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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2017
Solaris Oilfield Site Services Operating Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Tamara Hughes, Houston, TX (US);
Terry McIver, Santa Anna, TX (US);
John Cunningham, Early, TX (US);
William Vaughn Managan, II, Rochelle, TX (US);
Joe Daniel Matkowski, San Angelo, TX (US);
SOLARIS OILFIELD SITE SERVICES OPERATING LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include a method and system for blending multi-component granular compositions such as proppant used in hydraulic fracturing in well drilling. The system includes the control and management of an on-site storage system for each of the components, regulating the delivery of specified quantities of each component to a well site, and coordinating the flow of materials into and out of the blender.