Fluid management system for producing treatment fluid using containerized fluid additives
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsCalvin L. Stegemoeller, Bryan Chapman Lucas, Chad Adam Fisher, Austin Carl Schaffner, Wesley John Warren
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Abstract
An example fluid management system for generating a fluid for a treatment operation may include a mixer and a first portable container disposed proximate to and elevated above the mixer. The first portable container may hold dry chemical additives. A feeder may be positioned below the first portable container to direct dry chemical additives from the first portable container to the mixer. The system may also include a first pump to provide fluid to the mixer from a fluid source.
Claims20
A fluid management system for generating a fluid for a treatment operation, comprising:
- a mixer disposed below a support frame;
- a first portable container disposed on the support frame, wherein the first portable container is proximate to and elevated above the mixer and holding dry chemical additives;
- a feeder positioned below the first portable container to direct a gravity flow of dry chemical additives from the first portable container directly to the mixer, wherein at least a portion of the feeder is not elevated above the support frame;
- a first pump to provide fluid to the mixer from a fluid source;
- and
- a power unit configured to generate and provide power;
- wherein each of the support frame, the first pump, and the power unit are disposed on a movable structure.
A method, comprising:
- loading a first portable container onto a support frame, wherein the first portable container holds dry chemical additives;
- feeding the dry chemical additives, through a feeder, from first portable container to a mixer disposed below the support frame and the first portable container, wherein at least a portion of the feeder is not elevated above the support frame, wherein a power unit is coupled to at least the mixer and the feeder;
- generating a treatment fluid within the mixer by mixing the dry chemical additives with a fluid received from a fluid source through a first pump;
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- directing the treatment fluid to at least one of a blending unit and a fluid tank for hydrating the treatment fluid, wherein each of the support frame, and the power unit are disposed on a movable structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.