US 12,264,956 B2
System and method for weighing frac sand
Jeffery Shaun Daniels, Yukon, OK (US); Eric Robert Iwasenko, Oklahoma City, OK (US); and Andres Felipe Perilla, Yukon, OK (US)
Assigned to SPM OIL & GAS INC., Fort Worth, TX (US)
Filed by SPM OIL & GAS INC., Fort Worth, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/047,695.
Prior Publication US 2024/0133733 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0230396 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. G01G 17/06 (2006.01)
CPC G01G 17/06 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
an outer frame;
an inner frame coupled to the outer frame via at least one mass measurement device, the inner frame comprises an opening;
an inlet fluid conduit;
a bi-directional scale pivotally connected to the inner frame along an axis of rotation, the bi-directional scale comprising filter media positioned between a first material receiving receptacle and a second material receiving receptacle opposite the first material receiving receptacle, the first material receiving receptacle configured to receive a fluid mixture from the inlet fluid conduit, wherein the filter media separates the received fluid mixture into particulate matter that is retained, by the filter media, in the first material receiving receptacle and filtrate that passes through the filter media;
a separator pivoting system coupled to the bi-directional scale, the separator pivoting system configured to:
rotate the bi-directional scale about the axis of rotation, and following rotation of the bi-directional scale, the second material receiving receptacle is positioned to receive the fluid mixture from the inlet fluid conduit.