Remote mobile operation and diagnostic center for frac services

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10619471-B2
Application number	US-201916384149-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 15, 2019
Priority date	May 30, 2014
Publication date	Apr 14, 2020
Grant date	Apr 14, 2020

Abstract

A method for remotely controlling services to a well during hydraulic fracturing operations includes generating a high pressure fluid and pumping the high pressure fluid into a subterranean geologic formation through a wellbore of a first well, the high pressure fluid being provided at a sufficient pressure to fracture the subterranean geologic formation. The method also includes performing a service on a second well, the second well being located within a pressure zone defined around the first well and the second well. The method further includes controlling the performance of the service from a remote operations hub.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for remotely controlling services to a well during hydraulic fracturing operations, comprising:
a remote operations hub in communication with equipment operating at a first well and a second well, the first and second well having at least partially overlapping pressure zones, wherein the remote operations hub is configured to control at least one of a monitoring operation, a prognostic operation, or a diagnostic operation on equipment arranged at a surface location of the second well during operation of a high pressure pumping system at the first well, the remote operations hub being located outside of the respective pressure zones.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the equipment is selected from a group consisting of a tree, a manifold, a choke, a valve, an actuator, a separation unit, a flare stack, a pump, a sensor and a compression unit.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein both the first well and the second well are configured to receive high pressure fluid for fracturing operations.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the remote operations hub comprises a grease skid, the grease skid performing at least one of the monitoring operation, the prognostic operation, or the diagnostic operation.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the monitoring operation, the prognostic operation, or the diagnostic operation includes greasing a valve of a wellhead assembly of the second well.

6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of a blast-proof or fire resistant shield coupled to the remote operations hub.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising system components incorporated into the remote operations hub, the system components communicatively coupled to the equipment using electric or digital signal transmission.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the remote operations hub is fluidly coupled to the equipment.

9. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a manifold block coupled to the remote operations hub, wherein the manifold block is fluidly coupled to both the first well and the second well, the manifold block receiving a fluid from the remote operations hub and distributing the fluid to the first well and the second well.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the remote operations hub is a grease skid and the manifold block comprises a first plurality of lines extending to first well and a second plurality of line extending to the second well.

11. A system for remotely controlling services to a well during hydraulic fracturing operations, comprising:
a remote operations hub positioned outside of a pressure zone at a hydraulic fracturing site, the pressure zone including an area around a first well undergoing fracturing operations, wherein the remote operations hub is in communication with the first well and a second well, the second well positioned within the pressure zone, to control at least one of a monitoring operation, a prognostic operation, or a diagnostic operation on well-mounted equipment at both the first well and the second well during operation of a high pressure pumping system at the first well; and
a control panel associated with the remote operations hub, the control panel operable to initiate at least one of the monitoring operation, the prognostic operation, or the diagnostic operation.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the equipment is selected from a group consisting of a tree, a manifold, a choke, a valve, an actuator, a separation unit, a flare stack, a pump, a sensor and a compression unit.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control panel includes a touch screen for operations and provides operational feedback regarding at least one of the first well or the second well.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the remote operations hub comprises a grease skid, the grease skid performing at least one of the monitoring operation, the prognostic operation, or the diagnostic operation.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the at least one of the monitoring operation, the prognostic operation, or the diagnostic operation includes greasing a valve of a wellhead assembly of the second well.

16. The system of claim 11 , further comprising at least one of a blast-proof or fire resistant shield coupled to the remote operations hub.

17. The system of claim 11 , further comprising system components incorporated into the remote operations hub, the system components communicatively coupled to the equipment using electric or digital signal transmission.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the remote operations hub is fluidly coupled to the equipment.

19. The system of claim 11 , further comprising:
a manifold block coupled to the remote operations hub, wherein the manifold block is fluidly coupled to both the first well and the second well, the manifold block receiving a fluid from the remote operations hub and distributing the fluid to the first well and the second well.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the remote operations hub is a grease skid and the manifold block comprises a first plurality of lines extending to first well and a second plurality of line extending to the second well.

Assignees

• Ge Oil & Gas Pressure Control Lp

Inventors

• Kajaria Saurabh
• Clifton Jacob

Classifications

• E21B43/26 Primary

  by forming crevices or fractures · CPC title

• E21B41/0092

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

• E21B34/02

  in well heads · CPC title

• E21B47/00

  Survey of boreholes or wells (monitoring pressure or flow of drilling fluid E21B21/08) · CPC title

• E21B43/2607 Primary

  Surface equipment specially adapted for fracturing operations · CPC title