US 12,257,740 B2
Systems for bulk blending of cement powders
Roger Derek Cook, Mount Pleasant, NC (US)
Assigned to Adaptive Industrial, Inc., Mount Pleasant, NC (US)
Filed by Adaptive Industrial, Inc., Mount Pleasant, NC (US)
Filed on Aug. 5, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/985,472.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/883,142, filed on Aug. 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0039278 A1, Feb. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. B28C 9/02 (2006.01); B01F 35/30 (2022.01); B28C 5/08 (2006.01); B28C 5/42 (2006.01); B28C 7/04 (2006.01); B28C 9/00 (2006.01); E21B 33/14 (2006.01)
CPC B28C 9/02 (2013.01) [B28C 5/0818 (2013.01); B28C 5/4262 (2013.01); B28C 7/0436 (2013.01); B28C 9/004 (2013.01); B01F 2035/351 (2022.01); E21B 33/14 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
15. A method for converting an existing oilfield bulk plant, comprising
installing a sealable tumble blender at the oilfield bulk plant;
re-routing conduits from each of bulk storage silos adapted to contain one or more cement ingredients and at least one additive station adapted to provide an additive for adjusting cement properties to a weigh batcher adapted to receive the one or more cement ingredients from the plurality of bulk storage sources and the additive from the additive station, the at least one sealable tumble blender connected to the weigh batcher and adapted to receive the one or more cement ingredients and the additive from the weigh batcher;
adding one or more couplers to an end of further conduits, the one or more couplers adapted to temporarily connect to and form a seal with the at least one sealable tumble blender during ingress of the one or more cement ingredients and the additive and egress of the blended one or more cement ingredients and the additive; and
adding a computer control system at the oilfield bulk plant, the computer control system configured to:
temporarily couple the one or more couplers with the at least one sealable tumble blender to form a seal with the at least one sealable tumble blender during the ingress of the one or more cement ingredients and the additive,
seal the at least one sealable tumble blender in response to receiving the materials,
blend the one or more cement ingredients and the additive while the at least one sealable tumble blender is sealed, and
provide the blended one or more cement ingredients and the additive to one of a temporary storage silo and a storage vessel for transport to a well site.