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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2019
Applicants:
David O. Trahan, Lafayette, LA (US);
Richard E. Trahan, Lafayette, LA (US);
Inventors:
David O. Trahan, Lafayette, LA (US);
Richard E. Trahan, Lafayette, LA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 3/12 (2006.01); B01F 5/04 (2006.01); B01F 15/00 (2006.01); B01F 15/02 (2006.01); B01F 3/20 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 3/1271 (2013.01); B01F 3/2028 (2013.01); B01F 5/043 (2013.01); B01F 5/0426 (2013.01); B01F 15/00194 (2013.01); B01F 15/00961 (2013.01); B01F 15/00974 (2013.01); B01F 15/0202 (2013.01); B01F 15/026 (2013.01); B01F 15/0235 (2013.01); B01F 15/0251 (2013.01); B01F 15/0259 (2013.01); B01F 15/0283 (2013.01); E21B 41/00 (2013.01); B01F 2003/125 (2013.01); B01F 2215/0081 (2013.01);
Abstract
An improved system and method for fluidizing dry powder-based additives into downhole well operations utilizes a dried, low-volume air stream and an ejector nozzle in order to disperse the powders into a liquid stream. In an embodiment, the system can be placed on a powder blending trailer in order to convey additives directly from bulk transport bins into a liquid stream, through the use of an atmospheric pressure hydration tank fitted with a cyclone separator to ensure an even dispersal into the liquid stream.