Distribution of hydraulic fracturing fluids
Systems and methods presented herein generally relate to a method that includes using a low-shear addition system at a centralized facility to add a friction-reducing additive to a fluid to produce friction-reduced hydraulic fracturing slurry. The method also includes conveying the friction-reduced hydraulic fracturing slurry from the centralized facility to at least one fracturing site. The method further includes injecting the friction-reduced hydraulic fracturing slurry into a reservoir to stimulate at least one well at the at least one fracturing site.
1 . A method, comprising:
using a low-shear addition system at a centralized facility to add a friction-reducing additive to a fluid to produce a friction-reduced hydraulic fracturing slurry, wherein the low-shear addition system comprises at least one eductor or at least one auger;
conveying the friction-reduced hydraulic fracturing slurry from the centralized facility to at least one fracturing site through at least one pipeline, wherein the at least one pipeline comprises a textured interior surface that includes a plurality of protrusions, indentions, or a combination thereof, and wherein the textured interior surface is configured to facilitate passive blending of the friction-reduced hydraulic slurry; and
injecting the friction-reduced hydraulic fracturing slurry into a reservoir to stimulate at least one well at the at least one fracturing site.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein conveying the friction-reduced hydraulic fracturing slurry from the centralized facility to the at least one fracturing site comprises using at least one transfer pump to pump the friction-reduced hydraulic fracturing slurry through the at least one pipeline.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the at least one pipeline comprises an external pipe and one or more internal pipes disposed within the external pipe, wherein interiors of the one or more internal pipes form respective one or more internal volumes and an annular space between the external pipe and the one or more internal pipes forms an external volume.
4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising conveying the friction-reduced hydraulic fracturing slurry from the centralized facility to at least one fracturing site via one of the one or more internal volumes and the external volume, and conveying another fluid from the at least one fracturing site to the centralized facility via another one of the one or more internal volumes and the external volume.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the low-shear addition system comprises the at least one eductor including a gravity feed eductor configured to feed the friction-reducing additive into the fluid via gravity.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the low-shear addition system comprises the at least one eductor including a pneumatic eductor configured to pneumatically disperse the friction-reducing additive into the fluid.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the low-shear addition system comprises the at least one auger including a gravity auger fed system.
8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising adding an additive to the friction-reduced hydraulic fracturing slurry at the centralized facility prior to conveying the friction-reduced hydraulic fracturing slurry to the at least one fracturing site.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the additive comprises at least one of a biocide, a flowback surfactant, an acid, a clay stabilizer, a tracer, a scale inhibitor, an oxygen scavenger, a hydrogen sulfide scavenger, a reducing agent, a chelant, an iron control agent, an anti-emulsion agent, a demulsifier, a breaker, a corrosion inhibitor, a pipeline cleaning agent, or a gel pig.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the friction-reducing additive comprises at least one of a polyacrylic acid, a polymethacrylic acid, a polyacrylate, or a polymethacrylate.
11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the friction-reducing additive comprises a co-polymer of at least one of a polyacrylic acid, a polymethacrylic acid, a polyacrylate, or a polymethacrylate.
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one pipeline is at least two miles long.
13 . A system, comprising:
a low-shear addition system located at a centralized facility and configured to add a friction-reducing additive to a fluid to produce a friction-reduced hydraulic fracturing slurry, wherein the low-shear addition system comprises at least one eductor or at least one auger; and
at least one transfer pump configured to pump the friction-reduced hydraulic fracturing slurry through at least one pipeline to at least one fracturing site, wherein the at least one pipeline comprises a textured interior surface that includes a plurality of protrusions, indentions, or a combination thereof, and wherein the textured interior surface is configured to facilitate passive blending of the friction-reduced hydraulic fracturing slurry.
14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the at least one pipeline comprises an external pipe and one or more internal pipes disposed within the external pipe, wherein interiors of the one or more internal pipes form respective internal volumes and an annular space between the external pipe and the one or more internal pipes forms an external volume.
15 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the low-shear addition system comprises the at least one eductor including a gravity feed eductor configured to feed the friction-reducing additive into the fluid via gravity.
16 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the low-shear addition system comprises the at least one eductor including a pneumatic eductor configured to pneumatically disperse the friction-reducing additive into the fluid.
17 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the low-shear addition system comprises the at least one auger including a gravity auger fed system.
18 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the at least one pipeline is at least two miles long.
19 . A method, comprising:
adding a friction-reducing additive to a fluid to produce friction-reduced hydraulic fracturing slurry using a low-shear addition system at a centralized facility, wherein the low-shear addition system comprises at least one eductor configured to disperse the friction-reducing additive into the fluid;
conveying the friction-reduced hydraulic fracturing slurry from the centralized facility to at least one fracturing site through at least one pipeline, wherein the at least one pipeline comprises a textured interior surface that includes a plurality of protrusions, indentions, or a combination thereof, and wherein the textured interior surface is configured to facilitate passive blending of the friction-reduced hydraulic slurry; and
injecting the friction-reduced hydraulic fracturing slurry into a reservoir to stimulate at least one well at the at least one fracturing site.
20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein conveying the friction-reduced hydraulic fracturing slurry from the centralized facility to the at least one fracturing site comprises using at least one transfer pump to pump the friction-reduced hydraulic fracturing slurry through the at least one pipeline, wherein the at least one pipeline is at least two miles long.