US 2016/0305222 A1 · Wellhead Gas Heater

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed that may include providing a wellhead gas burner to burn wellhead gas produced from a wellhead to heat water and/or other chemicals used in hydrocarbon production and/or well completion processes, including, but not limited to hydraulic fracturing (fracking). The wellhead gas burner may include a pressure regulator and an expansion chamber that permit the wellhead gas burner to continuously operate and accommodate wellhead gas pressure fluctuations. The wellhead gas burner may also be configured as a primary heat source and integrated with a traditional propane/diesel gas burner system configured as a supplemental heat source. The wellhead gas burner may also be mounted to a mobile superheater truck.

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Dependent claims

A wellhead gas burner, comprising:

a supply line configured to couple to a wellhead gas source and configured to flow wellhead gas at a first velocity;
an expansion chamber in fluid communication with the supply line and configured to flow wellhead gas at a second velocity that is less than the first velocity;
a fuel rail in fluid communication with the expansion chamber;
and
at least one fuel rail finger in fluid communication to the fuel rail, wherein the at least one fuel rail finger comprises a plurality of combustion chambers, and wherein each combustion chamber comprises a combustion tube holder that at least partially envelopes a combustion tube.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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