occurs during wireline pump downs, injection tests, pressure tests, and at the beginning of fracturing stages.
  • The elimination of the HPU motor can also allow the auxiliary trailer to be reduced in size, or eliminated entirely, as a result of the extra space created on the ancillary unit trailers. Extra space is also created on the ancillary equipment, due to the removal of the hydraulic cooling fans, HPU motor, HPU cooling system, hydraulic pumps, hydraulic pump enclosure, hydraulic oil reservoir, and proportional valve bank, and surrounding deck space required for maintenance and monitoring of the hydraulic system. Removing these hydraulic power-related units frees up the entire tongue of the trailer on which the ancillary equipment is situated, and several feet onto the drop portion of the trailer chassis. In this space, it is possible to install a VFD housing similar to one that is installed on the fracturing pump trailers. For example, the blender VFD housing can contain a motor control center (MCC) for control of all electrically powered chemical pumps, proppant augers, paddles, water pumps, and blower motors for the discharge pump's large electric motor (known as the SPU). Lighting control, power cable connections, and the SPU VFD drive can all be housed on the blenders and hydration units, and can be removed from the auxiliary trailer. Placing these components on the ancillary equipment will allow the one or two auxiliary trailers commonly included in hydraulic fracturing operations to be drastically reduced in size or completely eliminated altogether, thereby reducing the overall footprint required for the well site.
  • Removing the hydraulic pumps can also eliminate the need for hydraulic heating. This includes immersion heaters or any other electric or residual heating elements, and can further save electrical power and space required for breakers, cables, or any additional voltage transformers.
  • An additional advantage to eliminating hydraulic power for ancillary units in a hydraulic fracturing system is the reduction of interconnecting cables between the ancillary mixing equipment (e.g., blender, hydration unit) and the auxiliary trailer. These cables are often the limiting factor that dictates the placement of the equipment on site, in that the ancillary equipment can only be positioned as far from the auxiliary trailer as the associated cables will reach, while the auxiliary trailer can only be as far from the switchgear as the associated cable will reach. Oftentimes the desired equipment placement is not possible due to one piece of equipment having cables that are too short. Producing longer power and communication cables is expensive as well as inefficient, as power losses and signal degradation become limiting factors with cable length.
  • If all VFDs, soft starters, and breakers can be placed on the hydration and blender units, or other ancillary hydraulic fracturing equipment, then up to ten interconnecting cables per blender and four interconnecting cables per hydration unit can be removed, allowing for the fleet-wide reduction of up to 24 power and signal cables, for example. These interconnecting cables are a contributor to longer rig-in and rig-out times experienced on the electric fleets as compared to diesel fleets. These cables also require an enclosed trailer to transport the cables between well pads, resulting in an increased risk of failure and damage every time the cables are disconnected and stowed for transport. Eliminating these cables and connections will save time and reduce cable costs, and will increase fleet-wide reliability.
  • Other aspects and features of the present disclosure will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the detailed description herein and the accompanying figures.
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  • Some of the features and benefits of the present disclosure having been stated, others will become apparent as the description proceeds when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
  • FIG. 1 is an overhead schematic diagram of a physical arrangement of components of a hydraulic fracturing system at a well site, according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a blender trailer, powered by a hydraulic pump, for use in a hydraulic fracturing system, according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a blender trailer, powered by an electric motor, for use in a hydraulic fracturing system, according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of auger, proppant hopper, and mixing tub components of the blender trailer of FIG. 3, according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a hydration unit trailer, powered by a hydraulic pump, for use in a hydraulic fracturing system, according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a hydration unit trailer, powered by an electric motor, for use in a hydraulic fracturing system, according to an embodiment.
  • While the disclosure will be described in connection with the preferred embodiments, it will be understood that it is not intended to limit the disclosure to that embodiment. On the contrary, it is intended to cover all alternatives, modifications, and equivalents, as may be included within the spirit and scope of the disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
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  • The method and systems of the present disclosure will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings in which embodiments are shown. The method and system of the present disclosure may be in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the illustrated embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey its scope to those skilled in the art. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout. In an embodiment, usage of the term “about” includes +/−5% of the cited magnitude. In an embodiment, usage of the term “substantially” includes +/−5% of the cited magnitude.
  • It is to be further understood that the scope of the present disclosure is not limited to the exact details of construction, operation, exact materials, or embodiments shown and described, as modifications and equivalents will be apparent to one skilled in the art. In the drawings and specification, there have been disclosed illustrative embodiments and, although specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for the purpose of limitation.
  • Described herein are example methods and systems for powering ancillary units of a hydraulic fracturing system with electric power.
  • FIG. 1 shows an overhead schematic view of an example of a hydraulic fracturing system 100 arrangement at a well site, according to an embodiment. In the illustrated example, up to about 13.8 kV or more of power can be supplied from a plurality of switchgear trailers (not shown) to a plurality of transformers 105-a, 105-b, 105-c, 105-d, 105-e, 105-f, 105-g, 105-h. The transformers 105-a, 105-b, 105-c, 105-d, 105-e, 105-f, 105-g, 105-h can supply power at a stepped-down voltage of down to about 600V or less to a plurality of variable-frequency drive (VFD) houses 110-a, 110-b, 110-c, 110-d, 110-e, 110-f, 110-g, 110-h. The VFD housings 110-a, 110-b, 110-c, 110-d, 110-e, 110-f, 110-g, 110-h can in turn control power provided to a plurality of fracturing pumps 115-a-1, 115-a-2, 115-b-1, 115-b-2, 115-c-1, 115-c-2, 115-d-1, 115-d-2, 115-e-1, 115-e-2, 115-f-1, 115-f-2, 115-g-1, 115-g-2, 115-h-1, 115-h-2.
  • Each of the transformers, VFD housings, and fracturing pumps can be housed on a plurality of fracturing pump trailers 112-a, 112-b, 112-c, 112-d, 112-e, 112-f, 112-g, 112-h, arranged parallel with respect to each other, as in the illustrated embodiment. In other embodiments, the plurality of trailers may be arranged perpendicularly, in series, or in any other arrangement suitable for the hydraulic fracturing operation. In some embodiments, each VFD housing 110-a, 110-b, 110-c, 110-d, 110-e, 110-f, 110-g, 110-h is positioned on a trailer with two fracturing pumps 115-a-1, 115-a-2, 115-b-1, 115-b-2, 115-c-1, 115-c-2, 115-d-1, 115-d-2, 115-e-1, 115-e-2, 115-f-1, 115-f-2, 115-g-1, 115-g-2, 115-h-1, 115-h-2 positioned thereon, while the transformers 105-a, 105-b, 105-c, 105-d, 105-e, 105-f, 105-g, 105-h-are positioned on separate trailers. In other embodiments, other combinations of transformers, VFD housings, and fracturing pumps can be arranged on one or more trailers. Although illustrated in FIG. 1 as having eight sets of transformers, VFD housings, and fracturing pumps, in other embodiments, any of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 or more of each element can be included in the hydraulic fracturing system 100.
  • In some embodiments, fracturing pumps 115-a-1, 115-a-2, 115-b-1, 115-b-2, 115-c-1, 115-c-2, 115-d-1, 115-d-2, 115-e-1, 115-e-2, 115-f-1, 115-f-2, 115-g-1, 115-g-2, 115-h-1, 115-h-2 can include diesel or dual-fuel fracturing pumps, which can be used to supplement an electric fleet. For example, the diesel or dual-fuel fracturing pumps can be fluidly connected to and combined with the fluid output of electric fracturing pumps. Together, the electric and non-electric fracturing pumps can be used to provide power for fracturing the well.
  • In the illustrated embodiment, two additional transformers 105-i, 105-j receive up to about 13.8 kV power or more from a switchgear trailer and provide a stepped-down voltage of down to about 600V or less to sand equipment 145, a hydration unit 160, blenders 165-a, 165-b, and/or a chemical additive unit 170. Power from transformers 105-i, 105-j can also be indirectly supplied to data van 155 via a VFD housing 130-a, 130-b of one or more blenders 165-a, 165-b, according to the illustrated embodiment.
  • In typical, hydraulically-powered systems, two or more auxiliary trailers (not shown) would be included in the hydraulic fracturing system 100 to house the hydraulic equipment and related power equipment such as VFDs, soft starters, motor control centers (MCCs), and breakers, for example. In the illustrated embodiment, the two transformers 105-i, 105-j are provided in lieu of the two auxiliary trailers, as bulky hydraulic motors may not be needed to power the ancillary equipment. The remaining equipment typically stored on the auxiliary trailers, such as the VFDs, soft starters, motor control centers, and breakers, can be relocated to the individual trailers housing each of the hydration unit 160, blenders 165-a, 165-b, and chemical additive unit 170. For example, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the entire hydraulic system typically positioned on and used to power each piece of ancillary equipment in known hydraulically-powered systems can be removed and replaced with a VFD housing.
  • Since the required equipment for the auxiliary trailer is partially or entirely eliminated by the substitution of electric power for hydraulic power, the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1 can allow for elimination of the auxiliary trailer. With each of the VFDs, soft starters, MCCs, and breakers moved to respective blender 165-a, 165-b and hydration unit 160 trailers, the auxiliary trailer can be replaced with one or more transformers 105-i, 105-j.
  • Replacing the two typical auxiliary trailers with two 13.8 kV to 600V transformers 105-i, 105-j can conserve space at the hydraulic fracturing well site 100. The mixing equipment composed of two blenders 165-a, 165-b, a hydration unit 160, and a chemical additive unit 170 can each include a VFD housing 130-a, 130-b, 130-c, 130-d, respectively, in place of where the hydraulic power equipment would have been positioned on each respective trailer, as discussed in more detail below with respect to FIGS. 2, 3, 5, and 6.
  • In the illustrated embodiment, the two blender units 165-a, 165-b can be powered through separate transformers 105-i, 105-j. This configuration can provide redundancy such that if one switchgear, turbine, or transformer has a failure, the other blender will still be operational for flushing the wellbore and maintaining circulation.
  • According to an embodiment, blenders 165-a, 165-b can operate very similarly to a fracturing pump, with only a transformer 105-i, 105-j supplying power to the trailer on which each blender 165-a, 165-b is positioned, and with all supporting breakers and controls being locally positioned at blenders 165-a, 165-b. These transformers 105-i, 105-j can be small, skid-mounted enclosures that can be positioned close to the blenders 165-a, 165-b at the hydraulic fracturing system 100 well site, and can include connections for two or more pieces of equipment. Each connection can include six cables plus a ground cable, according to an embodiment, where the six cables are composed of two cables for each of the three power phases. In other embodiments, other numbers and combinations of cables, ground cables, and power phases can be used.
  • Typical electric motors may use 600V, three-phase electrical power, according to some embodiments. Alternate embodiments may use 4160V, 480V, or any other feasible three-phase voltage instead. Single-phase alternating current (AC) voltage can be used as well, with voltages including but not limited to 120V or 240V. In some embodiments, DC voltage, for example having simplified controls (e.g., lack of a VFD) can be used for smaller motors, at voltages including 5V, 12V, 24V, 48V, or any other reasonable DC voltage.
  • In the illustrated example, hydration unit 160 includes a trailer positioned to house mixing vessels and fluid pumps 135 and a VFD housing 130-c. The hydration unit 160 can hold up to 300 barrel units (bbl) of fluid in a mixing vessel 135, according to an embodiment, and between 200 bbl to 225 bbl of fluid according to another embodiment. The hydration unit 160 can supplement the capabilities of the blenders 165-a, 165-b by pulling on fluid through a suction manifold. Typically, fluid pulling is provided by a hydraulically powered fluid pump; however, in an embodiment according to the present disclosure, fluid pulling can be provided instead by an electrically powered fluid pump. The electric motor operating the fluid pump can be positioned on the trailer housing hydration unit 160, for example between the mixing vessels and pumps 135 and VFD housing 130-c in an embodiment, or under the VFD housing 130-c in another embodiment.
  • The mixing vessel 135 of hydration unit 160 can be used to premix chemicals for use in hydraulic fracturing operations and can act as a buffer in the event of a fluid delivery problem. For example, if a fracturing stage is being pumped at a fluid rate of 70 barrels per minute (bpm) when water transfer to the well site is lost, the mixing vessel 135 can provide operators with a three-minute window to determine the problem causing the lost water transfer and to resume water transfer, or to flush the surface equipment and shut down pumping operations.
  • The mixing vessel 135 can include an instrumentation and control package, which can allow the mixing vessel 135 to monitor, for example, any of fluid rate, pressure, viscosity, pH, temperature, and chemical additive rates in either automatic or manual modes of operation. All valves, paddles, and pumps associated with the mixing vessel 135 can be controlled and powered through an onboard circuit positioned on the trailer housing hydration unit 160.
  • A plurality of small electric motors can be used with various components associated with the hydration unit 160. For example, an electric motor can be used to rotate mixing paddles in a large mixing compartment of the hydration unit 160, while another electric motor can be used with a suction manifold to pull of the fluid, and still another electric motor can be used for driving the chemical pumps associated with the hydration unit 160. Each electric motor can be positioned at various discrete positions about the hydration unit 160 trailer in some embodiments, or can be clustered in other embodiments.
  • Chemical additive unit 170 can include a trailer positioned to house chemical pumps 140 and VFD housing 130-d. In some embodiments, a fracturing fleet can utilize four or five chemical pumps, depending on the particular needs of the fracturing site, or consumer requirements. In some embodiments, the blender units 165-a can include five to eight chemical pumps, although in other embodiments, one, two, three, four, nine, ten, or more chemical pumps can be included. In some embodiments, the hydration units 160 can additionally include five or more chemical pumps, although in other embodiments the hydration units 160 can include zero, one, two, three, or four chemical pumps, depending on particular fracturing site requirements or consumer preferences. In some embodiments, where both the blender units and the hydration units include chemical pumps, either the blender units 165-a or the hydration units 160 can provide all the chemicals needed for the fracturing slurry. In such embodiments, either the blender units 165-a or the hydration units 160 can serve as the primary chemical delivery method. Because of this redundancy, if either the blender unit or the hydration unit has a pump failure, the other, functioning unit can serve as a backup to provide the chemicals needed for the fracturing slurry. Thus, in some embodiments, the blender units 165-a, 165-b can also contain chemical pumps 125-a, 125-b, such that the hydration unit 160 can serve as either the backup chemical delivery system to the chemical delivery system of the blender units 165, or as the primary chemical delivery system. This backup chemical delivery system may be advantageous, for example, in use with certain chemicals. For example, guar gel (a viscosifier) needs time and fluid shear to properly mix and thicken, and accordingly should be added to the slurry mixture at the hydration unit 160. If added at one or more of the blenders 165-a, 165-b, guar gel may not have sufficient time to mix, and may result in an improper slurry viscosity, leading to less than ideal well production after the fracturing process is completed.
  • In some embodiments, chemical additive unit 170 can serve as the primary source of chemicals for the fracturing slurry. In other embodiments, chemical additive unit 170 can serve as the secondary or tertiary source of chemicals, after the hydration unit 160 and/or blenders 165-a, 165-b. The chemical additive unit 170 can include several chemical pumps and vats, and can be used to supplement the blenders 165-a, 165-b, particularly when the hydraulic fracturing operation requires multiple different chemicals or a particular chemical pump redundancy. In some embodiments, up to a dozen or more chemical pumps can be used with chemical additive unit 170. In some embodiments, the chemical pumps can be configured for use with liquid chemicals, while in other embodiments the chemical pumps can be dry chemical augers. In the latter case, a small hopper with a small, screw-type auger can pull the powder chemical from the hopper, and can drop the powder chemical into a mixing tub. Each blender can include one or more of these hopper and auger combinations, in some embodiments. In other embodiments, a larger dry chemical additive system can be incorporated into a hydration unit with a large mixing tub.
  • Like the hydration unit 160 and blenders 165-a, 165-b, the chemical additive unit 170 can be designed to be operated without the use of hydraulics, instead employing electric motors. The substitution of electrical power for hydraulic power can provide multiple advantages, as previously discussed, including saving space, enhancing reliability and versatility, improving ecological impact, being lighter, quieter, and safer, presenting fewer fire hazards.
  • The one or more chemical pump 140 of chemical additive unit 170 can include one or more electric motor, which can be stacked between the VFD housing 130-d and the chemical additive unit 170 in some embodiments, or can be installed underneath the VFD housing 130-d in other embodiments. The electric motors can be small enough to be positioned in various configurations around the chemical pump 140 trailer. The electric motors can operate components of the chemical pump 140 in lieu of the use of hydraulic power, the latter of which is typically provided from one or more auxiliary trailers.
  • Blenders 165-a, 165-b can include slurry mixing units 120-a, 120-b, pumps 125-a, 125-b, and VFD housings 130-a, 130-d. The slurry mixing units 120-a, 120-b and pumps 125-a, 125-b can each be electrically coupled to a respective electric motor to drive operation of the mixing units and pumps. In an embodiment, blenders 165-a, 165-b can further include a battery powered electric hopper raise/lower system to facilitate “spotting” the blender during rig-in. This raise/lower system can allow a proppant hopper to be lowered into place before turbine power is connected, so that operators can see where the hopper will rest in relation to a sand conveyor. With the introduction of electrically actuated valves according to the present disclosure, the raise/lower system can be tied into that battery system. This can allow the blender operator to open a manifold crossover in the event of an electrical failure (e.g., turbine shutdown, ground fault, cable disconnection, breaker opening, etc.). The manifold crossover can be a pipe that spans from the suction manifold to the discharge manifold, bypassing the mixing tub, discharge pump, and metering instrumentation. This configuration also provides an added operational backup, in which, if the primary blender loses power, the raise/lower system can still open the manifold crossover to allow the hydration unit 160 to boost water through the inoperable primary blender manifold to the secondary blender without shutting down the fracturing operation. This can prevent millions of dollars wasted during downtime by maintaining circulation in the well to prevent a “screen out,” in which additional nonproductive services such as coil tubing, flow back, or a workover rig will be required to clean out the well.
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective schematic view of an example 200 of a hydraulically powered hydraulic fracturing blender 265, as is typically used in hydraulic fracturing systems. The hydraulic fracturing blender 265 can be used to mix multiple dry and liquid chemicals and different types of proppant (usually sand). The blender 265 can pull fluid in through a suction manifold with a hydraulically powered suction pump and discharge the mixed or unmodified fluid at over 100 pounds per square inch (psi) and 130 barrels per minute (bpm) through a discharge manifold with a large electrically-driven discharge pump. Proppant can be deposited in proppant hopper 246, and can move up rotating auger 248, before being dumped into mixing tub 222. Hoses 252 can supply chemicals and fluids to be mixed with the proppant in mixing tub 222, and the mixed product can be pumped to the fracturing pumps through the discharge manifold.
  • A typical blender 265 as illustrated can also include a monitoring and controls instrumentation package, which allows the blender 265 to monitor and control fluid density, fluid rate, fluid pressure, chemical additive rates, and proppant additive rates, in either manual or automatic modes. In the shown embodiment, all pumps (except for the discharge pump and air blowers), valves, and augers can be controlled and powered through a hydraulic circuit 275, positioned at a front end of the trailer on which blender 265 is positioned.
  • FIG. 3 shows a perspective schematic view of an example 300 of an electrically powered hydraulic fracturing blender 365, according to an embodiment. Blender 365 shows an alternative embodiment to blender 265 as illustrated in FIG. 2, providing an example configuration in which the hydraulic circuit 275 powering blender 265 is replaced with one or more electric motor 390 and a VFD 380 to provide electrical, rather than hydraulic, operation to blender 365. In some embodiments, an electric motor 390 can be provided for each suction pump, chemical pump, and/or tub paddle associated with the blender 365. As illustrated in FIG. 3, in examples where the electric motor 390 operates a sand auger associated with blender 365, the electric motor 390-a, 390-b, 390-c can be positioned in any of three distinct positions with respect to blender 365, as discussed in more detail below with respect to FIG. 4, or in any other appropriate positions on the blender trailer.
  • Each of the elements of blender 265, including mixing tub 222, proppant auger 248, proppant hopper 246, and hoses 252 can operate identically in blender 365. For example, proppant can be deposited in proppant hopper 346, and can move up rotating auger 348, before being dumped into mixing tub 322. Hoses 352 can supply chemicals and fluids to be mixed with the proppant in mixing tub 322, and the mixed product can be boosted to the fracturing pumps from the discharge manifold. However, unlike the elements of blender 265, which are hydraulically powered, each element of blender 365 can be operated by an electric motor 390, in the absence of hydraulic circuit 275. With hydraulic circuit 275 removed, the trailer housing blender 365 can have sufficient space at the front of the trailer to support a VFD 380 to control and deliver power to the electric motor 390-a, 390-b, 390-c to mechanically rotate the proppant augers, as discussed in more detail with respect to FIG. 4 below.
  • FIG. 4 shows a side schematic view of an example 400 of the proppant auger portion 448 of the electrically powered hydraulic fracturing blender 365 as illustrated in FIG. 3, according to an embodiment. As discussed above with respect to FIG. 3, proppant can be deposited into proppant hopper 446, and can be moved up rotating proppant auger 448 to be dumped into mixing tub 422. In some embodiments, the proppant auger 448 of blender unit 365 can include three large proppant augers on the rear of the trailer, which lead from the hopper 446 to the mixing tub 422. In other embodiments, 1, 2, 4, or more proppant augers can be utilized. Chemicals and fluids can be added to mixing tub 422 to be mixed with the proppant, and the mixed proppant can be discharged through a discharge manifold to the fracturing pumps.
  • As discussed above with respect to FIGS. 2 and 3, the proppant auger 448 is typically hydraulically driven, often by a hydraulic motor 495 positioned on the top of the proppant auger tube 448. As the trailer housing the fracturing blender 365 is mobile, roadway height restrictions must be taken into account in positioning the components of the blender 365 on the trailer. In typical, hydraulically-powered blenders (as illustrated in FIG. 2), the hydraulic motor 495 may be positioned at a top end of proppant auger 448. Hydraulic motors are typically divided into two parts—the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor—with pressurized hoses connecting each part. Because of this configuration, each part of the hydraulic motor individually takes up less space than does a typical electric motor. A typical electric motor is constructed as a single unit, such that replacing a component of the hydraulic motor with the electric motor in the same position as the component of the hydraulic motor may result in the trailer housing the blender 365 exceeding roadway height restrictions.
  • Thus, in the electrically-powered blender 365 illustrated in example 400, the hydraulic motor 495 may be removed, and an electric motor may be positioned on the sloped surface of the proppant auger 448, such that the larger electric motor does not extend higher than the smaller hydraulic motor 495 would have extended. For example, in an embodiment, the electric motor 490-a may be positioned near an upper end of the top face of the proppant auger 448, parallel to the proppant auger tube. In this configuration, a chain, gear, or belt coupling, or another appropriate coupling, may be used to drive the auger. In another embodiment, the electric motor 490-b may be positioned near a lower end of the bottom face of the proppant auger 448, and the electric motor may be configured to spin the auger from the bottom. In still another embodiment, the electric motor 490-c may be positioned at a bottom end of the proppant auger 448. Various other configurations are also contemplated, any of which enable the arrangement of the elements of blender 365 on the trailer to comply with roadway restrictions.
  • Electric motor 490-a, 490-b, 490-c can be a 600 V, three-phase motor in an embodiment, or can be a single-phase motor having a different voltage in other embodiments. In some examples, the electric motor may be small, for example the size of a small trashcan, while in other examples the electric motor may be larger. In examples where the electric motor is small, the electric motor may be configured to dissipate heat independently, such that a cooling apparatus is not needed. In some examples the electric motor can use AC power, while in other examples the electric motor can use DC power. The electric motor may work in conjunction with a transformer in some examples. In some embodiments, the electric motor can generate at least about 30-40 horsepower (HP) in order to provide sufficient power to rotate proppant auger 448. In other embodiments, other electric motor power levels are contemplated; for example, an electric motor for use with a chemical pump may operate around 15 HP, an electric motor for use with augers may operate around 50 HP, and an electric motor for use with a suction pump may operate around 200 HP. The electric motor can be an induction motor or a permanent magnet motor, according to various embodiments.
  • FIG. 5 shows a perspective schematic view of an example 500 of a typical hydraulically-powered hydration unit 560. The hydration unit 560 can supplement the capabilities of the blender 365, as discussed above with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. In the illustrated example 500, hydration unit 560 can be powered by a hydraulic circuit 575, an electric motor (HPU) for which is illustrated in FIG. 5 as positioned at a front end of the hydration unit 560 trailer.
  • The hydration unit 560 is configured to pull on fluid through a suction manifold with a hydraulically powered fluid pump, and can hold up to about 300 bbl of fluid in a mixing vessel 562. The mixing vessel 562 can be used to premix chemicals before use in the hydraulic fracturing process, and can act as a buffer in the event of a fluid delivery problem. For example, if a fracturing stage is being pumped at a fluid rate of 70 bpm when water transfer to the wellsite is lost, the hydration unit 560 can provide the operators with a three-minute window in which to determine the problem and resume water transfer, or to flush the surface equipment and shut down pumping operations.
  • Onboard hydration unit 560 can be an instrumentation and control package that allows the hydration unit 560 to monitor fluid rate, pressure, viscosity, pH, temperature, and chemical additive rates in either automatic or manual modes of operation. All valves, paddles, and pumps can be controlled and powered through an onboard hydraulic circuit.
  • FIG. 6 shows a perspective schematic view of an example 600 of an electrically powered hydraulic fracturing hydration unit 660, according to an embodiment. Hydration unit 660 shows an alternative embodiment to hydration unit 560 as illustrated in FIG. 5, providing an example configuration in which the hydraulic circuit 575 powering hydration unit 560 is replaced with one or more electric motor 690 and a VFD house 680 to provide electrical, rather than hydraulic, operation of hydration unit 660. In some embodiments, an electric motor 690 can be provided for each of the one or more chemical pumps, suction pumps, and mixing paddles associated with hydration unit 600.
  • The remaining components of hydration unit 660, such as mixing vessel 662, may operate as described above with respect to FIG. 5. However, components of hydration unit 660, such as suction pumps and mixing paddles, may be driven by one or more electric motors 690 via VFD housing 680, rather than by a hydraulic circuit 575. In some embodiments, the electric motor 690-b may be positioned between mixing vessel 662 and VFD housing 680. In other embodiments, the electric motor 690-a may be positioned in front of, behind, or under VFD housing 680. Alternate electric motor 690-a, 690-b positions on the hydration unit 660 trailer are also contemplated. As discussed above with respect to the hydraulic fracturing blender of FIGS. 3 and 4, in some embodiments it may be advantageous to consider roadway height regulations in determining where to position the electric motor 690-a, 690-b. For example, positioning the electric motor 690-a, 690-b atop mixing vessel 662 may result in the overall height of the hydration unit 660 trailer exceeding roadway height limitations in some cases, but may be permissible in other instances, depending upon specific regulations.
  • In some embodiments, the removed hydraulic circuit 575 may be replaced by VFD housing 680 on the front portion (or “tongue”) of the trailer. In other embodiments, rather than placing the VFD housing 680 on the tongue of the trailer, the front of the trailer may be left as an open deck with or without perimeter rails, such that the open space can be used for chemical tote or other component storage. For example, hydraulic fracturing sites often include at least one flatbed or drop deck trailer provided for storing chemical totes thereon; however, use of separate trailers for chemical totes may necessitate the use of several independent chemical lines spanning between the totes and the hydration unit 660 trailer. By instead storing the chemical totes on the hydration unit 660 trailer, both the separate storage trailers and the chemical lines may be eliminated, thereby conserving space at the hydraulic fracturing site and limiting the use of materials, such as chemical lines, which may be expensive, faulty, dangerous, and cumbersome.
  • In another embodiment, a small acid vessel can be positioned on the vacant trailer deck position. This embodiment may be useful for trigger toes (e.g., where no sand is pumped, the well is pressurized to open a sleeve called the “toe,” and small quantities of water and acid are displaced to open the formation and surrounding cement) or for low-rate fracturing jobs (e.g., conventional or non-shale jobs, typically performed at less than 50 bpm or even as low as 5 bpm, as opposed to 70-120 bpm for shale jobs). In one example, the acid vessel could hold about 500 to 1500 gallons of acid, for example hydrochloric acid (HCL) at a concentration of about 15% to 30%, and could be completely enclosed and refillable from a supply acid tanker. Other acids and different concentrations are also feasible. In this configuration, extra landing gear to support the weight of the trailer while rigged-in may be required.
  • In examples where the equipment is dedicated to low-rate jobs, pump downs only, or trigger toes, and is specifically designed for a maximum of about 60 bpm (as opposed to about 130 bpm for typical electric blenders), for example, a small open-top mixing tank may be positioned on the open deck space to combine the qualities of the hydration unit and blender onto a single unit. According to such an embodiment, the single unit may include a large electric discharge motor (e.g., about 1000 HP or more) for boosting fluid to fracturing pumps capable of about 120 psi charge pressure, in one example. The single unit could also include multiple chemical pumps (e.g., 5-10 liquid pumps, 2-4 dry chemical hoppers), and optional sand augers if the unit will be used for low-rate well stimulation. In some embodiments, the single unit could further include an optional chemical premixing tank with an open top and mixing paddles (having, for example, 50-100 bbl capacity) plumbed into the suction lines of the unit. This configuration could take the place of the HPU motor and hydraulics in typical electric blender models.
  • Additional elements of the single unit could include an optional acid tank plumbed into the discharge lines; optional open deck space for chemical totes, pallets, or vats; or an optional VFD housing with all required breakers, soft starters, and VFDs for reduced interconnecting cables. The single unit could also include a supplemental mixing tub (e.g., having about 5-10 bbl volume) if sand augers are installed; a suction pump for drawing water from a source; and/or a full instrumentation package (e.g., Densometer, suction and discharge flow meters, suction and discharge pressure transducers, pH probe, fluid temperature probe, viscometer, chemical flow meters, and others)
  • In the described example single unit, the purpose of the large open top mixing tank can be to allow for the premixing of gel. Gel is usually made of guar, but can be composed of synthetic origins as well, and can be added to the vat in condensed liquid form or in a powder form. Premixing may be required where the viscosifier can take several minutes to hydrate, and may need extra time to mix the gel with water. Facilitating this premixing is the typical role of the hydration unit, in addition to containing supplemental chemical pumps and acting as a fluid buffer in the event of an issue with the water supply. If a mixing tank is installed, extra landing gear may be required to support the weight of the extra fluid once the unit is rigged in and filled.
  • The present disclosure described herein, therefore, is well adapted to carry out the objects and attain the ends and advantages mentioned, as well as others inherent therein. While a presently preferred embodiment of the disclosure has been given for purposes of disclosure, numerous changes exist in the details of procedures for accomplishing the desired results. These and other similar modifications will readily suggest themselves to those skilled in the art, and are intended to be encompassed within the spirit of the present disclosure disclosed herein and the scope of the appended claims.

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2. A hydraulic fracturing system for fracturing a subterranean formation comprising:
an electric pump fluidly connected to a well associated with the subterranean formation, and configured to pump fluid into a wellbore associated with the well at a high pressure so that the fluid passes from the wellbore into the subterranean formation and fractures the subterranean formation;
one or more ancillary units associated with the fluid pumped into the wellbore;
a first motor electrically coupled to the electric pump to operate the electric pump;
one or more second motors, each of the one or more second motors electrically coupled to at least one of the one or more ancillary units to operate the at least one of the one or more ancillary units.
3. The system of claim 2, wherein the first motor is selected from the group consisting of any of an electric motor, a diesel motor, a natural gas motor, a gasoline motor, and a hydraulic motor, or a combination thereof.
4. The system of claim 2, further comprising:
an electric generator, wherein the first motor is electrically coupled to the electric pump via the electric generator to generate electricity for use by the electric pump.
5. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more second motor comprises an electric motor.
6. The system of claim 5, wherein the electric motor is selected from the group consisting of any of a single-phase AC motor, a three-phase motor, and a DC motor.
7. The system of claim 2, further comprising:
a plurality of variable-frequency drives (VFD), each VFD connected to at least on of the first motor or the one or more second motors to control the speed of the first motor of the one or more second motors.
8. The system of claim 7, wherein each VFD frequently performs electric motor diagnostics to prevent damage to the first motor or the one or more second motors.
9. The system of claim 7, further comprising:
one or more trailer, wherein the one or more ancillary units are positioned on the one or more trailer, and wherein each VFD is positioned on the one or more trailer proximate each of the one or more ancillary units.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the one or more second motors are each positioned on the one or more trailers proximate each of the one or more ancillary units.
11. The system of claim 2, wherein additional of the one or more ancillary units are selected from the group consisting of any of a blender, a hydration unit, a chemical additive unit, a small pump, a chemical pump, a water pump, a valve actuator, a cooling fan, an auger, a mixing paddle, a conveyor belt, and a blower, or any combination thereof.
12. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more ancillary units comprise a blender, the blender being positioned on a trailer and fluidly connected to an auger or proximate a bottom elevation of the auger, or a combination thereof, such that the one or more second motors provide power to drive the auger.
13. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more ancillary units comprise the hydration unit, the hydration unit being positioned on a trailer, the trailer further comprising a VFD, wherein the one or more second motors are positioned any of between the hydration unit and the VFD, or below the VFD, or a combination thereof, and wherein the one or more second motors provide power to the hydration unit via the VFD.
14. A hydraulic fracturing system for fracturing a subterranean formation comprising:
an electric pump fluidly connected to a well associated with the subterranean formation, and configured to pump fluid into a wellbore associated with the well at a high pressure so that the fluid passes from the wellbore into the subterranean formation and fractures the subterranean formation;
one or more ancillary units associated with the fluid pumped into the wellbore;
a first motor electrically coupled to the electric pump to operate the electric pump;
one or more second motors, the one or more second motors comprising an electric motor, and each of the one or more second motors electrically coupled to at least one of the one or more ancillary units to operate the at least one of the one or more ancillary units; and
a plurality of variable-frequency drives (VFD), each VFD connected to at least one of the first motor or the one or more second motors to control the speed of the first motor or the one or more second motors.
15. The system of claim 14, wherein the first motor is selected from the group consisting of any of an electric motor, a diesel motor, a natural gas motor, a gasoline motor, and a hydraulic motor, or a combination thereof.
16. The system of claim 14, wherein the electric motor is selected from the group consisting of any of a single-phase AC motor, a three-phase motor, and a DC motor.
17. The system of claim 14, wherein each VFD frequently performs electric motor diagnostics to prevent damage to the first motor or the one or more second motors.
18. The system of claim 14, further comprising:
one or more trailer, wherein the one or more ancillary units are positioned on the one or more trailer, and wherein each VFD is positioned on the one or more trailer proximate each of the one or more ancillary units.
19. The system of claim 14, wherein the one or more second motors are each positioned on the one or more trailers proximate each of the one or more ancillary units.
20. The system of claim 14, wherein additional of the one or more ancillary units are selected from the group consisting of any of a blender, a hydration unit, a chemical additive unit, a small pump, a chemical pump, a water pump, a valve actuator, a cooling fan, an auger, a mixing paddle, a conveyor belt, and a blower, or any combination thereof.
21. A method for powering one or more ancillary units associated with a hydraulic fracturing system, the method comprising:
fluidly connecting an electric pump to a well associated with a subterranean formation, the electric pump configured to pump fluid into a wellbore associated with the well at a high pressure so that the fluid passes from the wellbore into the subterranean formation and fractures the subterranean formation;
fluidly connecting the one or more ancillary units with the fluid pumped into the wellbore;
electrically coupling a first motor to the electric pump to operate the electric pump;
electrically coupling one or more second motors to each of the one or more ancillary units to operate the one or more ancillary units, the one or more second motors comprising an electric motor; and
connecting each of a plurality of variable-frequency drives (VFD) to at least one of the first motor or the one or more second motors to control the speed of the first motor or the one or more second motors.
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