Once-through steam generator for use at oilfield operation site, and method
OwnerDerek Law, Mitchell Galvin +1inventors
InventorsDerek Law, Mitchell Galvin, Jonathan J. Wiersma
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Abstract
A once-through steam generator for use at an oilfield operation site includes: a control module having an enclosure including controls for operating the steam generator, a radiant module including a radiant chamber, and a convective module including an economizer heat exchanger. The enclosure is erected prior to transportation to the operation site.
Claims15
A once-through steam generator for use at an oilfield operation site, the steam generator comprising:
- a control module supported by a first steel frame and having an enclosure comprising controls for operating the steam generator, the enclosure being erected prior to transportation to the operation site;
- a radiant module supported by a second steel frame and comprising a radiant chamber having a burner installed at an end thereof, the burner being configured to provide a heat transfer of between about 80 million Btu/h and about 200 million Btu/h;
- a convective module comprising an economizer heat exchanger, and
- wherein the radiant module supported by the second steel frame is transportable separately from the control module supported by the first steel frame.
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A method of installing a once-through steam generator at an oilfield operation site, the method comprising:
- providing each of:
- a control module supported by a first steel frame and having an enclosure comprising controls for operating the steam generator, the enclosure being erected prior to transportation to the operation site,
- a radiant module supported by a second steel frame and comprising a radiant chamber having a burner installed at an end thereof, the burner being configured to provide a heat transfer of between about 80 million Btu/h and about 200 million Btu/h,
- a convective module comprising an economizer heat exchanger,
- wherein the radiant module supported by the second steel frame is transportable separately from the control module supported by the first frame;
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- installing the control module, the radiant module and the convective module at the operation site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.