Brent Naizer
Baker Hughes
Proppant spillage from mobile proppant conveying units used on fracture sites has been an ongoing problem industry wide. With the spillage of the proppant comes the inability to control the flow, levels in blending equipment, and the creation of dust.
Currently mobile proppant conveying units are being operated by turning the conveyor belt to its maximum speed and the material discharge slide gates are opened at various intervals to control the amount of proppant to be placed on the conveyor to be discharged by the unit. The proppant material often overflows off the sides of the conveyor when discharged from the dispensing unit. The material overflow can freeze the conveyor belt from moving.
This paper introduces a solution that solves the problem of proppant spillage from a mobile proppant conveying unit, it also reduces dust from the conveying unit, and creates a better job operation environment for the equipment operator.