Patent ID: 8444312

Claim:
An integrated material blending and storage system comprising: a storage unit; a blender located under the storage unit; wherein the blender is operable to receive a first input from the storage unit; a liquid additive storage module having a first pump to maintain constant pressure at an outlet of the liquid additive storage module; wherein the blender is operable to receive a second input from the liquid additive storage module; an integrated pre-gel blender comprising a pre-gel storage unit having annular space, a water pump, and a mixer, wherein the mixer receives a first input from the pre-gel storage unit and a second input from the water pump, and wherein an output of the mixer is directed to the annular space; and a discharge line, wherein a gel discharges from the annular space through the discharge line and wherein the blender is operable to receive a third input from the discharge line, wherein the blender mixes materials received from the first input, the second input and the third input to form a well treatment fluid.