System and method for utilizing integrated pressure exchange manifold in hydraulic fracturing

A system, comprising:

• an integrated manifold system, comprising:
• a plurality of isobaric pressure exchangers (IPXs), wherein each IPX of the plurality of IPXs comprises a low-pressure first fluid inlet configured to receive a low-pressure first fluid, a high-pressure second fluid inlet configured to receive a high-pressure second fluid, a high-pressure first fluid outlet configured to discharge a high-pressure first fluid, and a low-pressure second fluid outlet configured to discharge a low-pressure second fluid;
• a high-pressure second fluid manifold coupled to each of the high-pressure second fluid inlets of the plurality of IPXs and configured to provide the high-pressure second fluid to each of the high-pressure second fluid inlets of the plurality of IPXs;
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• a low-pressure second fluid manifold coupled to each of the low-pressure second fluid outlets of the plurality of IPXs and configured to discharge the low-pressure second fluid from the integrated manifold system;
• and
• an additional manifold system separate from the integrated manifold system, comprising:
• a low-pressure first fluid manifold coupled to each of the low-pressure first fluid inlets of the plurality of IPXs and configured to provide the low-pressure first fluid to each of the low-pressure first fluid inlets of the plurality of IPXs;
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• a high-pressure first fluid manifold coupled to each of the high-pressure first fluid outlets of the plurality of IPXs and configured to discharge the high-pressure first fluid from the integrated manifold system;
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• a fluid conduit coupled to the low-pressure second fluid manifold, wherein the fluid conduit is configured to divert at least a portion of the low-pressure second fluid discharged from the low-pressure second fluid manifold to at least one pump, and wherein the at least one pump is configured to increase the pressure of the low-pressure second fluid to a re-pressurized high-pressure second fluid and to provide the re-pressurized high-pressure second fluid into the high-pressure first fluid discharged from the high-pressure first fluid manifold.

A method, comprising:

• flowing a low-pressure first fluid through a low-pressure first fluid manifold into respective low-pressure first fluid inlets of a plurality of isobaric pressure exchangers (IPXs);
• flowing a high-pressure second fluid through a high-pressure second fluid manifold into respective high-pressure second fluid inlets of the plurality of IPXs;
• pressurizing the low-pressure first fluid to a high-pressure second fluid within the plurality of IPXs via the high-pressure second fluid;
• flowing a high-pressure first fluid out of respective high-pressure first fluid outlets of the plurality of IPXs into a high-pressure first fluid manifold;
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• flowing a low-pressure second fluid out of respective low-pressure second fluid outlets of the plurality of IPXs into a low-pressure second fluid manifold, wherein the first fluid comprises a fracing fluid having proppants;
• diverting, via a fluid conduit, at least a portion of the low-pressure second fluid from the low-pressure second fluid manifold to a blender coupled to the low-pressure first fluid manifold and configured to produce the fracing fluid;
• wherein the low-pressure first fluid manifold, the high-pressure first fluid manifold, the low-pressure second fluid manifold, the high-pressure second fluid manifold, and the plurality of IPXs form an integrated pressure exchange module.

A system, comprising:

• an integrated manifold system, comprising:
• a plurality of isobaric pressure exchangers (IPXs), wherein each IPX of the plurality of IPXs comprises a low-pressure first fluid inlet configured to receive a low-pressure first fluid, a high-pressure second fluid inlet configured to receive a high-pressure second fluid, a high-pressure first fluid outlet configured to discharge a high-pressure first fluid, and a low-pressure second fluid outlet configured to discharge a low-pressure second fluid;
• a low-pressure first fluid manifold coupled to each of the low-pressure first fluid inlets of the plurality of IPXs and configured to provide the low-pressure first fluid to each of the low-pressure first fluid inlets of the plurality of IPXs;
• a high-pressure second fluid manifold coupled to each of the high-pressure second fluid inlets of the plurality of IPXs and configured to provide the high-pressure second fluid to each of the high-pressure second fluid inlets of the plurality of IPXs;
• a high-pressure first fluid manifold coupled to each of the high-pressure first fluid outlets of the plurality of IPXs and configured to discharge the high-pressure first fluid from the integrated manifold system;
• a low-pressure second fluid manifold coupled to each of the low-pressure second fluid outlets of the plurality of IPXs and configured to discharge the low-pressure second fluid from the integrated manifold system;
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• a fluid conduit coupled to the low-pressure second fluid manifold, wherein the fluid conduit is configured to divert at least a portion of the low-pressure second fluid discharged from the low-pressure second fluid manifold to at least one pump, and wherein the at least one pump is configured to increase the pressure of the low-pressure second fluid to a re-pressurized high-pressure second fluid and to provide the re-pressurized high-pressure second fluid into the high-pressure first fluid discharged from the high-pressure first fluid manifold.

A method, comprising:

• flowing a low-pressure first fluid through a low-pressure first fluid manifold into respective low-pressure first fluid inlets of a plurality of isobaric pressure exchangers (IPXs);
• flowing a high-pressure second fluid through a high-pressure second fluid manifold into respective high-pressure second fluid inlets of the plurality of IPXs;
• pressurizing the low-pressure first fluid to a high-pressure second fluid within the plurality of IPXs via the high-pressure second fluid;
• flowing a high-pressure first fluid out of respective high-pressure first fluid outlets of the plurality of IPXs into a high-pressure first fluid manifold;
• and
• flowing a low-pressure second fluid out of respective low-pressure second fluid outlets of the plurality of IPXs into a low-pressure second fluid manifold;
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• diverting, via a fluid conduit coupled the low-pressure second fluid manifold, at least a portion of the low-pressure second fluid from the low-pressure second fluid manifold to at least one pump;
• increasing, via the at least one pump, the pressure of the low-pressure second fluid to a re-pressurized high pressure second fluid;
• flowing the re-pressurized high-pressure second fluid into the high-pressure first fluid discharged from the high-pressure first fluid manifold;
• wherein the low-pressure first fluid manifold, the high-pressure first fluid manifold, the low-pressure second fluid manifold, the high-pressure second fluid manifold, and the plurality of IPXs form an integrated pressure exchange module.