Demand for oil and natural gas to feed energy demand- both in the U.S. and abroad- is growing just as conventional oil & gas plays are getting scarcer. In order to guarantee supply, producers are digging deeper and seeking out more complex, expensive, and riskier plays. These new frontiers- which include the hydraulic fracturing revolution of the past two decades- are demanding more from pumping and drilling equipment. EnQuest Energy Solutions Frac equipment like pumps being used to inject the water-sand-chemical mixture require greater mass, horsepower, and pressure abilities than ever before.
EnQuest Energy Solutions is always keen to what drilling in the geographic formations of tomorrow will require, and we provide innovative hydraulic fracturing solutions for all of your new and refurbished stimulation and completion equipment.
Innovation is indispensable when seeking to extract the maximum yield from ever more complex oilfields. The sophistication of pumping equipment must match this evolution. Our frac pumpers provide minimal downtime and comply with the latest EPA emissions standards.
The water-sand-chemical mixture at the heart of hydraulic fracturing must be tailored to each unique well-site. Blenders achieve this function and are a critical component of any fracturing operation. Our frac blenders are designed and built to meet the unique need s of your job, and offer durability, ease-of-use, continuous use, and convenient maintenance.
There are two main approaches to frac hydration units fluid design that are most common today: slickwater and high viscosity gel.
Slickwater frac jobs use high volumes of water commonly combined with friction reducer (FR) and minimal chemical additives to form a cost effective and simple frac fluid.
High viscosity gel frac jobs require a gel polymer that is hydrated in water to form a highly viscous and complex frac fluid. Special care needs to be taken during the hydration process and chemicals need to be introduced following the placement of proppant in order to breakdown the gel and produce it back to the surface.
EnQuest has designed a versatile hydration system that can produce frac fluids for both slickwater and gel fracs and can hydrate liquid gel concentrate (LGC) or dry gel polymer. The system has two dry material hoppers that can handle either FR or dry gel polymer. The system can also pump liquid gel concentrate from an offboard source.
Depending on the design of the fluid – either the FR or gel is mixed with base water to form a concentrate. The concentrate is diluted with water in a specially designed multi-compartment tank with gates, weirs that allow the mixture to hydrate before it is introduced to the slurry blender. pH meters and viscometers are installed to continuously monitor the fluid. Chemical additive systems can be included to introduce specialized chemicals into the mixture.
EnQuest’s hydration system run automatically through onboard controls or manually by an operator.
Innovation is indispensable when seeking to extract the maximum yield from ever more complex oilfields. The sophistication of pumping equipment must match this evolution. Our frac pumpers provide minimal downtime and comply with the latest EPA emissions standards.
Every frac operation needs an office in the field, a headquarters where incoming data from all hydraulic fracturing operations can be synthesized and understood by the team and a place where the customer can sit comfortably to monitor the operation. Our frac data van provides a state-of-the-art control center where high performance computer systems, data acquisition systems, and software for frac design modeling are deployed to monitor and supervise the fracking process from start to finish