Injector unit

Patent · Tue Mar 11 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5848076

Handke, W A

An injection unit is described for the metering and injection of tracer materials into fluids used in a hydraulic well fracturing operation of an earthen formation penetrated by a well bore, the fluid being pumped into the well bore and earthen formation by a pump means located on the surface of the earth. The injection consists of: a base formed by side rails interconnected by crossmembers having an intermediate member therebetween and vertical members extending therefrom; an enclosed hopper for containing the tracer materials therein associated with the base being mounted thereon; a fluid reservoir for containing an amount of the fluid therein associated with the base being mounted thereon; an injection pump for pumping a mixture of the tracer materials from the hopper and the fluid from the fluid reservoir to the pump means, the injection pump being mounted on the base; a sight tube communicating with the enclosed hopper and the injection pump, the sight tube having an inlet and outlet; a metering valve connected to the hopper to control the flow of the tracer materials from the hopper; a control valve to control the flow of the mixture of the tracer material from the hopper and the fluid from the fluid reservoir from the injection pump, the control valve being connected to the outlet of the injection pump; an eductor having the inlet thereof communicating with the metering valve controlling the flow of the tracer materials from the hopper and the outlet thereof communicating with the inlet of the sight tube; and a suction manifold connected of the outlet of the sight tube, the outlet of the fluid reservoir and the inlet of the injection pump.

• Assignee: Halliburton Co., Duncan, OK
• Patent Number(s): US 4574880
• OSTI ID: 5848076
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DISPERSIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENHANCED RECOVERY
EQUIPMENT
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