HOMOGENIZER/HIGH SHEAR MIXING TECHNOLOGY FOR ON-THE-FLY HYDRATION OF FRACTURING FLUIDS AND ON-THE-FLY MIXING OF CEMENT SLURRIES

摘要

A method and apparatus for rapidly hydrating a hydratable gel comprising the steps of introducing a predetermined amount of the gel into a stream of hydrating fluid, pumping the stream into a high shear rate mixer having a shear rate of at least 25,000 s-1, and directing the hydrated fluid away from the mixer means for treatment of a subterranean formation.