System and method for delivering treatment fluid
The current application aims at methods and systems for preparing a pump-ready treatment fluid, delivering the pump-ready treatment fluid to a location operationally coupled to a wellsite, providing the pump-ready treatment fluid to a pump; and pumping the pump-ready treatment fluid into a wellbore. In some embodiments, the treatment fluid is a fracturing fluid for conducting a hydraulic fracturing operation on a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore.
1. A method, comprising:
preparing a pump-ready fracturing fluid comprising a carrying medium and an immiscible substance, wherein a volume fraction of the immiscible substance in the pump-ready fracturing fluid is 40% or more;
delivering the pump-ready fracturing fluid to a location operationally coupled to a wellsite;
providing the pump-ready fracturing fluid to a pump; and
pumping the pump-ready fracturing fluid into a subterranean formation fracturing the subterranean formation
wherein the immiscible substance comprises a plurality of particles such that a packed volume fraction (PVF) of the particles exceeds 64%.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pump-ready fracturing is provided to the pump without passing through a blender.
3. The method claim 1 , wherein the pump-ready fracturing fluid is provided to the pump without passing through a mixer.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising recirculating a sump side of the pump during the pumping.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising pumping an alternate fluid pill during the pumping.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a volume fraction of the immiscible substance in the pump-ready fracturing fluid is 50% or more.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein a volume fraction of the immiscible substance in the pump-ready fracturing fluid is 60% or more.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein a volume fraction of the immiscible substance in the pump-ready fracturing fluid is 70% or more.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein a volume fraction of the immiscible substance in the pump-ready fracturing fluid is 80% or more.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the packed volume fraction (PVF) of the particles exceeds 74%.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the packed volume fraction (PVF) of the particles exceeds 87%.