US 12,359,547 B2
Hydraulic fracturing blender system
Tony Yeung, Houston, TX (US); Nicholas Tew, Houston, TX (US); and William Nieuwenburg, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to BJ Energy Solutions, LLC, The Woodlands, TX (US)
Filed by BJ Energy Solutions, LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/160,262.
Application 18/160,262 is a continuation of application No. 17/807,658, filed on Jun. 17, 2022, granted, now 11,591,888.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/202,660, filed on Jun. 18, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0175375 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E21B 43/00 (2006.01); B01F 23/50 (2022.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); B01F 101/49 (2022.01)
CPC E21B 43/2607 (2020.05) [B01F 23/59 (2022.01); B01F 2101/49 (2022.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a first tub mixer configured to mix liquid and solid particulates to form a slurry;
a second tub mixer configured to mix liquid and solid particulates to form a slurry;
a first suction pump configured to draw fluid from a plurality of first suction ports and deliver the fluid to the first tub mixer;
a second suction pump configured to draw fluid from a plurality of second suction ports and deliver the fluid to the second tub mixer;
a first discharge pump configured to draw fluid from the first tub mixer; and
a second discharge pump configured to draw fluid from the second tub mixer,
wherein:
the first tub mixer is positioned upstream of the first discharge pump and configured to mix the liquid and solid particulates independent of the first discharge pump; and
the second tub mixer is positioned upstream of the second discharge pump and configured to mix the liquid and solid particulates independent of the second discharge pump.