Wellhead Gas Heater
AssigneeAdler Hot Oil Service, LLC
InventorPaul Briggs
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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.
Claims20
A superheater truck, comprising:
- a heat source;
- a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between heat received from the heat source and a fluid within the heat exchanger;
- and
- at least one flame arrestor.
A method of operating a superheater truck, comprising:
- providing a superheater truck with a heat source, a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between heat received from the heat source and a fluid within the heat exchanger, and a flame arrestor;
- and
- preventing combustion of a flammable substance outside at least one of a burner box and a vent of a storage tank of the superheater truck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.