Modular Fracturing Skid with Dedicated Single Outlet
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current fracturing systems for subterranean resource extraction often require complex and costly setups with long fluid conduits, which can increase operational expenses and reduce efficiency due to the need for shared skid assemblies serving multiple wellhead assemblies.
Innovation Solution
A modular fracturing system with dedicated skid assemblies, each having a single fluid outlet connected directly to a wellhead assembly via a single fluid conduit, allowing for closer placement and reducing conduit length, along with an additional manifold for providing supplementary fluids through the same outlets and conduits.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If shared skid assemblies are used to serve multiple wellhead assemblies, then device complexity is reduced, but conduit length increases and operational efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the fracturing fluid delivery infrastructure into dedicated segments, with each skid assembly assigned to serve a specific wellhead assembly. This segmentation eliminates the need for long shared conduits while maintaining system simplicity through standardized modular units.
2Productivity
If dedicated skid assemblies are used for each wellhead assembly, then operational efficiency improves and conduit length is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses identical replicated skid assembly designs for each wellhead assembly. This copying approach standardizes the configuration, making deployment and maintenance simpler despite having multiple dedicated units, as each unit follows the same blueprint.
3Device complexity
If long fluid conduits are used to connect shared skid assemblies to multiple wellhead assemblies, then device complexity is reduced, but deployment cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The conduit system is segmented into short, dedicated connections between each skid assembly and its corresponding wellhead assembly. This eliminates the need for long, complex conduit networks while reducing material costs and deployment expenses through standardized short-run connections.
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AI summary
A modular fracturing system including a fracturing fluid manifold and a skid apparatus coupled in fluid communication with the fracturing fluid manifold and only one fracturing tree. The skid apparatus can include an inlet coupled to the fracturing fluid manifold, a single outlet coupled to the one fracturing tree via a fluid conduit, and a valve between the inlet and the single outlet to control flow of fracturing fluid from the fracturing fluid manifold through the skid apparatus to the one fracturing tree.