Patent ID: 11959372
Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC E  B  C | IPC B  C  E

Claim 8:
9. A method, comprising:
receiving water at a centralized facility via one or more water pipelines;
receiving sand from one or more sand mines at the centralized facility via one or more sand pipelines;
receiving one or more chemicals at the centralized facility;
using processing equipment of the centralized facility to process the water, the sand, and the one or more chemicals to produce a fracturing slurry, wherein using the processing equipment comprises:
using a dilution manifold to dilute concentrations of the sand, the one or more chemicals, or both, in the fracturing slurry;
using dewatering equipment to remove water from the fracturing slurry;
using blending equipment to add water into the fracturing slurry; or
using a low-shear addition system to add a friction-reducing additive to the fracturing slurry; or
a combination thereof; and

conveying the fracturing slurry from the centralized facility to one or more fracturing sites via one or more fracturing slurry pipelines, wherein the one or more fracturing slurry pipelines comprise a textured, interior surface that facilitates passive mixing of the fracturing slurry.