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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2012
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Vitali Victor Lissianski, Schenectady, NY (US);
Stephen Duane Sanborn, Copake, NY (US);
Andrew Jacob Gorton, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for delivering a thickened fluid mixture, including a COrecapture system. The apparatus including a proppant storage vessel and a fracturing fluid storage vessel providing a continuos supply of a proppant material and a fracturing fluid to a mixing apparatus. The mixing apparatus configured to output and deliver a thickened fluid mixture of the proppant, the fracturing fluid and a thickener agent at or above the fracturing fluid blending pressure to a high pressure pump assembly. The high pressure pump assembly configured to deliver a high pressure thickened fluid mixture to one or more downstream components at an injection pressure. The apparatus including a COrecapture system configured to recapture an exhaust stream from the one or more downstream components and/or other COoutput sources, and provide a purified and liquefied COfluid stream to the fracturing fluid storage vessel. The apparatus configured for continual operation.