US 12,241,352 B2
Power system and method
Mark Daniel Bishop, Katy, TX (US)
Assigned to MGB OILFIELD SOLUTIONS, LLC, Katy, TX (US)
Filed by MGB OILFIELD SOLUTIONS, L.L.C., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/969,617.
Application 17/969,617 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/892,236, filed on Jun. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,506,026.
Application 16/892,236 is a continuation of application No. 15/955,521, filed on Apr. 17, 2018, granted, now 10,711,576, issued on Jul. 14, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/617,164, filed on Jan. 12, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/505,066, filed on May 11, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/489,468, filed on Apr. 25, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/486,858, filed on Apr. 18, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0064970 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 7/02 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); F04B 47/02 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); E21B 43/16 (2006.01); H02J 3/14 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 43/26 (2013.01) [E21B 7/022 (2013.01); E21B 41/0085 (2013.01); F04B 47/02 (2013.01); H02J 3/381 (2013.01); E21B 43/162 (2013.01); H02J 3/14 (2013.01)] 2 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a power system operationally configured to supply hydraulic power and electric power;
one or more fluid conduit assemblies;
one or more electric power delivery systems;
one or more first banks of frac pumps in closed loop fluid communication with the power system via the one or more fluid conduit assemblies;
one or more second banks of frac pumps, each frac pump of the one or more second banks of frac pumps having an internal combustion engine with an electric starter in electric communication with the power system via the one or more electric power delivery systems;
wherein the one or more fluid conduit assemblies include a number of isolation valves for controlling flow of pressurized hydraulic oil from the power system to each frac pump of the one or more first banks of frac pumps; and
wherein the one or more electric power delivery systems include a number of conducting path controls for controlling the supply of the electric power to each electric starter of each frac pump of the one or more second banks of frac pumps.