Proppant transfer system

US8882428B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Mark Fikes · Duncan, US
• John Heaton · Duncan, US
• Herbert J. Horinek · Duncan, US
• Ed B. Hagan · Hastings, US
• Robert Douglas Hayworth · Chickasha, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 22, 2010
• Grant date: Nov 11, 2014
• Expiry date: Apr 5, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T137/8807
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A transfer system includes a conduit, a support, and a conveyor. The conduit has a first end and a second end and is configured to transfer dry material from the first end to the second end. The support is in contact with at least a portion of the conduit and is configured to maintain the second end of the conduit in a desired position relative to the first end of the conduit during transfer of the dry material from the first end to the second end. The conveyor is adjacent to the conduit and is configured to deliver the dry material to the first end of the conduit from a floating vessel configured to transport the dry material.