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US 11,846,167 B2Granted
Blender tub overflow catch
AssigneeU.S. Well Services, LLC
InventorsAlexander Christinzio, Jared Oehring
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Abstract
In at least one embodiment, a system for a blender tub overflow catch is disclosed for fracturing operations using a fracturing fluid blender. In at least one embodiment, the system includes a first tub that may be a blender tub and a second tub forming a blender tub overflow catch that is adapted to circumvent an outside diameter of the first tub to catch overflow fluid from the first tub so that it can be directed back into the first tub upon a determination that the first tub has a capacity to handle the overflow fluid.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a first tub and a second tub to be associated with a fracturing fluid blender, the second tub adapted to circumvent an outside diameter of the first tub and adapted with a height that is determined based in part on at least one overflow constraint of an application of the fracturing fluid blender;
- a processing unit and tank components configured to buffer or provide blending components for the first tub based in part on the at least one overflow constraint;
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- one or more valves and routing pipes associated with the processing unit and the tank components to direct an overflow fluid received in the second tub, from the first tub, to be returned to the first tub upon a determination that the first tub has a capacity to handle the overflow fluid.
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A method comprising:
- associating a first tub and a second tub with a fracturing fluid blender;
- enabling the second tub to circumvent an outside diameter of the first tub and to comprise a height that is a determined based in part on at least one overflow constraint of an application of the fracturing fluid blender;
- buffering or providing blending components for the first tub based in part on the at least one overflow constraint and using a processing unit and tank components;
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- associating one or more valves and routing pipes with the processing unit and the tank components to direct an overflow fluid received in the second tub, from the first tub, to be returned to the first tub upon a determination that the first tub has a capacity to handle the overflow fluid.
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