Integrated fuel gas heater for mobile fuel conditioning equipment

1. A system mounted on a skid for use in fracturing operations, the system comprising:

a line heater on the skid for heating fuel to be used with a turbine generator, the line heater with first diameter piping adapted to fit on the skid based at least in part on a predetermined size of the skid; and

one or more pressure regulators coupled to the line heater and on the skid, the one or more pressure regulators to receive second diameter piping adapted to the fit on the skid and to support to enable adjustment of adjusting a pressure associated with the fuel,

wherein the first diameter is different than the second diameter.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a bypassable indirect heating bath functioning as the line heater through which a fuel pipe comprising the fuel passes to enable the heating of the fuel.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a glycol bath or glycol-based heat exchanger provided as the line heater through which a fuel pipe comprising the fuel passes to enable the heating of the fuel.

4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a bypassable high pressure regulator or a bypassable low pressure regulator functioning as the one or more pressure regulators to enable the adjustment of the pressure associated with the fuel.

5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a redundant heating sub-system comprising a methanol injector and a methanol extractor to support the heating of the fuel upon failure of a feature of the line heater.

6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a redundant heating sub-system comprising an electric heater to support the heating of the fuel upon failure of a feature of the line heater.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a forced draft burner associated with the line heater to promote the heating of the fuel.

8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

one or more sensors associated with the line heater and the one or more pressure regulators, the one or more sensors to:

detect temperature or pressure information at one or more of an input and an output of the line heater and the one or more pressure regulators; and

transmit the temperature or pressure information to a remote receiver of a datavan.

9. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

one or more first valves associated with an inlet of the line heater to enable bypassing of the line heater; or

one or more second valves associated with an inlet to the one or more pressure regulators to enable bypassing of the one or more pressure regulators.

10. The system of claim 9 , further comprising:

one or more remote receivers associated with the one or more first valves or the one or more second valves to enable the bypassing of the line heater or the one or more pressure regulators from an input of a datavan or from one or more sensors associated with the line heater or the one or more pressure regulators, the one or more sensors to detect temperature information or pressure information during operation of the system.

11. A method for supporting fracturing operations, the method comprising:

positioning a line heater and one or more pressure regulators on a skid to enable for heating fuel to be used with a turbine generator, the line heater with first diameter piping adapted to fit on the skid based at least in part on a predetermined size of the skid;

coupling the one or more pressure regulators to the line heater, the one or more pressure regulators to receive second diameter piping adapted to the fit on the skid, wherein the first diameter is different than the second diameter; and

enabling the one or more pressure regulators to adjust a pressure associated with the fuel.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

providing a bypassable indirect heating bath to function as the line heater; and

enabling the fuel to pass through a fuel pipe within the bypassable indirect heating bath comprising a chemical warmer to perform the heating of the fuel.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

providing a glycol bath or glycol-based heat exchanger as the line heater;

enabling the fuel to pass through a fuel pipe within the glycol bath or the glycol-based heat exchanger to perform the heating of the fuel.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

providing a bypassable high pressure regulator or a bypassable low pressure regulator to function as the one or more pressure regulators; and

enabling the adjustment of the pressure associated with the fuel using the bypassable high pressure regulator or the bypassable low pressure regulator.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

supporting the heating of the fuel upon failure of a feature of the line heater using redundant heating comprising a methanol injector and a methanol extractor.

16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

supporting the heating of the fuel upon failure of a feature of the line heater using redundant heating comprising an electric heater.

17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

promoting the heating of the fuel using a forced draft burner associated with the line heater.

18. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

associating one or more sensors with the line heater and the one or more pressure regulators;

detecting temperature or pressure information using the one or more sensors at one or more of an input and an output of the line heater and the one or more pressure regulators; and

transmitting the temperature or pressure information to a remote receiver of a datavan.

19. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

associating one or more first valves with an inlet of the line heater to enable bypassing of the line heater; or

associating one or more second valves with an inlet to the one or more pressure regulators to enable bypassing of the one or more pressure regulators.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:

associating one or more remote receivers with the one or more first valves or the one or more second valves;

enabling, by the association of the one or more remote receivers, the bypassing of the line heater or the one or more pressure regulators by:

one or more remote inputs from a datavan or from one or one or more second inputs from sensors associated with the line heater or

the one or more pressure regulators used to detect temperature information or pressure information.