CLAM™ Mixing System

The CLAM™ constant level additive mixing blender is a
continuous mix blender. Halliburton’s CLAM blender is ideal
for water pacs, Ex-tension Pac™ service, and openhole gravel
pack slurry blending. The CLAM blender eliminates the
necessity of batch-mixing large volumes of low sand
concentration slurries while allowing the sand concentration
to be ramped as necessary.
necessar y. The unit’s liquid additive system
and automatic tub leveling system make it ideal for large
volume matrix stimulation treatments
treatments that are run ahead of
sand control treatments.
Control of CLAM blenders does not require constant
operator involvement. Once the predetermined setting is
made, only normal job monitoring is required. An operator
sets the gate for the sand concentration and pump rate
design. The tub level
le vel automatically (mechanically) controls
fluid flow into the blender. The fluid level
le vel remains constant
without operator manipulation.
The CLAM blender is also supplied as a modular system for
connecting to separate tanks and pumps. The UNIPRO™ II
digital panel meter provides instrumentation and uses a 4-in.
or 6-in. flow meter to monitor sand slurry flow or discharge
flow rate and tub recirculation rate.
The CLAM mixing system capacity depends on the capacity
of the centrifugal pump being used. A downhole flow rate of
10 bbl/min (1.6 m³/min) can be obtained with a Halliburton
6 × 5 centrifugal
ce ntrifugal pump, and a downhole rate of 20 bbl/min
(3.2 m³/min) can be obtained with a Halliburton 8 × 6
centrifugal pump.
The standard CLAM mixing system, combined with the
30 ft³ (0.85 m³) sand holding tank, has a capacity of 2,100 lb
(953 kg) sand per minute.

The CLAM blender system comes in a variety of

configurations to allow set up of a system that meets the
specific requirements of the local operations. In its basic
configuration, the CLAM system consists of a 1.5-bbl mixing 0
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tub with fluid recirculation, a mechanical agitator,
agitator, and a 1
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single centrifugal pump. H

When combined with the 30-ft³ (9-m³) sand holding tank Clam™
and calibrated sand gate, the blender accomplishes excellent Blender
uniformity of sand concentration when the acid prepacks or
the low sand concentration slurry packs are run.

AMS CLAM™ Acid Mixing Skid Specifications

Length Width Height Tot al Weight

ft m ft m ft m lb kg
6. 0 1.83 2.5 0.76 3. 33 1. 02 800 363
The basic configuration of the CLAM™ mixing skid consists of a 1.5-bbl polyethylene mixing tank, an automatic
mechanical tub leveling device, a manually operated calibrated sand gate (0 to 10.5-sacks/min), and an air-actuated tub
assist to adapt to changes in fluid density. The tub assist is controlled by a valve which is mounted on the skid.

Fluid is supplied to the CLAM mixing skid by any 18-bbl/min (2.9-m3/min) centrifugal pump. Jet action from the
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recirculating fluid provides agitation in the tub. The output from the tub is 10-bbl/min (1.6-m/min) with 8-bbl/min
(1.3-m3/min) recirculation rate.

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