Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Blender unit with integrated container support frame
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Application No.: US16741862Application Date: 2020-01-14
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Publication No.: US11192077B2Publication Date: 2021-12-07
- Inventor: Calvin L. Stegemoeller , Bryan Chapman Lucas , Bryan John Lewis , Austin Carl Schaffner , Timothy H. Hunter , Jim Basuki Surjaatmadja , Wesley John Warren
- 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
- Main IPC: E21B21/06
- IPC: E21B21/06 ; B01F15/02 ; B01F3/12 ; B01F5/00 ; B65D88/32 ; B01F13/10 ; B01F7/16

Abstract:
Systems and methods for managing bulk material efficiently at a well site are provided. The disclosure is directed to a container support frame that is integrated into a blender unit. The support frame is used to receive one or more portable containers of bulk material, and the blender unit may include a gravity feed outlet for outputting bulk material from the containers directly into a mixer of the blender unit. The blender unit with integrated support frame may eliminate the need for any subsequent mechanical conveyance of the bulk material (e.g., via a separate mechanical conveying system or on-blender sand screws) from the containers to the mixer. As such, the integrated blender unit may be lighter weight, take up less space, and have a lower cost and complexity than existing blenders.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200147566A1 BLENDER UNIT WITH INTEGRATED CONTAINER SUPPORT FRAME Public/Granted day:2020-05-14
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