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US 11,596,047 · App. 17/325,955 · Granted Feb 28, 2023

Fracturing well site system

Inventors: Kaishen Liu (Shandong, CN); Shouzhe Li (Shandong, CN); Zhuqing Mao (Shandong, CN)
Assignee: YANTAI JEREH PETROLEUM EQUIPMENTS TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H05F3/02E21B43/2607H02G13/40
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Patent No.
US 11,596,047
App. No.
17/325,955
Granted
Feb 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fracturing well site system includes an electric-driven apparatus, a fuel-driven apparatus, an electric-power supply apparatus and a grounding system. The grounding system includes a first grounding terminal which is spaced from each of the electric-driven apparatus, the fuel-driven apparatus and the electric-power supply apparatus by a preset distance. The fuel-driven apparatus and at least one of the electric-driven apparatus and the electric-power supply apparatus are connected to the first grounding terminal, and the first grounding terminal is configured to ground the fuel-driven apparatus and the at least one of the electric-driven apparatus and the electric-power supply apparatus.

Claims (83)

1. A fracturing well site system, comprising an electric-driven apparatus, a fuel-driven apparatus, an electric-power supply apparatus and a grounding system, wherein:

the grounding system comprises a first grounding terminal which is spaced from each of the electric-driven apparatus, the fuel-driven apparatus and the electric-power supply apparatus by a preset distance;

the fuel-driven apparatus and at least one of the electric-driven apparatus and the electric-power supply apparatus are connected to the first grounding terminal, and the first grounding terminal is configured to ground the fuel-driven apparatus and the at least one of the electric-driven apparatus and the electric-power supply apparatus;

the electric-power supply apparatus comprises an electric-power supply device, the electric-power supply device comprises at least one of a first electric-power supply and a second electric-power supply;

the first electric-power supply is configured to provide a first voltage;

the second electric-power supply is configured to provide a second voltage; and

the first voltage and the second voltage are both in an order of kilovolts, and the first voltage is larger than the second voltage.

2. The fracturing well site system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the electric-driven apparatus and the fuel-driven apparatus are connected to the first grounding terminal;

the fracturing well site system comprises a plurality of electric-driven apparatuses and a plurality of fuel-driven apparatuses, wherein the plurality of electric-driven apparatuses comprise the electric-driven apparatus and the plurality of fuel-driven apparatuses comprise the fuel-driven apparatus;

the grounding system further comprises a first grounding wire and a second grounding wire;

each of the plurality of electric-driven apparatuses is connected to the first grounding wire and is connected to the first grounding terminal through the first grounding wire; and

each of the plurality of fuel-driven apparatuses is connected to the second grounding wire and is connected to the first grounding terminal through the second grounding wire.

3. The fracturing well site system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the fuel-driven apparatus and the electric-power supply apparatus are connected to the first grounding terminal;

the electric-power supply apparatus comprises an electric-power converter device electrically connected with the electric-power supply device, and an electric-power distribution device electrically connected with the electric-power converter device; and

the fuel-driven apparatus and at least one of the electric-power supply device, the electric-power converter device and the electric-power distribution device are connected to the first grounding terminal.

4. The fracturing well site system according to claim 3 , wherein:

the fracturing well site system comprises a plurality of fuel-driven apparatuses, wherein the plurality of fuel-driven apparatuses comprise the fuel-driven apparatus;

the grounding system comprises a first grounding wire, a second grounding wire and a third grounding wire;

each of the plurality of fuel-driven apparatuses is connected to the second grounding wire and is connected to the first grounding terminal through the second grounding wire; and

the at least one of the electric-power supply device, the electric-power converter device and the electric-power distribution device is connected to the third grounding wire and is connected to the first grounding terminal through the third grounding wire.

5. The fracturing well site system according to claim 1 , wherein:

all of the electric-driven apparatus, the fuel-driven apparatus and the electric-power supply apparatus are connected to the first grounding terminal;

the fracturing well site system comprises a plurality of electric-driven apparatuses and a plurality of fuel-driven apparatuses, wherein the plurality of electric-driven apparatuses comprise the electric-driven apparatus and the plurality of fuel-driven apparatuses comprise the fuel-driven apparatus;

the electric-power supply apparatus comprises an electric-power converter device electrically connected with the electric-power supply device and an electric-power distribution device electrically connected with the electric-power converter device;

the grounding system comprises a first grounding wire, a second grounding wire and a third grounding wire;

each of the plurality of electric-driven apparatuses is connected to the first grounding wire and is connected to the first grounding terminal through the first grounding wire;

each of the plurality of fuel-driven apparatuses is connected to the second grounding wire and is connected to the first grounding terminal through the second grounding wire; and

at least one of the electric-power supply device, the electric-power converter device and the electric-power distribution device is connected to the third grounding wire and is connected to the first grounding terminal through the third grounding wire.

6. The fracturing well site system according to claim 5 , wherein:

the grounding system further comprises a second grounding terminal, and the second grounding terminal is directly connected with at least one of the electric-driven apparatus, the fuel-driven apparatus and the electric-power supply apparatus and is configured to ground the at least one of the electric-driven apparatus, the fuel-driven apparatus and the electric-power supply apparatus.

7. The fracturing well site system according to claim 5 , wherein:

the third grounding wire is configured to surround the at least one of the electric-power supply device, the electric-power converter device and the electric-power distribution device, and a planar shape of the third grounding wire is a closed loop.

8. The fracturing well site system according to claim 5 , wherein:

the plurality of electric-driven apparatuses are provided in at least two rows spaced apart from each other in a first direction, each row comprises at least two electric-driven apparatuses provided in a second direction, and the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other;

the plurality of fuel-driven apparatuses are provided in at least two rows spaced apart from each other in the first direction, each row comprises at least two fuel-driven apparatuses provided in the second direction;

the first grounding wire is located between the at least two rows of electric-driven apparatuses in the first direction;

the second grounding wire is located between the at least two rows of fuel-driven apparatuses in the first direction; and

the first grounding terminal is located between the first grounding wire and the second grounding wire in the second direction.

9. The fracturing well site system according to claim 5 , wherein:

the first grounding wire, the second grounding wire and the third grounding wire are provided on the ground and comprise a flat-shaped portion made from a conductive material.

10. The fracturing well site system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the fracturing well site system further comprises an auxiliary electric-driven apparatus which is connected to the first grounding terminal, and the first grounding terminal is further configured to ground the auxiliary electric-driven apparatus.

11. The fracturing well site system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the fracturing well site system further comprises an overhead cable, the overhead cable is connected with the electric-power supply apparatus and configured to provide power to the electric-power supply apparatus;

the overhead cable comprises a conductive core and a protective layer wrapping the conductive core, and the protective layer comprises a shielding layer; and

the grounding system further comprises a grounding terminal, the grounding terminal is connected with the shielding layer of the overhead cable and configured to ground the shielding layer of the overhead cable.

12. The fracturing well site system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the electric-driven apparatus comprises one or more of a frequency conversion apparatus, an electric-driven fracturing apparatus, an electric-driven sand mixing apparatus, an electric-driven sand transportation apparatus, an electric-driven meter, an electric-driven chemical additive apparatus and an electric-driven proppant apparatus.

13. The fracturing well site system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the fuel-driven apparatus comprises a diesel-driven apparatus, and the diesel-driven apparatus comprises one or more of a diesel-driven fracturing apparatus, a diesel-driven sand mixing apparatus and a diesel-driven mixing apparatus.

14. The fracturing well site system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the fracturing well site system further comprises a lightning protection apparatus, the lightning protection apparatus comprises a main lightning protection apparatus which is provided at a corner of a well site;

the grounding system further comprises a second grounding terminal, a third grounding terminal and a fourth grounding terminal, the fourth grounding terminal is connected with the main lightning protection apparatus and configured to ground the main lightning protection apparatus; and

the fourth grounding terminal is not connected with the first grounding terminal.

15. The fracturing well site system according to claim 14 , wherein:

the lightning protection apparatus further comprises an auxiliary lightning protection apparatus provided on at least one of the electric-driven apparatus, the fuel-driven apparatus and the electric-power supply apparatus; and

the auxiliary lightning protection apparatus is grounded through the second grounding terminal directly connected with at least one of the electric-driven apparatus, the fuel-driven apparatus and the electric-power supply apparatus, and a height of the auxiliary lightning protection apparatus relative to ground is lower than a height of the main lightning protection apparatus relative to ground.

16. The fracturing well site system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the electric-power supply apparatus further comprises: an electric-power converter device electrically connected to the first electric-power supply; and an electric-power distribution device electrically connected to the electric-power converter device and configured to distribute power to the electric-driven apparatus;

the first electric-power supply is configured to transmit the first voltage to the electric-power converter device; and

the electric-power converter device is configured to compare the first voltage with a preset voltage, adjust the first voltage according to a comparison result, and transmit the first voltage after being adjusted to the electric-power distribution device.

17. The fracturing well site system according to claim 16 , wherein:

the electric-power distribution device is directly electrically connected to the second electric-power supply, and the electric-power distribution device is further configured to distribute the second voltage provided by the second electric-power supply to the electric-driven apparatus.

18. A fracturing well site system comprising an electric-driven apparatus, a fuel-driven apparatus, an electric-power supply apparatus and a grounding system, wherein:

the grounding system comprises a first grounding terminal which is spaced from each of the electric-driven apparatus, the fuel-driven apparatus and the electric-power supply apparatus by a preset distance;

the fuel-driven apparatus and at least one of the electric-driven apparatus and the electric-power supply apparatus are connected to the first grounding terminal, and the first grounding terminal is configured to ground the fuel-driven apparatus and the at least one of the electric-driven apparatus and the electric-power supply apparatus;

the fuel-driven apparatus and the electric-power supply apparatus are connected to the first grounding terminal;

the electric-power supply apparatus comprises an electric-power supply device, an electric-power converter device electrically connected with the electric-power supply device, and an electric-power distribution device electrically connected with the electric-power converter device;

the fuel-driven apparatus and at least one of the electric-power supply device, the electric-power converter device and the electric-power distribution device are connected to the first grounding terminal;

the fracturing well site system comprises a plurality of fuel-driven apparatuses, wherein the plurality of fuel-driven apparatuses comprise the fuel-driven apparatus;

the grounding system comprises a first grounding wire, a second grounding wire and a third grounding wire;

each of the plurality of fuel-driven apparatuses is connected to the second grounding wire and is connected to the first grounding terminal through the second grounding wire;

the at least one of the electric-power supply device, the electric-power converter device and the electric-power distribution device is connected to the third grounding wire and is connected to the first grounding terminal through the third grounding wire; and

the third grounding wire is configured to surround the at least one of the electric-power supply device, the electric-power converter device and the electric-power distribution device, and a planar shape of the third grounding wire is a closed loop.

19. A fracturing well site system, comprising an electric-driven apparatus, a fuel-driven apparatus, an electric-power supply apparatus and a grounding system, wherein:

the grounding system comprises a first grounding terminal which is spaced from each of the electric-driven apparatus, the fuel-driven apparatus and the electric-power supply apparatus by a preset distance;

the fuel-driven apparatus and at least one of the electric-driven apparatus and the electric-power supply apparatus are connected to the first grounding terminal, and the first grounding terminal is configured to ground the fuel-driven apparatus and the at least one of the electric-driven apparatus and the electric-power supply apparatus;

the fracturing well site system further comprises a lightning protection apparatus, the lightning protection apparatus comprises a main lightning protection apparatus which is provided at a corner of a well site;

the grounding system further comprises a second grounding terminal, a third grounding terminal and a fourth grounding terminal, the fourth grounding terminal is connected with the main lightning protection apparatus and configured to ground the main lightning protection apparatus;

the fourth grounding terminal is not connected with the first grounding terminal; and

the first grounding terminal, the second grounding terminal, the third grounding terminal and the fourth grounding terminal are buried under ground and made from a conductive material, and the conductive material is coated with an anti-corrosion coating.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 21, 2021
From: LIU, KAISHEN; LI, SHOUZHE; MAO, ZHUQING
To: YANTAI JEREH PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056313/0821 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202120706298.3 · Apr 7, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220330411A1 · Oct 13, 2022
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