Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

Kurt R Harpold

Timothy Holiman Hunter

Andrew Silas Clyburn

Brad Robert Bull

Gero Testa

Brandon Ellis

Russell Ray Lockman

Justin Lee Hurst

Frank Kresse

The disclosure presents systems and methods for hot swapping pumps at a wellsite while minimizing the impact to the pumping operations. As one pump is swapped out, such as for maintenance, the remaining pumps in the set of pumps at the wellsite can continue pumping operations. In some aspects, the pumps can be arranged around a central open area where the manifold pipes are located on the outside perimeter. This arrangement allows for a pump moving apparatus to remove and locate pumps at various positions around the perimeter while minimizing movement and minimizing the time the pump moving apparatus spends off of matting. The pump moving apparatus can be shielded with a protective barrier to protect the equipment or user from discharges from other pumps that are under high pressure.

Continuous pumping operations using central pump area

Exemplary systems for introducing treatment fluid into a well can include a bellows pump and a make-up system configured to maintain a controlled volume of fluid between the piston and the bellows of the bellows pump. The make-up system can be fluidly coupled to the bellows and to at least one additional component of the system. In embodiments, the make-up system can be configured to receive heat via circulation of fluid with the at least one additional component of the system, and to discharge heat via circulation of the fluid with the bellows, for example with the bellows conducting heat from the fluid to the treatment fluid for heat discharge.

Systems and methods using a bellows pump to perform operations for a subterranean formation

The disclosure presents systems and methods for hot swapping pumps at a wellsite while minimizing the impact to the pumping operations. As one pump is swapped out, such as for maintenance, the remaining pumps in the set of pumps at the wellsite can continue pumping operations. In some aspects, the swapping of pumps can be performed by a user using a protection barrier to isolate the pump location where the pumps will be swapped. In some aspects, one or more of the steps to swap pumps can be performed through automation thereby minimizing danger to a user. In some aspects, the pump being located at the pump system can be primed and pressure tested prior to be located to improve the time to enable the pump for pumping operations.

Continuous pumping operations using decoupled pump maintenance

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Houston, TX, United States of America

Kurt R Harpold