For years, the oil industry has depended on reciprocating engines to power its equipment, despite the known limitations of diesel engines. Characterized as having lower pump rates, being oversized and heavy, and having reliability issues, diesels have struggled to stay on the cutting-edge of industrial technology.
Therefore, MTT and HCI combined to develop the jetPUMP™ Frac Pump. Powered by a split-shaft turbine engine with varying speeds for the fluid end, the jetPUMP™ has realized outstanding performance results. Unlike its diesel counterpart (which depends on gear reduction to provide enough power to overcome pressure increases), split-shaft turbines do not sacrifice pump rate.
In addition to manufacturing turbine-powered frac pumps, MTT integrates two 2,000-hp turbine engines into HCI blending units as part of a typical frac pump spread. Completely contained and mobile, each unit has a footprint of only 9' x 4'.
