US 11,629,583 B2Granted

Systems and methods for exchanging fracturing components of a hydraulic fracturing unit

AssigneeBJ Energy Solutions, LLC

InventorsTony Yeung, Ricardo Rodriguez-Ramon, Joseph Foster

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Abstract

Systems and methods for exchanging fracturing components of a hydraulic fracturing unit and may include an exchangeable fracturing component section to facilitate quickly exchanging a fracturing component of a hydraulic fracturing unit. The fracturing component section may include a section frame including a base, and a fracturing component connected to the base. The fracturing component section also may include a component electrical assembly and a component fluid assembly connected to the section frame. The fracturing component section further may include a coupling plate connected to the section frame. The fracturing component section also may include one or more of a plurality of quick-connect electrical couplers or a plurality of quick-connect fluid couplers connected to a coupling plate. The quick-connect electrical and fluid couplers may be positioned to receive respective electrical and fluid connections of the component electrical and fluid assemblies and connect to other portions of the hydraulic fracturing unit.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method to exchange a first component of a hydraulic fracturing unit for a second component in the hydraulic fracturing unit, the first component comprises a first transmission to connect an output of a turbine engine to a hydraulic fracturing pump and the second component comprises a second transmission to connect the output of the turbine engine to the hydraulic fracturing pump, the method comprising:

disconnecting the first transmission from one or more other components of the hydraulic fracturing unit, the first transmission being connected to a first section frame positioned to support the first transmission, the first transmission and the first section frame at least partially defining a first component section;
disconnecting a first component fluid assembly from the hydraulic fracturing unit, the first component fluid assembly being connected to the first section frame and positioned to provide one or more of lubrication, cooling, hydraulic function, or fuel associated with operation of the first transmission, the disconnecting of the first component fluid assembly from the hydraulic fracturing unit includes disconnecting the hydraulic fracturing unit from one or more first quick-connect fluid couplers connected to the first section frame, the one or more first quick-connect fluid couplers being connected to the first component fluid assembly;
disconnecting the first section frame from a platform supporting one or more components of the hydraulic fracturing unit;
separating the first component section from the platform;
positioning a second component section at a position of the platform previously occupied by the first component section, the second component section having a second section frame and the second transmission supported by the second section frame;
connecting a second component fluid assembly to the hydraulic fracturing unit, the second component fluid assembly being connected to the second section frame and positioned to provide one or more of lubrication, cooling, hydraulic function, or fuel associated with operation of the second transmission, the connecting of the second component fluid assembly to fluid conduits of the hydraulic fracturing unit includes connecting the hydraulic fracturing unit to one or more second quick-connect fluid couplers connected to the second section frame, the one or more second quick-connect fluid couplers being connected to the second component fluid assembly;
and
connecting the second component to the one or more other components of the hydraulic fracturing unit.

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A method to exchange a first component of a hydraulic fracturing unit for a second component in the hydraulic fracturing unit, the method comprising:

disconnecting the first component from one or more other components of the hydraulic fracturing unit, the first component being connected to a first section frame positioned to support the first component, the first component and the first section frame at least partially defining a first component section;
disconnecting a first component fluid assembly from the hydraulic fracturing unit, the first component fluid assembly being connected to the first section frame and positioned to provide one or more of lubrication, cooling, hydraulic function, or fuel associated with operation of the first component, the disconnecting of the first component fluid assembly from the hydraulic fracturing unit includes disconnecting the hydraulic fracturing unit from one or more first quick-connect fluid couplers connected to the first section frame, the one or more first quick-connect fluid couplers being connected to the first component fluid assembly;
disconnecting the first section frame from a platform supporting one or more components of the hydraulic fracturing unit;
separating the first component section from the platform;
positioning a second component section at a position of the platform previously occupied by the first component section, the second component section having a second section frame and the second component supported by the second section frame;
connecting a second component fluid assembly to the hydraulic fracturing unit, the second component fluid assembly being connected to the second section frame and positioned to provide one or more of lubrication, cooling, hydraulic function, or fuel associated with operation of the second component, the connecting of the second component fluid assembly to fluid conduits of the hydraulic fracturing unit includes connecting the hydraulic fracturing unit to one or more second quick-connect fluid couplers connected to the second section frame, the one or more second quick-connect fluid couplers being connected to the second component fluid assembly;
and
connecting the second component to the one or more other components of the hydraulic fracturing unit.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/970,826Filed 21 Oct 2022 · continuation
Priority: 9 Jun 2020
Published: US 2023/0041566 A19 Feb 2023
Granted: 18 Apr 2023
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

E21B 43/2607
By forming crevices or fractures: surface equipment specially adapted for fracturing operations
E21B 41/005
Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00: waste disposal systems
E21B 43/267
By forming crevices or fractures: reinforcing fractures by propping
E21B 47/008
Survey of boreholes or wells: monitoring of down-hole pump systems, e.g. for the detection of "pumped-off" conditions

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