Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080277121 | DUST CONTROL SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING DRY MATERIAL USED IN SUBTERRANEAN WELLS - A portable well treating fluid mixing system includes: a supply tank having an inlet receiving pneumatically conveyed dry treating material; a cyclone separator having an inlet coupled to the supply tank and receiving dust laden air from the supply tank, and having a first outlet venting clean air and having a second outlet venting solids; a collection container having a first inlet coupled to the cyclone separator second outlet and receiving solids from the cyclone separator and having an outlet; and, a pump having an inlet coupled to the collection container outlet and a pump outlet coupled to the supply tank. In operation, the system continuously conveys dust from the collection container back into the supply tank to maintain the separator in proper operating condition and minimizes venting of dust during the transfer of material to the supply tank. | 11-13-2008 |
20100025041 | PORTABLE WELL TREATING FLUID MIXING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A portable well treating fluid mixing system includes: a supply tank having an inlet receiving pneumatically conveyed dry treating material; a cyclone separator having an inlet coupled to the supply tank and receiving dust laden air from the supply tank, and having a first outlet venting clean air and having a second outlet venting solids; a collection container having a first inlet coupled to the cyclone separator second outlet and receiving solids from the cyclone separator and having an outlet; and, a pump having an inlet coupled to the collection container outlet and a pump outlet coupled to the supply tank. In operation, the system continuously conveys dust from the collection container back into the supply tank to maintain the separator in proper operating condition and minimizes venting of dust during the transfer of material to the supply tank. | 02-04-2010 |
20100027371 | Closed Blending System - Methods and systems for blending a dry material with a fluid in a closed environment are disclosed. A liquid component is supplied from a liquid delivery system to a mixing chamber. A dry component or a high solid content slurry is then supplied from a dry material tank or an external proppant storage to the mixing chamber. The dry component or high solid content slurry is then mixed with the liquid component in a closed system to prepare a desired mixture. | 02-04-2010 |
20100188926 | Centrifugal Mixing System - A mixing system may include a closed mixer having an inlet, a discharge, and an inlet/discharge. The mixing system may also include a recirculation line in fluid communication with the inlet and the inlet/discharge. | 07-29-2010 |
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20080264641 | Blending Fracturing Gel - The present disclosure relates to a system and method for producing a well-fracturing gel using a gel concentrate such that the method and system are capable of timely adjusting the properties of the gel on the fly just prior to introducing the gel into the well. Further, the present disclosure provides for producing a gel with an overall shorter production time as well as adjusting the properties of the gel just prior to injecting the gel into the well. | 10-30-2008 |
20090301719 | Methods of Treating Subterranean Formations Utilizing Servicing Fluids Comprising Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Apparatus Thereof - Methods relating to servicing fluids that comprise gelled liquefied petroleum gas or servicing fluids that comprise a conventional gelled hydrocarbon fluid with liquefied petroleum gas are provided. In one embodiment, the methods of the present invention comprise providing a LPG servicing fluid comprising LPG and a gelling agent; pressurizing the LPG servicing fluid with one or more high-pressure pumps; introducing proppant particulates into at least a portion of the LPG servicing fluid using one or more high pressure pumps; and introducing the LPG servicing fluid comprising proppant particulates into at least a portion of a subterranean formation at a rate and pressure sufficient to create or enhance at least one or more fractures therein. In one embodiment, a gelling agent may be metered into the LPG on-the-fly. | 12-10-2009 |
20090301725 | Proppant Addition Method and System - A method of injecting a fracturing fluid may include pressurizing a first fluid with clean high-pressure pumps, joining proppant with the pressurized first fluid to form a fracturing fluid, and moving the fracturing fluid to a wellhead and downhole into a formation for fracturing. A pump may pressurize the proppant without the proppant passing therethrough. | 12-10-2009 |
20100186959 | Methods for treating a well by simultaneously introducing into a mixer streams of water, a viscosity-increasing agent, and a particulate and introducing the mixture into the well - A method is provided for treating at least a portion of a well. The method includes the steps of: (a) simultaneously introducing into a mixer at least: (i) a first stream comprising water; (ii) a second stream comprising a dry, hydratable, viscosity-increasing agent for water, wherein the second stream is substantially free of water; and (iii) a third stream comprising a non-hydratable, insoluble particulate; wherein at least the first and second streams are not mixed prior to being introduced into the mixer; (b) mixing the first, second, and third streams in the mixer to form a pumpable mixture, wherein: (i) the mixer creates at least a sufficiently-high shear rate to disperse the viscosity-increasing agent and the insoluble particulate in the pumpable mixture; and (ii) the pumpable mixture has or is capable of developing a substantially-higher viscosity than the viscosity of the first stream; and (c) introducing a treatment fluid comprising the pumpable mixture into a wellbore. | 07-29-2010 |
20100329072 | Methods and Systems for Integrated Material Processing - Methods and systems for integrally processing the materials used in oilfield operations are disclosed. An integrated material processing system is disclosed with a storage unit resting on a leg. A feeder couples the storage unit to a first input of a mixer and a pump is coupled to a second input of the mixer. The storage unit contains a solid component of a well treatment fluid. The feeder supplies the solid component of the well treatment fluid to the mixer and the pump supplies a fluid component of the well treatment fluid to the mixer. The components are mixed in the mixer and the mixer outputs a well treatment fluid. | 12-30-2010 |
20110061855 | ELECTRIC OR NATURAL GAS FIRED SMALL FOOTPRINT FRACTURING FLUID BLENDING AND PUMPING EQUIPMENT - Methods and systems for integral storage and blending of the materials used in oilfield operations are disclosed. A modular integrated material blending and storage system includes a first module comprising a storage unit, a second module comprising a liquid additive storage unit and a pump for maintaining pressure at an outlet of the liquid additive storage unit. The system further includes a third module comprising a pre-gel blender. An output of each of the first module, the second module and the third module is located above a blender and gravity directs the contents of the first module, the second module and the third module to the blender. The system also includes a pump that directs the output of the blender to a desired down hole location. The pump may be powered by natural gas or electricity. | 03-17-2011 |
20110063942 | Methods and Systems for Integral Blending and Storage of Materials - Methods and systems for integral storage and blending of the materials used in oilfield operations are disclosed. An integrated material blending and storage system is disclosed with a storage unit, a blender located under the storage unit, a liquid additive storage module having a pump to maintain constant pressure at an outlet of the liquid additive storage module and a pre gel blender. Gravity directs a first input from the storage unit, a second input from the liquid additive storage module and a third input from the pre-gel blender to the blender. | 03-17-2011 |
20110123303 | Methods and Systems for Material Transfer - A storage unit is disclosed. A first feed is disposed at least partially within the storage unit, and a second feed is coupled to the first feed. The second feed is configured to receive one or more materials and to transfer the one or more materials to the first feed. The first feed is configured to elevate the one or more materials to the storage unit. | 05-26-2011 |