Application / Oilfield operations

Wind Power for Remote Oilfield Sites

An oilfield is a collection of different electrical duties. Instrumentation, communications, auxiliary services and pumping equipment should be defined separately before wind is evaluated as part of the site supply.

用途

Separate the loads before selecting equipment.

A low-power monitoring package and a main pumping drive do not create the same requirement. Their daily energy use, instantaneous demand, continuity needs and supply interfaces can differ substantially. Grouping them under a single oilfield label hides those differences. Begin with the circuits intended to receive wind energy and identify the existing source that supports each circuit.

01

Monitoring and communications

Instrumentation, telemetry and communications loads with documented voltage and continuity requirements.

02

Auxiliary services

Lighting, controls and other defined site services evaluated independently from production equipment.

03

Process energy contribution

Wind considered within the wider electrical supply to specified motor and process loads.

技術

Define the duty, the connection and the location.

An equipment enquiry should describe what the wind subsystem will serve and the operating conditions at that connection point.

01 / Load behaviour

Motor rating is only part of the demand.

For pumping and other driven equipment, distinguish electrical input from mechanical motor output. Operating power depends on the actual duty. Record operating hours, cycling, simultaneous equipment and the starting method rather than estimating demand from the motor nameplate alone.

A start or process transition can place a different demand on the supply from steady operation. Provide the motor and drive documentation and available demand records. A turbine with a matching kilowatt label does not establish that it can start or continuously supply that motor.

Useful operating evidence

Electrical demand records, motor and drive data, and the schedule of production and auxiliary loads.

02 / Electrical integration

Locate the wind contribution in the existing supply.

Show the proposed connection on the site electrical diagram. A utility-connected installation, a generator-supported supply and an isolated load require different arrangements. Identify the equipment that maintains the supply when wind generation changes or becomes unavailable.

Specify the turbine, controller and converter scope together with the required voltage, frequency and phase arrangement. The wider project must define protection, isolation and the operating relationship with existing generation. Generator parallel operation or third-party storage compatibility should not be assumed.

Define the responsibility

Identify the connection point and the party responsible for overall system integration.

03 / Site constraints

Place equipment within an approved site layout.

The turbine location must work with the operational site, not simply the nearest open space. Provide the project team’s location constraints, classified-area information where applicable, access routes and the positions of existing structures, lines and equipment.

Any installation near hazardous areas requires assessment and approval by the responsible project specialists. This page makes no ATEX, explosion-proof or hazardous-location certification claim. Tower position, electrical equipment location, cabling and service access must be resolved within the approved project design.

Further project guides: Wind Power for Mining Camps & Exploration Sites · Wind Power for Temporary & Construction Sites: Feasibility Review.

Required before configuration

A site layout and the environmental or hazardous-location requirements applicable to each equipment position.

負荷需要 / 計算例

Illustrative load calculation

Assume a measured 20 kW electrical load operating for 6 hours.

20 kW × 6 h

120 kWh of load demand

This is demand during the stated duty period, excluding system losses and other loads. It is not wind energy production, a motor-starting calculation or a measured MARSTON project result.

Evaluate a defined electrical duty.

より確かな出発点

A specified load group, representative wind evidence, an identified connection point and a project team able to approve siting and electrical integration.

まず確認すべき制約条件

A proposal based only on a pumping unit nameplate, an assumption of continuous rated wind output, or a location requiring equipment approvals that have not been established.

機器

五つのモデル。明確な機器供給範囲。

MARSTONの電動ヨー制御風車は5–50 kWをカバーし、ガラス繊維強化プラスチック製ブレードと能動的なローター方向制御を備えています。コントローラーと変換器の供給範囲は、計画する電気システムに応じて定めます。ここに示す値は定格出力とローター直径です。エネルギー供給への寄与は、設置場所の風況と選択した構成によって異なります。

風車モデル定格出力ローター直径
FD5-5KW 5 kW5 m
FD7.5-10KW 10 kW7.5 m
FD10-20KW 20 kW10 m
FD12-30KW 30 kW12 m
FD14-50KW 50 kW14 m

プロジェクトの検討条件

技術検討に役立つプロジェクト概要をまとめる。

これらの情報は、プロジェクトの機器構成、インターフェース、責任分担を定めるために役立ちます。

01

Load and operating duty

Electrical input, daily operating hours, motor starting method and critical auxiliary circuits.

02

Electrical arrangement

Existing grid or generator supply, site diagram and proposed wind connection point.

03

Site constraints

Wind data, layout, equipment clearances and applicable location or environmental requirements.

04

Delivery and operation

Tower and foundation responsibilities, lifting access, installation scope and maintenance ownership.

仕様を決める前に確認すること。

Can wind be evaluated just for auxiliary equipment?

Yes. Define the intended auxiliary circuits separately so their demand and continuity requirements can be assessed without assuming they match the main pumping duty.

Does a 20 kW motor require a 20 kW turbine?

Not as a direct selection rule. Electrical input, starting demand, duty cycle, wind availability and the wider supply arrangement all matter.

Is equipment approved for hazardous locations?

No such approval is claimed here. Submit the applicable location classification and documentation requirements before equipment suitability is discussed.

What supply scope is available?

MARSTON can discuss turbines, controllers and converters, with tower supplier coordination. The project must define foundations, installation, electrical integration and maintenance responsibilities.

プロジェクトについて相談する

Start with the circuit you want to serve.

Send the load schedule, motor or drive data, site electrical diagram and location constraints to begin an oilfield equipment enquiry.