Patent Grant
11592020
The application claims priority to the Chinese patent application No. 202022996839.9, filed on Dec. 11, 2020, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
The present disclosure generally relates to a fracturing system.
Fracturing is the core technology for oilfield stimulation in conventional reservoirs and oilfield exploitation in unconventional reservoirs such as shale gas, shale oil and coal-bed methane. Nowadays, the production of shale gas mostly adopts factory fracturing mode and zipper-type multi-well uninterrupted fracturing mode, which requires fracturing equipment to be capable of continuous operation for a long time. Currently, some fracturing equipment each is driven by a diesel engine which needs to be equipped with a gearbox and a transmission shaft. The equipment is large in size and the operation noise is very loud when the engine and gearbox work. Some other fracturing equipment is driven by an electric motor, and when the motor is running, the electromagnetic, cooling and exhaust devices are very noisy. As the fracturing equipment generates loud noise during operation, resulting in noise pollution, normal rest of residents around the well site will be affected, thus the fracturing equipment cannot meet the requirements of 24-hour continuous operation, especially normal operation at night.
Therefore, there is a need for a fracturing equipment to at least partly solve the foregoing problems.
An objective of the present disclosure is to provide a fracturing equipment.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a fracturing equipment, comprising:
a plunger pump for pressurizing liquid;
a main motor connected to the plunger pump by transmission and configured to provide driving force to the plunger pump; and
a noise reduction device configured as a cabin structure, wherein the noise reduction device covers outside the main motor and isolates the main motor from the plunger pump.
According to the present disclosure, the fracturing equipment is driven by the main motor. Hence the noise during operation is low. The main motor is isolated from outside by the noise reduction device, which can effectively reduce the noise intensity transmitted to the outside during operation, thereby achieving the effect of noise reduction. In addition, the plunger pump is isolated from the main motor, thus realizing isolation of high-pressure dangerous areas and ensuring safe operation.
In one embodiment, the fracturing equipment further comprises:
an oil tank containing lubricating oil; and
a lubrication driving device for driving lubricating oil from the oil tank to the plunger pump to lubricate the plunger pump;
wherein, the lubrication driving device includes a lubrication pump and a lubrication motor, the lubrication pump and/or the lubrication motor being arranged inside the noise reduction device.
According to the present disclosure, the noise generated during operation of the lubrication pump and the lubrication motor can be reduced while lubricating the plunger pump.
In one embodiment, the fracturing equipment comprises:
a cooler having a fan and configured to dissipate heat from the lubricating oil by means of air blast cooling; and
a cooler motor connected to the cooler by transmission and configured to provide a driving force to the cooler;
wherein the cooler and the cooler motor are arranged inside the noise reduction device.
According to the present disclosure, the noise generated during the operation of the cooler motor can be reduced while cooling the lubricating oil.
In one embodiment, the cooler is arranged above the main motor, and the top of the noise reduction device is provided with a cooler window at a position corresponding to the cooler.
According to the present disclosure, the cooler window can enhance the heat exchange between the cooler and the outside, thus enhancing the heat dissipation capability.
In one embodiment, the cooler is configured as a cuboid and comprises at least two fans arranged along a length direction.
According to the present disclosure, the cooler is adapted to be integrally arranged inside the noise reduction device, and the heat dissipation capability can be correspondingly enhanced as the number of fans increases.
In one embodiment, the main motor comprises a cooling fan configured to cool the main motor by means of air suction cooling.
According to the present disclosure, air suction cooling can effectively reduce noise when cooling the main motor.
In one embodiment, the fracturing equipment further comprises a primary exhaust silencer which is arranged inside the noise reduction device and is connected with an exhaust port of the cooling fan.
According to the present disclosure, the primary exhaust silencer can reduce the noise generated by the cooling fan during exhausting.
In one embodiment, the exhaust port of the cooling fan is connected to the primary exhaust silencer via a soft connection.
According to the present disclosure, the soft connection has lower requirement on alignment precision, so that the connection is more convenient and installation and subsequent maintenance is easy. Furthermore, the soft connection can compensate the displacement caused by vibration during operation, and achieve noise reduction and shock absorption meanwhile.
In one embodiment, a flow area of an airflow passage in the soft connection gradually increases along an air flow direction.
According to the present disclosure, the exhaust can be smoother.
In one embodiment, the fracturing equipment further comprises a secondary exhaust silencer which is provided on the noise reduction device and corresponds to an exhaust port of the primary exhaust silencer.
According to the present disclosure, the secondary exhaust silencer can further reduce the noise generated by the primary exhaust silencer during exhausting.
In one embodiment, at least one side of the noise reduction device is provided with at least one air inlet where an air inlet silencer is provided.
According to the present disclosure, the air inlet can meet the demand of air intake, and the air inlet silencer can reduce noise generated during air intake process. In addition, the air inlet silencer is integrally installed with the noise reduction device, so that the overall structure can be compact.
In one embodiment, an outer surface of the main motor is wrapped with a noise reduction material.
According to the present disclosure, the noise generated by the main motor during operation can be further reduced.
In one embodiment, a wall of the noise reduction device is constructed as a sandwich structure filled with a noise reduction material.
According to the present disclosure, the noise reduction effect of the noise reduction device can be enhanced.
For the sake of better understanding on the above and other objectives, features, advantages, and functions of the present disclosure, the preferred embodiments are provided with reference to the drawings. The same reference symbols refer to the same components throughout the drawings. It would be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the drawings are merely provided to illustrate preferred embodiments of the present disclosure, without suggesting any limitation to the protection scope of the present disclosure, and respective components therein are not necessarily drawn to scale.
Reference now will be made to the drawings to describe embodiments of the present disclosure. What will be described herein are only preferred embodiments according to the present disclosure. On the basis, those skilled in the art would envision other embodiments of the present disclosure which all fall into the scope of the present disclosure.
The present disclosure provides a fracturing equipment for fracturing operation at the well site. The fracturing equipment according to the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.
According to the present disclosure, the fracturing equipment further comprises a noise reduction device 4. As shown in
Preferably, the wall of the noise reduction device 4 is constructed as a sandwich structure which is filled with a noise reduction material. Such a structure can further reduce the noise intensity transmitted from the inside of the noise reduction device 4 to the outside. The noise-reducing material can be a porous, loose and breathable material, which is able to absorb noise. More specifically, the noise reduction material can be one or more of polyester fiber, aluminum silicate cotton, rubber plate, urea formaldehyde foam plastic and the like, which can be flexibly selected according to actual needs. In addition, the main motor 6 may also be wrapped by the above-mentioned noise reduction material to achieve a further noise reduction effect.
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The lubricating oil can also takes away the heat generated by the operation of the plunger pump 1, playing a cooling role while providing lubrication. Therefore, the lubricating oil is at a relatively high temperature after flowing out of the plunger pump 1 and needs to be cooled down. According to the present disclosure, the fracturing equipment further comprises a cooler 7 with a fan, which can cool the lubricating oil by means of air blast cooling. In addition, the fracturing equipment also includes a cooler motor that drives the fan. As shown in
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Preferably, the fracturing equipment further includes a primary exhaust silencer 8, which is arranged inside the noise reduction device 4 and connected with an exhaust port of the cooling fan 14. The airflow discharged from the cooling fan 14 enters the primary exhaust silencer 8, so that the noise generated by the air flow can be reduced.
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Preferably, an exhaust channel formed by the soft connection is configured such that a flow area of the exhaust channel gradually increases along an air flow direction from the cooling fan 14 toward the primary exhaust silencer 8, which makes air flows more smoothly. In one embodiment, the soft connection can be designed to be tapered to achieve such technical effects.
More preferably, the fracturing equipment also includes a secondary exhaust silencer 9 which corresponds to an exhaust port of the primary exhaust silencer 8. The airflow discharged from the primary exhaust silencer 8 enters the secondary exhaust silencer 9, and then is discharged into the outside after noise reduction by the secondary exhaust silencer 9. Therefore, the exhaust noise of the cooling fan 14 is reduced to the greatest extent by dual noise reduction of the primary exhaust silencer 8 and the secondary exhaust silencer 9. Preferably, the secondary exhaust silencer 9 can be integrated within the noise reduction device 4 so as to make the structure compact and easy to install.
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Preferably, the fracturing equipment may further comprise a carrier 3. The foregoing devices are integrally installed on the carrier 3, so that the fracturing equipment forms a whole, thereby being more convenient to transport. In the illustrated embodiment, the carrier 3 may be a skid-mounted base. While in other embodiments the carrier may also be a chassis vehicle or semi-trailer.
According to the present disclosure, the fracturing equipment is provided with a noise reduction device which covers outside power devices such as the main motor, the lubrication motor, the cooler, the cooler motor and the like and isolates these devices that generate loud noises during operation from the outside environment, thus reducing the noise intensity transmitted to the outside. Meanwhile, the plunger pump can be isolated from the foregoing power equipment to isolate the high-pressure dangerous area and ensure safe operation. Noise reduction material is wrapped outside the main motor and filled within the wall of the noise reduction device. In addition, the main motor is set to dissipate heat by means of air suction cooling, and dual exhaust silencers are provided at the exhaust port of the cooling fan of the main motor, which can further reduce the noise generated by the main motor. By arranging an air inlet silencer on the noise reduction device, the noise generated by the air intake of the cooler and the air suction cooling of the main motor is effectively reduced while meeting the air intake requirements of power equipment.
The foregoing description on the various embodiments of the present disclosure has been presented to those skilled in the relevant fields for purposes of illustration, but are not intended to be exhaustive or limited to a single embodiment disclosed herein. As aforementioned, many substitutions and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Therefore, although some alternative embodiments have been described above, those skilled in the art can still envision or develop other embodiments much more easily. The present disclosure is intended to cover all substitutions, modifications and variations of the present disclosure as described herein, as well as other embodiments falling into the spirits and scope of the present disclosure.
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