Systems and Methods for Colocation of High Performance Computing Operations and Hydrocarbon Production Facilties
AssigneeBP Corporation North America Inc.
InventorChristopher Steele Spears
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Abstract
A hydrocarbon production system includes a well at a remote location. The well is configured to produce hydrocarbon production fluids comprising natural gas. The system also includes a turbo-generator coupled to the well and configured to receive the natural gas and produce electricity from the natural gas. In addition, the system includes a high performance computing (HPC) data center coupled to the turbo-generator and configured to be powered by the electricity from the turbo-generator.
Claims27
A system for performing computing operations at a remote hydrocarbon producing well, the system comprising:
- a turbo-generator at the remote location and configured to receive natural gas produced by the well and produce electricity from the natural gas;
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- a high performance computing (HPC) data center configured to be powered by the electricity from the turbo-generator;
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- an air conditioning system coupled to the turbo-generator and configured to be powered by the electricity from the turbo-generator, wherein the air conditioning system is configured to control the temperature and humidity of the HPC data center.
A system for performing computing operations at a remote hydrocarbon producing well, the system comprising:
- a turbo-generator at the remote location and configured to receive natural gas from the well and produce electrical power from the natural gas;
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- a high performance computing (HPC) data center coupled to the turbo-generator at the remote location and configured to be powered by the electrical power produced by the turbo-generator, wherein the HPC data center is configured to communicate the electrical power produced by the turbo-generator at the remote location.
A system for performing computing operations at a remote hydrocarbon producing well, the system comprising:
- an electrical generator at the remote location and configured to be driven by mechanical energy derived from natural gas produced by the well, wherein the electrical generator is configured to produce electrical power from the mechanical energy;
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- a high performance computing (HPC) data center coupled to the electrical generator at the remote location and configured to be powered by the electrical power produced by the turbo-generator, wherein the HPC data center is configured to communicate the electrical power produced by the turbo-generator at the remote location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.