Patent ID: 8899823
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: B01F,C09K

Abstract:
1. A method for rapid hydration of a polymer phase gel comprising: providing a polymer phase gel; injecting an effective amount of the polymer phase gel into a water stream creating a mixture; pumping the mixture of polymer phase gel and water through a first pump so that the mixture goes into a first tank section of N adjacent tank sections; allowing the mixture of polymer phase gel and water to become a hydrated fluid while moving from the first tank section to the Nth tank; pumping a portion of the hydrated fluid as recirculated hydrated fluid from the Nth tank section through a second pump and into a jetting system; jetting, using the jetting system, the recirculated hydrated fluid into at least one of the N adjacent tank sections so as to add sufficient shear to the hydration fluid so as to increase the hydration rate of the hydration fluid; and extracting the hydrated fluid from the Nth tank section.