Slurry proportioner system

A proportioner comprising:

• one or more proportioner inlets configured to receive a common concentrated proppant fluid supply comprising a concentrated proppant fluid supply concentration of a proppant;
• two or more flow lines fluidly connected to the one or more proportioner inlets;
• two or more proportioner outlets, each of the two or more proportioner outlets associated with one of the two or more flow lines;
• one or more fluid inlets, each of the one or more fluid inlets configured to introduce a proppant-free fluid to the proportioner;
• and
• a first metering system of the proportioner to provide a first proportioner outlet composition via a proportioner outlet of one of the two or more flow lines of the proportioner, and, a second metering system to provide a second proportioner outlet composition via a proportioner outlet of another of the two or more flow lines, wherein the first proportioner outlet composition, the second proportioner outlet composition, or both comprise a proportionate amount of the common concentrated proppant fluid supply, wherein the first proportioner outlet composition has a first proppant concentration and the second proportioner outlet composition has a second proppant concentration, and wherein the first proppant concentration and the second proppant concentration are different, and wherein the first proppant concentration and the second proppant concentration are less than the concentrated proppant fluid supply concentration, and wherein the first metering system provides the first proportioner outlet composition by combining the common concentrated proppant fluid supply with a first proportional stream of a substantially proppant-free fluid, and wherein the second metering system provides the second proportioner outlet composition by combining the common concentrated proppant fluid supply and a second proportional stream of the substantially proppant-free fluid.

A method comprising:

• providing to a proportioner a concentrated proppant fluid supply comprising a concentrated proppant fluid supply concentration of a proppant;
• and
• producing, via a first metering system of the proportioner, a first proportioner outlet composition via a proportioner outlet of one of two or more flow lines of the proportioner, and, via a second metering system of the proportioner, a second proportioner outlet composition via another proportioner outlet of another of the two or more flow lines of the proportioner, wherein the first proportioner outlet composition, the second proportioner outlet composition, or both comprise a proportionate amount of the concentrated proppant fluid supply, wherein the first proportioner outlet composition has a first proppant concentration and the second proportioner outlet composition has a second proppant concentration, and wherein the first proppant concentration and the second proppant concentration are different, and wherein the first proppant concentration and the second proppant concentration are less than the concentrated proppant fluid supply concentration, wherein producing the first proportioner outlet composition comprises combining, via the first metering system, the concentrated proppant fluid supply with a first proportional stream of a substantially proppant-free fluid, and wherein producing the second proportioner outlet composition comprises combining, by the second metering system, the concentrated proppant fluid supply and a second proportional stream of the substantially proppant-free fluid.