Mobile Pump System

Abstract

A mobile pump system includes: a trailer movable by a vehicle; and a pump mounted to the trailer, the pump configured to pump a fluid. The pump includes an electrically-driven motor mounted to the trailer or is turbine powered by a turbine mounted to the trailer. A method for performing a pressure pumping application is also disclosed.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A mobile pump system comprising:
 a trailer movable by a vehicle; and   a pump mounted to the trailer, the pump configured to pump a fluid, wherein the pump comprises an electrically-driven motor mounted to the trailer or is turbine powered by a turbine mounted to the trailer.   
     
     
         2 . The mobile pump system of  claim 1 , wherein the pump is configured to pump the fluid into a wellbore at a tie-in point upstream of a wellhead of the wellbore. 
     
     
         3 . The mobile pump system of  claim 1 , wherein the fluid comprises water and/or a chemical additive. 
     
     
         4 . The mobile pump system of  claim 1 , wherein the pump comprises an auger or impeller configured to move the fluid. 
     
     
         5 . The mobile pump system of  claim 1 , wherein the pump is not permanently installed at a site for performing a pressure pumping application. 
     
     
         6 . The mobile pump system of  claim 1 , wherein the electrically-driven motor is fueled by a battery, natural gas, diesel fuel, or gasoline. 
     
     
         7 . The mobile pump system of  claim 2 , wherein the pump is configured to adjust a flow rate of the pump by 1/10th of a bpm. 
     
     
         8 . The mobile pump system of  claim 1 , wherein the pump is in fluid communication with a wellbore. 
     
     
         9 . The mobile pump system of  claim 1 , wherein the turbine is operated using field gas. 
     
     
         10 . The mobile pump system of  claim 1 , comprising a plurality of pumps mounted to the trailer, wherein each pump comprises an electrically-driven motor mounted to the trailer or is turbine powered by a turbine mounted on the trailer. 
     
     
         11 . The mobile pump system of  claim 1 , further comprising a controller configured to remotely control the pump. 
     
     
         12 . The mobile pump system of  claim 11 , wherein the controller comprises a portable computing device. 
     
     
         13 . The mobile pump system of  claim 1 , wherein the pump is configured to pump the fluid at a flow rate as low as 0.1 bpm. 
     
     
         14 . The mobile pump system of  claim 1 , wherein the turbine comprises a direct coupled gear connection. 
     
     
         15 . A method for performing a pressure pumping application comprising:
 providing a mobile pump system comprising:
 a trailer movable by a vehicle; and 
 a pump mounted to the trailer, the pump configured to pump a fluid, wherein the pump comprises an electrically-driven motor mounted to the trailer or is turbine powered by a turbine mounted to the trailer. 
   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 pumping the fluid from a fluid container into a wellbore using the pump to move the fluid from the fluid container into the wellbore.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 positioning a plug in a lateral of the wellbore using the fluid pumped into the wellbore.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the pump is configured to pump the fluid into the wellbore at a tie-in point upstream of a wellhead of the wellbore. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the pump is configured to adjust a flow rate by 1/10th of a bpm. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the pump is configured to pump the fluid at a flow rate as low as 0.1 bpm.