Seawater Transportation For Utilization In Hydrocarbon-Related Processes Including Existing Pipeline Infrastructures

摘要

Systems and methods for transporting seawater from a seawater source to an inland site for utilization as a drilling and/or fracturing fluid are disclosed. In an aspect, systems and methods are disclosed wherein seawater is extracted from an ocean at a coastal location and transported to an inland drilling and hydraulic fracturing site, thereby providing a consistent, large volume supply of seawater for use in drilling and/or hydraulic fracturing operations. Such systems and methods may eliminate usage of locally-sourced fresh water, eliminating the unsustainable burden that drilling and hydraulic fracturing places on local water tables.

主权项

1. A method of forming a seawater-based fluid for use at an inland oilfield having an inland oilfield wellbore, the method comprising:
(a) receiving seawater from a seawater source; (b) transporting, via a pipeline for at least a portion of the distance, the collected seawater from the seawater source to an inland oilfield; and (c) providing, at the inland oilfield, a quantity of the collected seawater from the seawater source, for fracturing or drilling operations at an inland oilfield wellbore; wherein the pipeline comprises derated pipeline no longer approved for carrying petroleum.