Well servicing combination unit

Abstract

A single well servicing combination unit comprising: a hydraulic manifold removably connectable to the power-take-off of an external power source to drive a plurality of hydraulic pumps and motors that control a plurality of well servicing units mounted on said combination unit, said well servicing units being interconnectable by plumbing.

Description

FIELD[0001]This invention rotates, generally, to the treatment of oil and gas wells using fluids to increase the production capability of the wells, and more specifically, to providing for treatment of oil and gas wells with a means and apparatus that combines multiple unite—which may include: coiled tubing, nitrogen generation, fluid pumping, blending tanks, wireline inspection, and other units—into a single unit powered by an external source.BACKGROUND[0002]It is known in the art to use self-powered units to provide wireline inspection and workover operations using gaseous nitrogen to remove sand and / or water or other impediments to production of oil and gas wells. The prior art has not recognized that a single, relatively small, engineless unit requiring minimal set-up / take-down time can be provided with all of the equipment and accessories for tapping into an onsite power source to run a combined and integrated system that may include one or more of the following: coiled tubing ...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0011]A single small engineless well servicing unit comprising:

Problems solved by technology

Separate, dedicated power sources for each unit drastically increases the mass and volume that must be transported.

Current power packs are horsepower limited, which limits the equipment that each can drive.

Even with a hydraulic power manifold to drive multiple units from a single engine, the horsepower limits how many can be integrated.

The requirement for multiple (or much larger) transportation units increases the transportation costs, time, and personnel required to bring the units to the well and run these services.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,230,805 (Vercaemer) teaches a method of hydraulic fracturing in which at least two separate fracturing fluid components are pumped downhole—one of said components being pumped downhole within coiled tubing—but does not teach how to accomplish this with a single compact unit in which all equipment is powered by an onsite engine and that also provides for the coil tubing operation and wireline inspection.

Also, no means for wireline inspection is provided.

The off-shore prior-art that has the same functionality as the present invention is larger, more expensive, and requires either multiple barges or ships—necessitating additional time and expense for set up and take down of ship to ship plumbing—or a larger, more expensive barge or ship that has a deeper draft and can therefore depart from and reach fewer locations.

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