Liberty Oilfield Services’ new frac fleet cuts noise emissions

DENVER, Colorado -- Liberty Oilfield Services, a privately held pressure pumping services company, has announced the release of its new Quiet Fleet.

The Quiet Fleet utilizes patent-pending Liberty-developed sound reduction technology, incorporated directly into the fracturing equipment, to dramatically reduce noise emissions during hydraulic fracturing operations.

According to Liberty, noise levels are reduced by a factor of 3 compared to a conventional fracturing fleet. This noise reduction is achieved without any impact to operational performance or rig up time.

The design of the Quiet Fleet also allowed the incorporation of a sophisticated three-stage fire suppression system on each unit, which is not viable on a conventional fracturing fleet.

Liberty's Quiet Fleet was recently deployed in the DJ basin for Extraction Oil & Gas, where results met or exceeded all expectations. The Quiet Fleet completed 210 frac stages in the first 10 days of operation.

"The Quiet Fleet marks a new era of evolution for completion equipment design. Quite simply one of the best advancements that I have seen in my career," said Matt Owens, president of Extraction Oil & Gas.