Hydraulic fracturing system for driving a plunger pump with a turbine engine

{
  "publication_number": "US11499405B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Hydraulic fracturing system for driving a plunger pump with a turbine engine",
  "abstract": "The present invention discloses a hydraulic fracturing system for driving a plunger pump with a turbine engine, including a fracturing equipment comprising a turbine engine fueled by natural gas or diesel as a power source, an exhaust system, and a plunger pump; a high-low pressure manifold; a blending equipment adapted to blend a fracturing base fluid; and a sand-mixing equipment adapted to provide the fracturing base fluid and a fracturing proppant to the high-low pressure manifold. A first end of the high-low pressure manifold is connected to the fracturing equipment through a connection pipeline. A second end of the high-low pressure manifold is connected to a wellhead. An exhaust end of the turbine engine is connected to the exhaust system whereas an output driving end of the turbine engine is connected to the plunger pump via a connection device. The connection device comprises at least a reduction gearbox. An input speed of the reduction gearbox matches an output driving speed of the turbine engine, and an input torque of the reduction gearbox matches an output driving torque of the turbine engine.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A hydraulic fracturing system, comprising: a fracturing equipment comprising a turbine engine fueled by natural gas or diesel as a power source, an exhaust duct, and a plunger pump; a high-low pressure manifold; a blending equipment adapted to blend a fracturing base fluid; and a sand-mixing equipment adapted to provide the fracturing base fluid and a fracturing proppant to the high-low pressure manifold; wherein: a first end of the high-low pressure manifold is connected to the fracturing equipment through a connection pipeline; a second end of the high-low pressure manifold is connected to a wellhead; an exhaust end of the turbine engine is connected to the exhaust duct whereas an output driving end of the turbine engine is connected to the plunger pump via a connection device; the connection device comprises at least a reduction gearbox; an input speed of the reduction gearbox matches an output driving speed of the turbine engine, and an input torque of the reduction gearbox matches an output driving torque of the turbine engine; and wherein the exhaust duct and rotational axle of the turbine engine are disposed in a straight line along a transmission direction of mechanical driving power.",
    "2. The hydraulic fracturing system of claim 1, wherein the reduction gearbox is integrated with the plunger pump.",
    "3. The hydraulic fracturing system of claim 1, wherein the output driving end of the turbine engine directly connects to the reduction gearbox.",
    "4. The hydraulic fracturing system of claim 3, wherein the exhaust duct, the rotational axles of the turbine engine and the reduction gearbox, and a transmission axel of the plunger pump are disposed in a straight line along a transmission direction of mechanical driving power.",
    "5. The hydraulic fracturing system of claim 1, wherein the turbine engine is capable of both being 100% fueled by natural gas or 100% fueled by diesel.",
    "6. The hydraulic fracturing system of claim 1, wherein the turbine engine is adapted to be fueled by natural gas delivered to the turbine engine by any one of: a compressed natural gas (CNG) tanker through CNG pressure regulating equipment; a liquid natural gas (LNG) tanker through LNG gasification conveying equipment; a wellhead gas treatment equipment connected to a gas port of the wellhead; or a gas pipeline connected to pipeline gas treatment equipment.",
    "7. The hydraulic fracturing system of claim 1, further comprising an instrument for monitoring the hydraulic fracturing system.",
    "8. The hydraulic fracturing system of claim 1, wherein the fracturing equipment is vehicle-mounted, semi-trailer mounted, or skid mounted.",
    "9. The hydraulic fracturing system of claim 1, wherein the plunger pump comprises a three-cylinder pump or a five-cylinder pump having a power rating of at least 2250 hp.",
    "10. The hydraulic fracturing system of claim 9, wherein the plunger pump comprises a five-cylinder pump having a power rating of at least 5000 hp.",
    "11. A hydraulic fracturing system, comprising: a fracturing equipment comprising a turbine engine fueled by natural gas or diesel as a power source, an exhaust duct, and a plunger pump assembly; a high-low pressure manifold; a blending equipment adapted to blend a fracturing base fluid; and a sand-mixing equipment adapted to provide the fracturing base fluid and a fracturing proppant to the high-low pressure manifold; wherein: a first end of the high-low pressure manifold is connected to the fracturing equipment through a connection pipeline; a second end of the high-low pressure manifold is connected to a wellhead; the plunger pump assembly comprises a plunger pump and a first reduction gearbox integrated with the plunger pump; and an exhaust end of the turbine engine is connected to the exhaust duct whereas an output driving end of the turbine engine is connected to the plunger pump assembly via a connection device comprising a second reduction gearbox followed by a transmission shaft; and wherein the exhaust duct and rotational axle of the turbine engine are disposed in a straight line along a transmission direction of mechanical driving power.",
    "12. The hydraulic fracturing system of claim 11, wherein the turbine engine is capable of both being 100% fueled by natural gas or 100% fueled by diesel.",
    "13. The hydraulic fracturing system of claim 11, wherein the turbine engine is adapted to be fueled by natural gas delivered to the turbine engine by any one of: a compressed CNG tanker through CNG pressure regulating equipment; an LNG) tanker through LNG gasification conveying equipment; a wellhead gas treatment equipment connected to a gas port of the wellhead; or a gas pipeline connected to pipeline gas treatment equipment.",
    "14. The hydraulic fracturing system of claim 11, further comprising an instrument for monitoring the hydraulic fracturing system.",
    "15. The hydraulic fracturing system of claim 11, wherein the fracturing equipment is vehicle-mounted, semi-trailer mounted, or skid mounted.",
    "16. The hydraulic fracturing system of claim 11, wherein the plunger pump comprises a three-cylinder pump or a five-cylinder pump having a power rating of at least 2250 hp.",
    "17. The hydraulic fracturing system of claim 16, wherein the plunger pump comprises a five-cylinder pump having a power rating of at least 5000 hp.",
    "18. The hydraulic fracturing system of claim 11, an input speed of the second reduction gearbox matches an output driving speed of the turbine engine, and an input torque of the second reduction gearbox matches an output driving torque of the turbine engine.",
    "19. A hydraulic fracturing system, comprising: a fracturing equipment comprising a turbine engine fueled by natural gas or diesel as a power source, an exhaust duct, and a plunger pump; a high-low pressure manifold; a blending equipment adapted to blend a fracturing base fluid; and a sand-mixing equipment adapted to provide the fracturing base fluid and a fracturing proppant to the high-low pressure manifold; wherein: a first end of the high-low pressure manifold is connected to the fracturing equipment through a connection pipeline; a second end of the high-low pressure manifold is connected to a wellhead; an exhaust end of the turbine engine is connected to the exhaust duct whereas an output driving end of the turbine engine is connected to the plunger pump via a connection device; the connection device comprises at least a reduction gearbox; an input speed of the reduction gearbox matches an output driving speed of the turbine engine, and an input torque of the reduction gearbox matches an output driving torque of the turbine engine; and wherein the exhaust duct and rotational axles of the reduction gearbox and the turbine engine are disposed in a straight line along a transmission direction of mechanical driving power."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "The present invention relates to the technical field of fracturing in oil and gas fields, and specifically to a hydraulic fracturing system for driving a plunger pump with a turbine engine.\n\nHydraulic fracturing has been applied in increasing the production in oil or gas wells for decades. For this process, a plunger pump is used to pump fluid into the wellbore under high pressure, and then the fluid is squeezed into the formation, fracturing several hydraulic fractures. Water, other liquids as well as fracturing proppants are also injected into the fractures. After fracturing, the fracturing base fluid is returned to the ground, with the fracturing proppants remaining in the fracture to prevent fracture closure, through which a large amount of oil and gas enter the wellbore to be exploited.\n\nIn the working sites of fracturing in oil and gas fields all over the world, the power driving modes for the plunger pump mainly include the following two ways:\n\nOne driving mode is that a diesel engine is connected to a transmission through a transmission shaft to drive the fracturing plunger pump to work. In other words, a diesel engine is used as the power source, a transmission and a transmission shaft are used as the transmission devices, and a plunger pump is used as the actuating element.\n\nThis configuration mode has the following disadvantages:\n\n(1) Large volume and heavy weight: When a diesel engine drives a transmission to drive a plunger pump through a transmission shaft, a large volume is occupied, a heavy weight is involved, the transportation is restricted, and the power density is low;",
  "cpc": [
    "E21B 43/2607",
    "E21B 43/26",
    "E21B 43/267",
    "F02C 6/00",
    "F02C 7/36"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "E21B 43/26",
    "F02C 6/00",
    "F02C 7/36"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment and Technologies Co Ltd"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Rikui Zhang",
    "Xiance Li",
    "Xincheng Li",
    "Yipeng Wu",
    "Chunqiang Lan",
    "Sheng Chang",
    "Peng Zhang",
    "Xiaolei Ji"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2021-12-07",
  "publication_date": "2022-11-15",
  "grant_date": "2022-11-15",
  "priority_date": "2019-09-20",
  "application_number": "US-202117544462-A",
  "family_id": "74883094",
  "cited_by_count": 97,
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