Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Container bulk material delivery system
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Application No.: US15522653Application Date: 2015-05-07
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Publication No.: US11091332B2Publication Date: 2021-08-17
- Inventor: Bryan Chapman Lucas , Tim H. Hunter , Calvin L. Stegemoeller , Bryan John Lewis , Austin Carl Schaffner , Jim Basuki Surjaatmadja
- Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Baker Botts L.L.P.
- Agent John Wustenberg
- International Application: PCT/US2015/029750 WO 20150507
- International Announcement: WO2016/178695 WO 20161110
- Main IPC: B01F15/00
- IPC: B01F15/00 ; B65G65/40 ; B01F3/12 ; B01F15/02

Abstract:
In accordance with presently disclosed embodiments, systems and methods for using one or more pre-filled, portable containers, instead of pneumatic transfer, to move bulk material from a transportation unit to a blender receptacle of a blender are provided. A transportation unit may deliver one or more containers of bulk material to the well site, where the containers may be disposed in an elevated position around the blender receptacle. A gravity feed outlet may extend from one or more containers to route bulk material from the one or more containers directly into the blender receptacle. Since the transportation unit is able to unload the portable containers of bulk material without pneumatic transfer, the stackable containers may enable a cleaner and more efficient bulk material transfer at the site.
Public/Granted literature
- US11192731B2 Container bulk material delivery system Public/Granted day:2021-12-07
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