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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2024
Proppant Express Solutions, Llc, Denver, CO (US);
Kevin Watson Smith, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Mo Habayeb, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Proppant Express Solutions, LLC, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
A straining system is provided to facilitate the removal of rocks and other debris from wet, unprocessed sand that is used as proppant during hydraulic fracturing operations which are well stimulation operations that are performed as an instrumentality for stimulation to achieve enhanced flow rates in and from wells, such as oil, gas, water, injection, or geothermal wells. The straining system has an intake manifold that is configured to accept frac fluid from a blender and a discharge manifold that is configured to discharge strained frac fluid to an array of frac pumps. An internal flow pathway places the intake manifold in fluidic communication with the discharge manifold. The flow pathway includes a strainer basket for the removal of debris that may be entrained in the frac fluid emanating from the blender.