Patent ID: 11920439
Assignee: TETRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B  E  G | IPC B  E  G

Claim 9:
10. A method of creating a source of blended base fluid comprising the steps of:
a) providing a plurality of pressurized sources of an base fluid having first and second flow rates for creating a blended pressurized flow having a blended target flow rate and at least one target predetermined physical and/or chemical characteristic data;
b) blending the pressurized sources fluid creating a blended pressurized stream of base fluid of the target flow rate;
c) testing the blended pressurized stream base fluid to determine the blended stream's physical and chemical characteristics;
d) comparing the at least one tested physical and/or chemical characteristic data of the blended stream of step “b” to the at least one target physical and/or chemical characteristic data;
e) based on the comparison made in step “d” a controller altering the first and second flow rates while maintaining substantially the same target blended flow rate; and
f) repeating steps “c” through “e” until the blended pressurized stream of base fluid achieves the predetermined physical and chemical characteristics.