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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Rajesh Luharuka, Katy, TX (US);
Laurent Coquilleau, Houston, TX (US);
Dennis Jay Johnson, Rosenberg, TX (US);
William Troy Huey, Fulshear, TX (US);
Hau Nguyen-Phuc Pham, Houston, TX (US);
Nikki Morrison, Houston, TX (US);
Jakub Pawel Jodlowski, Houston, TX (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and methodology facilitates the handling of oilfield materials in a space efficient manner. The oilfield materials are delivered without blowers to at least one modular silo. Each modular silo comprises an outer housing defining an enclosed interior. A vertical conveyor is positioned within the enclosed interior and is used to lift the oilfield material from a silo inlet to an upper portion of the modular silo without utilizing airflow to carry the oilfield materials. Once the oilfield materials are disposed within the upright modular silo, the outflow of oilfield materials through a silo outlet may be controlled so as to selectively release the desired amount of material into a blender or other suitable equipment.