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Automatic flow control in mixing fracturing gel
US9771512B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9771512-B2 |
| Application number | US-201715418535-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 27, 2017 |
| Priority date | May 16, 2012 |
| Publication date | Sep 26, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2017 |
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A system for mixing fracturing gel includes a dry gel mixing chamber having a bladed impeller carried to rotate in the mixing chamber. The mixing chamber has a dry gel inlet and hydrating fluid inlet. A valve is fluidically coupled to the hydrating fluid inlet to automatically maintain a specified flow condition of hydrating fluid into the mixing chamber over multiple different values of the flow condition to the hydrating fluid inlet.
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What is claimed: 1. A method, comprising: receiving a dry gel particulate into a dry gel mixing chamber; receiving a flow of hydrating fluid into the dry gel mixing chamber and using a hydrating fluid source pump to circulate a hydrating fluid through the mixing chamber at multiple different operating pressures; and automatically maintaining a specified flow condition of the flow of hydrating fluid into the dry gel mixing chamber by adjusting a flow area through a pressure reducing valve in response to a change in the operation of the hydrating fluid source pump so that, as the hydrating fluid source pump operates at the multiple different operating pressures, the pressure reducing valve maintains a constant specified pressure of the hydrating fluid supplied into the mixing chamber. 2. The method of claim 1 , where adjusting the flow area of the flow of hydrating fluid comprises moving a valve closure using pressure from the flow of the hydrating fluid, upstream of the valve closure to adjust a pressure in a control volume and move a diaphragm coupled to the valve closure. 3. The method of claim 1 , where adjusting the flow area of the flow of hydrating fluid comprises moving a valve closure in response to a signal from a pressure sensor sensing the pressure of the flow of hydrating fluid.
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- What does patent US9771512B2 cover?
- A system for mixing fracturing gel includes a dry gel mixing chamber having a bladed impeller carried to rotate in the mixing chamber. The mixing chamber has a dry gel inlet and hydrating fluid inlet. A valve is fluidically coupled to the hydrating fluid inlet to automatically maintain a specified flow condition of hydrating fluid into the mixing chamber over multiple different values of the fl…
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- Halliburton Energy Services Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B01F23/53. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Tue Sep 26 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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