Stimulation · Intervention
Blender & Proppant
The unit that mixes frac fluid, chemicals and proppant sand into a slurry and feeds it to the pumps.
What it does
Meters each ingredient at the treatment rate. The proppant is carried into the fracture and stays there to keep it open after pumping stops.
Basics
| Mixes | Fluid, gels, chemicals and proppant |
| Control | Computer controlled metering |
| Proppant | Sand of a specific grain size, or ceramic |
Common failures
- Proppant concentration off plan
Troubleshooting
- Symptom
- Pressure climbs fast during the sand stage
- Likely cause
- Screenout, the fracture fills with proppant
- What to check
- Cut proppant, flush, and review the design