CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A CO2 FRACKING SYSTEM AND RELATED SYSTEM AND METHOD

A control system for a CO2 fracking system includes a phase detector, a control valve, and a controller. The phase detector is disposed proximate to at least one of an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit of a fracking component. The control valve is fluidly coupled to the inlet conduit. The controll...

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Main Authors DE Anindya Kanti, DOERGE David Henry
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 04.05.2017
Subjects
CONTROLLING
EARTH DRILLING
EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
MINING
OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
PHYSICS
REGULATING
SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
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Summary:A control system for a CO2 fracking system includes a phase detector, a control valve, and a controller. The phase detector is disposed proximate to at least one of an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit of a fracking component. The control valve is fluidly coupled to the inlet conduit. The controller is communicatively coupled to the phase detector, the control valve, and the fracking component. The phase detector is configured to determine CO2 phase in at least one of a CO2 stream incoming into the fracking component and CO2 phase discharged from the fracking component, and to generate an input signal based on the phase. The controller is configured to control one or both of a flow of the incoming CO2 stream into the fracking component via the control valve and an operation condition of the fracking component, based on the input signal received from the phase detector.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201615293974