Mobile Turbine Power Layout for Fast-Deploy Fracturing Sites
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional fracturing equipment in the oil and gas industry requires extensive area occupation, causes environmental pollution, and has high installation and maintenance costs due to complex power supply systems that are not easily mobilized for short operation cycles and site relocations.
Innovation Solution
A mobile power system integrating turbine generation, exhaust, and auxiliary units onto separate transport vehicles, allowing for quick assembly and connection of power supply components, including a gas turbine, generator, and exhaust system, with flexible exhaust joint configurations to adapt to different site environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional power supply systems are used for electric drive fracturing equipment, then the equipment can operate with sufficient power, but the installation time increases to half to one month due to complex assembly, transportation and installation processes
Solution Approach 1:
The power supply system is divided into three independent modular units: turbine generation transportation unit, exhaust transportation unit, and auxiliary system transportation unit. Each unit can be transported and installed separately on different vehicles, enabling parallel installation processes and significantly reducing total installation time compared to conventional integrated power supply systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The turbine generation unit, exhaust unit, and auxiliary systems are pre-assembled and tested as complete modular units at the manufacturing site before transportation. This preliminary assembly and testing eliminate complex on-site construction activities, allowing for rapid deployment at fracturing sites and reducing installation time from half to one month to a fraction of that duration.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a complete set of electric drive fracturing equipment is deployed to reduce environmental pollution and occupied area, then environmental requirements are satisfied, but higher requirements are imposed on power supply at the operation site
Solution Approach 1:
The gas turbine power generation unit serves multiple functions simultaneously: it generates electrical power for the electric drive fracturing equipment, provides thermal energy through its exhaust for heating requirements, and offers mobile power supply capability for remote operations. This multi-functionality satisfies the high power requirements while maintaining environmental benefits of electric drive equipment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines power generation, exhaust utilization, and auxiliary systems into an integrated mobile power supply platform. The turbine generation unit is coupled with the exhaust unit and auxiliary systems, creating a unified system that delivers comprehensive power and thermal support to electric drive fracturing equipment, thereby meeting elevated power requirements without compromising environmental performance.
3Adaptability or versatility
If fracturing equipment needs to be moved among different well-sites for short operation cycles, then operational flexibility is improved, but the complex power supply system becomes difficult to mobilize and relocate
Solution Approach 1:
The power supply system is segmented into three independently transportable units that can be loaded onto separate vehicles. This segmentation allows each unit to be mobilized and relocated independently, greatly enhancing the flexibility to move between well-sites for short operation cycles without the logistical challenges of moving a single complex integrated system.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates movable and adjustable components including the turbine generation unit mounted on a transport vehicle, retractable or foldable exhaust stacks, and flexible connection systems for cables and hoses. These dynamic features enable rapid deployment and relocation, allowing the power supply system to adapt to different well-site locations while maintaining operational complexity at manageable levels.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Significantly reduces installation time, minimizes environmental impact, and streamlines the connection of power supply systems at fracturing sites by integrating equipment and reducing the complexity of cable and hose connections, while accommodating various site conditions.
Implementation Method 1
a gas turbine, a generator
Implementation Method 2
a gas turbine, a generator and effectively connected
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention discloses a system for providing mobile power, in which the required equipment for the power supply system at fracturing fields as well as connection cables and connection hoses are integrated properly, assigned onto three transport vehicles for movement and effectively connected. Intake components and a turbine generation system are combined on a first transport vehicle and installed together, then transported to customer sites directly, thus saving the installation time at the user sites. The two different designs on the locations of an exhaust stack and an exhaust silencer not only meet the requirements of road transportation, but also meet the requirements of exhaust gas emission during operations.