Patent ID: 11939152
Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 6:
7. A method, comprising:
providing a portable support structure at a well job site;
positioning the portable support structure and a blender unit relative to one another; and
delivering bulk material from a plurality of portable containers directly into a blender hopper of the blender unit via gravity feed outlets of the portable support structure;
wherein the portable support structure comprises a plurality of frames, each configured to support one of the plurality of portable containers, wherein one of the plurality of frames comprises an open space therein configured to receive the blender hopper, wherein the gravity feed outlet for each frame is configured to route the bulk material released from the corresponding portable container directly into the blender hopper disposed within the open space, and wherein the plurality of portable containers are selectively removable from the corresponding frame and replaceable by another portable container.