Proppant dispensing system
AssigneeProppant Express Solutions, LLC
InventorsMatthew Oehler, Marc Kevin Fisher, Ian Wilson, Scott Joseph D'Agostino, Mark John D'Agostino, Brian Dorfman, Cory Snyder, William Scott Malone
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Abstract
A proppant container facilitates the transportation of wet sand for use in a hydraulic fracturing operation. The proppant container is provided with a system for dislodging the wet sand for subsequent use. This may be done by use of a vibrator or an umbrella valve. In another aspect, the proppant container may be used in combination with a rack having a wash system that slurries the proppant for delivery to a blender tub without necessarily resorting to use of a conveyor belt.
Claims20
A misting system for mitigation of dust, comprising:
- a water supply;
- a conveyor system having an endless belt and a discharge area;
- a spray head assembly mounted proximate the discharge area of the conveyor system and above the discharge area;
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- means for conveying water from the water supply to the spray head assembly;
- the spray head assembly being formed as a plurality of misting heads consisting essentially of atomizing nozzles configured to emit the water from the water supply as a fine mist in the nature of a fog encompassing the discharge area such that water droplets coalesce on dust particles emanating from the conveyor system at the discharge area when the conveyor system is in use to dispense proppant in support of a hydraulic fracturing operation.
A method of hydraulic fracturing to stimulate a well, the method comprising steps of:
- moving proppant through a discharge area that is open to atmosphere in support of a hydraulic fracturing operation that is being performed on a well;
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- misting water above the discharge area to mitigate dust particles emanating from proppant in the discharge area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.