A self-sealing elastomer composition that includes a diene elastomer, a hydrocarbon resin with a given softening temperature, and a liquid plasticizing agent, is manufactured according to a process that includes successive stages. In one stage, the hydrocarbon resin is incorporated in the diene elastomer by kneading the resin and the elastomer in a mixer at or up to a temperature referred to as hot compounding temperature, which is greater than the softening temperature of the resin, in order to obtain a masterbatch. In another stage, the liquid plasticizing agent is incorporated in the masterbatch by kneading the agent and the masterbatch in the same mixer or in another mixer, in order to obtain the self-sealing composition. The self-sealing composition then is formed dimensionally.

A process for manufacturing a self-sealing elastomer composition, said process comprising the following steps: a masterbatch, comprising at least one diene elastomer and more than 30 phr of a hydrocarbon resin, is firstly manufactured by compounding these various components in a mixer at a temperature or up to a temperature called the hot compounding temperature which is above the softening point of the hydrocarbon resin; and then at least one crosslinking system is incorporated into the masterbatch thus prepared, by compounding everything in the same mixer or in a different mixer, at a temperature or up to a temperature which is kept below 100 C., in order to obtain said self-sealing composition.

An extruder includes a mixing device having a mixing chamber formed by a housing, a stator and a rotor. The stator and the rotor are arranged at least partially within the mixing chamber. The stator is connected to the housing and/or is formed by the housing. The rotor is rotatable about an axis of rotation (D). At least one free space, into which the stator projects at least partially in the direction of the axis of rotation (D), is formed by the rotor. The stator and/or the rotor have/has at least one temperature control channel, through which a temperature control fluid can be made to flow in order to control the temperature of the stator and/or of the rotor. The extruder further includes a screw housing, a screw drive, and an extruder screw, which is mounted to the screw housing and is coupled to the screw drive.

A liquid polymer dosing and mixing chamber and pump having a hollow chamber, a blending reactor, a progressive cavity pump, a mixing cup, a submersible actuator, and an aging cup within the hollow chamber adapted to create doses, via the progressive cavity pump, of a first substance and to mix it with one or more substances introduced into the blending reactor via one or more inlets.

An extruder-mixer has a stator and a rotor which is arranged coaxially with respect to the stator. The rotor is rotatably supported with respect to the stator. The stator is at least partially arranged inside a volume defined by the rotor. The rotor has a rotor cage having a large number of apertures. The apertures are configured to be elongate in a longitudinal direction and the longitudinal direction thereof extends in each case in a skewed manner with respect to a rotation axis of the rotor.

A substantially continuous stream of aqueous fluid and a substantially continuous stream of gel having a first concentration are combined to form a substantially continuous stream of gel having a second concentration. The second concentration is substantially lower than the first concentration. The gel having the second concentration may thereafter be utilized in conjunction with a well fracturing operation.