System and method for delivering treatment fluid

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9863228-B2
Application number	US-201314343341-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 8, 2013
Priority date	Mar 8, 2012
Publication date	Jan 9, 2018
Grant date	Jan 9, 2018

Abstract

A system includes a regional blending facility having a number of bulk receiving facilities, where each bulk facility receives and stores a particle type having a distinct size modality, a bulk moving device that transfers particles between the bulk receiving facilities and of a blending/continuously receiving vessel and/or a mixer, and a carrying medium vessel. The mixer receives particles from the blending/continuously receiving vessel and/or the bulk moving device, receives a carrying medium from the carrying medium vessel, mixes the particles with the carrying medium, and provides a mixed treatment fluid. The system includes a fluid conduit that fluidly couples a wellsite location with the regional blending facility, where the fluid conduit delivers the mixed treatment fluid to the wellsite and/or delivers produced fluid from a wellbore positioned at the wellsite to the regional blending facility.

First claim

We claim:

1. A system, comprising:
a regional blending facility comprising:
a plurality of bulk receiving facilities, each of the bulk receiving facilities structured to receive and store a distinct solid particle type having a distinct size modality, wherein the solid particle types in each of the bulk receiving facilities has a distinct size modality from at least one of the other solid particle types in the bulk receiving facilities;
a bulk moving device that transfers the solid particles between the bulk receiving facilities and one of a first vessel and a mixer, the first vessel configured for blending or continuously receiving or both;
a carrying medium vessel;
the mixer structured to:
receive the solid particles from one of the first vessel and the bulk moving device;
receive a carrying medium from the carrying medium vessel;
mix the solid particles with the carrying medium; and
provide a mixed treatment fluid; and

a fluid conduit that fluidly couples a wellsite location with the regional blending facility, the fluid conduit structured to deliver at least one of:
the mixed treatment fluid to the wellsite; and
produced fluid from a wellbore positioned at the wellsite to the regional blending facility.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a supply facility structured to provide at least one bulk material to the bulk receiving facilities, and where the supply facility is co-located with the regional blending facility.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the bulk material is a particulate and wherein the supply facility comprises at least one facility selected from the facilities consisting of a mine, a pit, a digging operation, and a quarry.

4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a production fluid treatment facility structured to receive an amount of production fluid from the wellbore through the fluid conduit, wherein the production fluid treatment facility is further structured to perform at least one treatment operation selected from the treatment operations consisting of: separating the production fluid, settling the production fluid, storing the production fluid, and transmitting the production fluid.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the production fluid treatment facility is further structured to perform: routing at least a portion of the production fluid to a second fluid conduit that fluidly couples a second wellsite location with the regional blending facility, the system further comprising a second wellbore positioned at the second wellsite, wherein the production fluid treatment facility is co-located with the regional blending facility.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the regional blending facility is further structured to provide the mixed treatment fluid to the wellsite on at least one of a continuous basis, a batching basis, and a real-time basis.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising the fluid conduit structured to selectively deliver both the mixed treatment fluid and the produced fluid at distinct times.

8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a local storage facility that is positioned between the regional blending facility and the wellsite, wherein said local storage facility is configured to receive mixed treatment fluid from the regional blending facility, store the mixed treatment fluid, and deliver the mixed treatment fluid to the wellsite.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mixed treatment fluid is selected from the group consisting of: a matrix treatment fluid, a water control treatment fluid, a fluid diversion treatment fluid, a stimulation treatment fluid, a cementing fluid, a hydraulic fracturing fluid, a paraffin control treatment fluid, an asphaltene control treatment fluid, a gas lift fluid, and a particulate consolidation treatment fluid.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mixed treatment fluid comprises a high solids content fluid.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the solid particle types has a distinct size.

12. A system, comprising:
a regional blending facility comprising:
a mixed treatment fluid subsystem comprising a solid bulk receiving facility and a mixer, the mixed treatment fluid subsystem configured to provide a mixed treatment fluid therefrom, the regional blending facility fluidly coupled to a plurality of wellsite locations; and
a production fluid processing subsystem configured to process an amount of production fluid; and

a controller, comprising:
a treatment design module structured to interpret a treatment schedule comprising a fluid recipe and fluid preparation conditions;
a facility control module structured to provide facility commands in response to the fluid recipe and fluid preparation conditions;
a production management module structured to interpret a production status corresponding to one of the wellsite locations and to provide a facility production communication in response to the production status; and
a producer management module structured to interpret a producer treatment schedule and to determine producer operations in response to the producer treatment schedule, the system further comprising a producer treatment subsystem configured to treat produced fluid in response to the producer treatment schedule,

wherein the mixed treatment fluid subsystem is responsive to the facility commands, wherein the production fluid processing subsystem is responsive to the facility production communication, and wherein the producer treatment fluid subsystem is responsive to the producer operations,
wherein the regional blending facility further comprises a plurality of bulk receiving facilities, each of the bulk receiving facilities structured to receive and store a distinct solid particle type having a distinct size modality, wherein the solid particle types in each of the bulk receiving facilities has a distinct size modality from at least one of the other solid particle types in the bulk receiving facilities.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the controller further comprises an injector management module structured to interpret an injector treatment schedule and to determine injector operations in response to the injector treatment schedule, the system further comprising an injector treatment fluid subsystem configured to provide an injector treatment fluid in response to the injector treatment schedule, wherein the injector treatment fluid subsystem is responsive to the injector operations.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the facility production command comprises a separation command, and wherein the injection fluid comprises a separated portion of a produced fluid.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein each one of the wellsites is fluidly coupled to the regional blending facility with at least one fluid conduit, wherein each fluid conduit is structured to deliver at least one of: the mixed treatment fluid to the wellsite; produced fluid from a wellbore positioned at the wellsite to the regional blending facility; and injection fluid to the wellsite.

16. The system of claim 12 , further comprising a supply facility structured to provide at least one particulate material to the bulk receiving facilities, wherein the supply facility is co-located with the regional blending facility, the controller further comprising a supply management module structured to:
interpret a supply status and at least one of the treatment schedule, a producer treatment schedule, and an injector treatment schedule; and
provide a facility supply communication in response to the at least one of the treatment schedule, a producer treatment schedule, and an injector treatment schedule;

Assignees

• Schlumberger Technology Corp

Inventors

• Shampine Rod
• Leugemors Edward
• Lesko Timothy M

Classifications

• Y10T137/8766

  With selectively operated flow control means · CPC title

• Y10T137/0318

  Processes · CPC title

• E21B43/26 Primary

  by forming crevices or fractures · CPC title

• B01F35/7549 Primary

  using distributing means, e.g. manifold valves or multiple fittings for supplying the discharge components to a plurality of dispensing places · CPC title