Patent ID: 7926564

Claim:
A portable well treating fluid mixing system, comprising: a portable bulk storage tank mounted on a first truck, the portable bulk storage tank storing a supply of dry treating material comprising a dry fracturing gel for a well; a portable supply tank mounted on a second truck; a cyclone separator coupled to an outlet of the portable supply tank; a mixer coupled to the portable supply tank and mounted on the second truck; a pneumatic conveying system having an inlet coupled to the portable bulk storage tank, an outlet coupled to the portable supply tank and a conduit connecting the inlet and the outlet; the pneumatic conveying system operable to transfer the dry treating material from the portable bulk storage tank to the supply tank by fluidizing the dry treating material in the portable bulk storage tank with a flow of air and flowing fluidized material through the conduit to the portable supply tank; and the cyclone separator operable to separate solids of the dry treating material from air used to convey the dry treating material.