System and method for delivery of oilfield materials

A system for handling oilfield materials, comprising:

• a modular silo configured to be releasably mounted to a modular support structure, comprising:
• an outer housing disposed in a silo frame, the silo frame and the outer housing defining an enclosed interior, the outer housing having a lower portion and an upper portion, the outer housing also having a first inlet located at the upper portion of the outer housing;
• a feeder configured to deliver oilfield material to a common area for blending, the common area located below the outer housing of the modular silo;
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• a common mechanical conveyor of the modular silo comprising a second inlet to receive blendable oilfield materials at a lower portion, wherein the common mechanical conveyor comprises a conveyor head configured to deliver the blendable oilfield materials to the enclosed interior of the modular silo at the inlet at the upper portion of the outer housing, and wherein the common mechanical conveyor comprises a first enclosed pathway extending from the second inlet to the conveyor head;
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• a belt conveyor coupled to the second inlet of the common mechanical conveyor, wherein the belt conveyor is positioned to deliver the oilfield material to the second inlet of the common mechanical conveyor from an unload area, the belt conveyor having a horizontal portion overlapping with an inclined portion, the horizontal portion positioned in the unload area and configured to permit a truck to back over the horizontal portion, wherein the inclined portion of the belt conveyor comprises a second enclosed pathway from the unload area to a lower end hopper, and wherein the first enclosed pathway and the second enclosed pathway form an enclosed system for oilfield material from the unload area to the conveyor head.

A system for handling oilfield materials, comprising:

• a modular silo configured to be releasably mounted to a modular support structure and to deliver oilfield materials to a common area located below the modular silo, comprising:
• an outer housing defining an enclosed interior, the outer housing having a lower portion and an upper portion, the outer housing having a first vertical centerline extending from the lower portion to the upper portion of the housing, the outer housing also having an inlet located at the upper portion of the outer housing;
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• a bucket elevator extending from the lower portion of the outer housing to the upper portion of the outer housing, the bucket elevator having a second vertical centerline that is offset from the first vertical centerline, the bucket elevator having a material inlet disposed exterior to the modular silo and a discharge portion disposed adjacent the inlet of the outer housing in the enclosed interior of the modular silo, and the bucket elevator having an conveyor head to adjustably deliver oilfield material from the conveyor head to the enclosed interior of the modular silo, and the bucket elevator having a first enclosed pathway extending from the material inlet to the conveyor head;
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• a belt conveyor coupled to the inlet of the bucket elevator, wherein the belt conveyor is positioned to deliver the oilfield material to the inlet of the bucket elevator from an unload area, the belt conveyor having a horizontal portion overlapping with an inclined portion, the horizontal portion positioned in the unload area and configured to permit a truck to back over the horizontal portion, wherein the inclined portion of the belt conveyor comprises a second enclosed pathway from the unload area to the inlet of the bucket elevator, and wherein the first enclosed pathway and the second enclosed pathway form an enclosed system for oilfield material from the unload area to the conveyor head.