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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2009
John Mackenzie, Aberdeen, GB;
Peter Wright, Hundvag, NO;
Jan Thore Eia, Kvernaland, NO;
Schlumberger Norge AS, Tananger, NO;
Abstract
A method of transferring proppant materials, wherein the method includes providing a first pressurized container () containing proppant materials on a first vessel (). The method also includes connecting the first pressurized container () on the first vessel () to a second container () on a second vessel () and transferring pneumatically, proppant materials from the first pressurized container () on the first vessel () to the second container () on the second vessel (). Also, a method of transferring proppant materials, the method including removing a wellbore fluid comprising excess proppant materials from a well, and screening the excess proppant materials from the wellbore fluid. The method also includes transferring the excess proppant materials to a first pressurized container () and transferring pneumatically, the excess proppant materials from the first pressurized container to a second pressurized container.