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Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 10, 2024
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Wesley John Warren, Duncan, OK (US);

Chad A. Fisher, Duncan, OK (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/26 (2005.12); B01F 23/50 (2021.12); B01F 35/71 (2021.12); B01F 101/49 (2021.12); E21B 43/267 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/2607 (2020.04); B01F 23/59 (2021.12); B01F 35/7176 (2021.12); E21B 43/267 (2012.12); B01F 2101/49 (2021.12);
Abstract

A blending unit is provided. The blending unit comprises two or more discharge pumps. Each of the two or more discharge pumps has a suction inlet fluidly connected to a common proppant fluid supply via a concentrated proppant inlet line, and a discharge outlet fluidly connected to a blender outlet line. Each of the two or more discharge pumps also has an injection port upstream of the discharge pump and configured to inject substantially proppant-free fluid into the concentrated proppant inlet line, an injection port downstream from the discharge pump and configured to inject substantially proppant-free fluid into the blender outlet line, or both the injection port upstream of the discharge pump and an the injection port downstream from the discharge pump.


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