The present application claims priority to the Chinese patent application No. CN202122291390.0, filed Sep. 22, 2021, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an electrically driven fracturing system.
In the exploitation of unconventional oil and gas resources with low permeability, fracturing operations are usually needed to improve production and recovery ratio. A fracturing operation refers to press high-pressure liquid into the formation by a fracturing pump, which causes cracks in the formation, thereby improving the flowing environment of oil and gas underground, and increasing the production of oil and gas wells.
Traditional fracturing operation usually utilizes a diesel engine as the power source, the diesel engine is connected to a gearbox, and the gearbox is connected to a fracturing plunger pump through a transmission shaft and drives the fracturing plunger pump to work. Traditional fracturing apparatus with diesel engine as the power source involves the following shortcomings: (1) Large volume and heavy weight: the diesel engine and the gearbox are large in volume and heavy in weight, restricted in transportation, and poor in power density; (2) Heavy pollution: during the operation of the fracturing apparatus driven by diesel engine, waste gas pollution and noise pollution will occur, for example, the noise may exceed 105 dBA; (3) High cost: the procurement cost of the fracturing apparatus driven by diesel engine is high, the fuel consumption cost per unit power is high when the apparatus runs, and the daily maintenance cost of the engine and the gearbox is also high; (4) The arrangement of the well site occupies a large area. At present, global oil and gas exploitation apparatuses are developed in the direction of “low energy consumption, low noise and low emission”, and the traditional fracturing apparatus driven by diesel engine is no longer suitable for fracturing operations.
Electrically driven fracturing apparatus uses external high-voltage electricity as the power source, and drives the fracturing pump to work by an electric motor, which has the advantages of zero tail gas emission, low noise, low energy consumption and good operation stability, and hence is widely used in fracturing operations. However, there are still some problems to be solved in electrically driven fracturing apparatuses and well site operations.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electrically driven fracturing system. The electrically driven fracturing system includes: one or more frequency converter apparatuses; and a plurality of electrically driven fracturing apparatuses. The electrically driven fracturing apparatus is configured to pressurize and output fluid. One of the one or more frequency converter apparatuses is connected with multiple ones of the plurality of electrically driven fracturing apparatuses, respectively, and the frequency converter apparatus is configured to adjust pressure and flow rate of fluid output by the multiple electrically driven fracturing apparatuses. The number of the frequency converter apparatus can be reduced by connecting one frequency converter apparatus with a plurality of electrically driven fracturing apparatuses, respectively. In this way, on one hand, the area occupied in the well site by the electrically driven fracturing system can be reduced, and on the other hand, the transportation efficiency of the apparatuses can be improved.
In some examples, the frequency converter apparatus includes one rectifier unit and a plurality of inverter units, wherein the rectifier unit includes an input terminal and an output terminal, each of the plurality of inverter units includes an input terminal and an output terminal, the output terminal of the rectifier unit is respectively connected to the input terminals of the plurality of inverter units, the rectifier unit is configured to convert alternating current into direct current, and the inverter units are configured to convert direct current into alternating current.
In some examples, the inverter units are arranged on the electrically driven fracturing apparatuses.
In some examples, each of the electrically driven fracturing apparatuses includes an electric motor, a power interface of the electric motor is connected with the frequency converter apparatus, and the frequency converter apparatus is configured to adjust rotating speed of the electric motor.
In some examples, the inverter units are arranged on the electric motor.
In some examples, each of the electrically driven fracturing apparatuses further includes a fracturing pump connected to an output terminal of the electric motor, and the electric motor is configured to drive the fracturing pump to work.
In some examples, the inverter units are arranged on the frequency converter apparatus.
In some examples, at least one frequency converter apparatus includes one rectifier unit and three inverter units.
In some examples, the frequency converter apparatus further includes a filter unit, the filter unit includes an input terminal and an output terminal, the input terminal of the filter unit is connected to the output terminal of the rectifier unit, and the output terminal of the filter unit is connected to the input terminal of each of the inverter units.
In some examples, the frequency converter apparatus further includes a transformer, the transformer includes an input terminal and an output terminal and is configured to change a voltage at the output terminal of the transformer, and the rectifier unit is connected to the output terminal of the transformer.
In some examples, the frequency converter apparatus further includes a high-voltage load switch configured to be connected to an external alternating current power source; the input terminal of the transformer is connected to the high-voltage load switch.
In some examples, the frequency converter apparatus is one selected from the group consisting of a skid-mounted apparatus, a vehicle-mounted apparatus and a semi-trailer apparatus, and each of the electrically driven fracturing apparatuses is one selected from the group consisting of a skid-mounted apparatus, a vehicle-mounted apparatus and a semi-trailer apparatus.
In some examples, the electrically driven fracturing system further includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a sand mixing apparatus, a liquid mixing and supplying apparatus, and a sand storage and supply apparatus.
In some examples, the electrically driven fracturing system further includes a centralized control system, each of the electrically driven fracturing apparatuses includes a fracturing control system, and the frequency converter apparatus includes a frequency conversion control system, the centralized control system is in communicating connection with the fracturing control system, and the fracturing control system is in communicating connection with the frequency conversion control system.
In some examples, the electrically driven fracturing system further includes a liquid distribution area control system, the centralized control system is in communicating connection with the liquid distribution area control system, and the liquid distribution area control system includes a control system of at least one selected from the group consisting of a sand mixing apparatus, a liquid mixing and supplying apparatus, and a sand storage and supply apparatus.
In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the drawings of the embodiments will be briefly described in the following; it is obvious that the described drawings are only related to some embodiments of the present disclosure and thus are not limitative to the present disclosure.
In order to make objects, technical details and advantages of the embodiments of the present disclosure apparent, the technical solutions of the embodiment will be described in a clearly and fully understandable way in connection with the drawings related to the embodiments of the present disclosure. It is obvious that the described embodiments are just a part but not all of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Based on the described embodiments herein, those skilled in the art can obtain other embodiment(s), without any inventive work, which should be within the scope of the present disclosure.
Unless otherwise defined, all the technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meanings as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure belongs. The terms “first,” “second,” etc., which are used in the description and the claims of the present application for disclosure, are not intended to indicate any sequence, amount or importance, but distinguish various components. The terms “comprise,” “comprising,” “include,” “including,” etc., are intended to specify that the elements or the objects stated before these terms encompass the elements or the objects and equivalents thereof listed after these terms, but do not preclude the other elements or objects. The phrases “connect”, “connected”, etc., are not intended to define a physical connection or mechanical connection, but may include an electrical connection, directly or indirectly.
The electrically driven fracturing apparatus has the advantages of zero tail gas emission, low noise, low energy consumption, good operation stability and the like, and has been widely used in fracturing operations. However, there are some problems that need to be solved in the well site of electrically driven fracturing operations. For example, the space for the well site of fracturing operations is limited, but it is usually necessary for a plurality of fracturing apparatuses to work at the same time in the process of fracturing operations. Therefore, it needs to optimize the layout of various apparatuses in the well site as much as possible to improve the utilization rate of space. Usually, each fracturing apparatus needs to be equipped with one frequency converter which can be transported and placed in a skid-mounted manner, a semi-trailer manner or a vehicle-mounted manner. If each frequency converter is configured as an independent, skid-mounted, semi-trailer or vehicle-mounted apparatus, it will occupy a large area of the well site and affect the operation layout; furthermore, it also increases the transportation cost.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electrically driven fracturing system. The electrically driven fracturing system includes a first number of frequency converter apparatus(es) and a second number of electrically driven fracturing apparatuses. The electrically driven fracturing apparatus is configured to pressurize and output fluid. The first number is equal to or greater than one, and the second number is greater than one. One frequency converter apparatus is respectively connected with a plurality of electrically driven fracturing apparatuses, and the frequency converter apparatus is configured to adjust the pressure and flow rate of the fluid output by the electrically driven fracturing apparatuses. The number of the frequency converter apparatus can be reduced by connecting one frequency converter apparatus with a plurality of electrically driven fracturing apparatuses, respectively. In this way, on one hand, the area occupied in the well site by the electrically driven fracturing system can be reduced, and on the other hand, the transportation efficiency of the apparatuses can be improved.
Hereinafter, the electrically driven fracturing system provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in details with reference to the accompanying drawings.
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an electrically driven fracturing system, and
For example, the electrically driven fracturing apparatus 20 is configured to pressurize low-pressure fracturing fluid and output the pressurized fluid into the down-hole formation. For example, the electrically driven fracturing apparatus 20 can include an electric motor and a fracturing pump, and the electrically driven fracturing apparatus can be in a skid-mounted manner, a vehicle-mounted manner or a semi-trailer manner. The frequency converter apparatus 10 can include one or more frequency converters, and the frequency converter is used for connecting and controlling the electric motor on the electrically driven fracturing apparatus. The frequency converter apparatus can also be in a skid-mounted manner, a vehicle-mounted manner or a semi-trailer manner.
Hereinafter, description will be given with reference to the case where the electrically driven fracturing apparatus and the frequency converter apparatus both are in a skid-mounted manner. As illustrated in
In the electrically driven fracturing system provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, one frequency converter apparatus is respectively connected with a plurality of electrically driven fracturing apparatuses, so that the number of the frequency converter apparatus can be reduced. In this way, on one hand, the area occupied in the well site by the electrically driven fracturing system can be reduced, and on the other hand, the transportation efficiency of the apparatuses can be improved.
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For example, the rectifier unit 111 and the inverter unit 112 can also be arranged separately, that is, the rectifier unit 111 is arranged on the frequency converter apparatus 10, while the inverter unit 112 is arranged on the electrically driven fracturing apparatus 20. For example, the inverter unit 112 can be arranged on the electric motor 21 of the electrically driven fracturing apparatus 20; and the inverter unit 112 and the electric motor 21 can share a heat dissipation device.
By arranging the inverter unit on the electrically driven fracturing apparatus, it can reduce the weight of the frequency converter apparatus and save the space of the frequency converter apparatus, which is beneficial to optimize the layout of the devices such as transformers and rectifiers in the frequency converter apparatus, or is beneficial to arrange other device(s). The inverter unit is arranged on the electrically driven fracturing apparatus, so that it has no need to perform the wired connection of the inverter unit and the electric motor before the fracturing operation every time, and the operation complexity is reduced.
For example, one frequency converter apparatus 10 can include one rectifier unit 111 and three inverter units 112 so as to drive three electrically driven fracturing apparatuses 20. Of course, one frequency converter apparatus can also include other numbers of inverter units, without limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.
For example, the frequency converter apparatus 10 further includes a filter unit, which can be arranged between the rectifier unit 111 and the inverter unit 112, and is used for filtering out voltage pulsation in the rectifier unit and stabling the voltage entering the inverter unit. For example, the filter unit includes an input terminal and an output terminal, the input terminal of the filter unit is connected to the output terminal of the rectifier unit 111, and the output terminal of the filter unit is connected to the input terminal of the inverter unit 112.
In order to meet the requirements of centralized control of apparatuses, the electrically driven fracturing system is provided with an instrument apparatus, the instrument apparatus can directly or indirectly integrate the control systems of a plurality of apparatuses of the electrically driven fracturing system together, so as to realize a centralized control. Hereinafter, the control systems of the electrically driven fracturing system will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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For example, the centralized control system 70 can be in communicating connection with the fracturing control system 24 and control systems of other apparatuses in the electrically driven fracturing system through a wired network or a wireless network.
For example, the remote centralized control of the electrically driven fracturing operation includes: start-up and shut-down of electric motor, rotating speed adjustment of electric motor, emergency stop of electric motor, reset of frequency converter, monitoring of key parameters (voltage, current, torque, frequency and temperature), and the like. The electrically driven fracturing system can include a plurality of fracturing control systems 24 and a plurality of frequency conversion control systems 14, all of the plurality of fracturing control systems 24 and the plurality of frequency conversion control systems 14 can be connected to the centralized control system 70. All the electrically driven fracturing apparatuses and frequency converter apparatuses can be controlled by the centralized control system 70.
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For example, other apparatus(s) of the electrically driven fracturing system and corresponding control system(s) can also be connected to the centralized control system, so as to realize the remote centralized control of the whole electrically driven fracturing system by the centralized control system and to improve the control efficiency.
The following statements should be noted:
(1) The accompanying drawings involve only the structure(s) in connection with the embodiment(s) of the present disclosure, and other structure(s) can be referred to common design(s).
(2) In case of no conflict, features in one embodiment or in different embodiments can be combined.
What have been described above are only specific implementations of the present disclosure, the protection scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions easily occur to those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present disclosure should be covered in the protection scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure should be based on the protection scope of the claims.
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