发明名称 |
Method of delivering, transporting, and storing proppant for delivery and use at a well site |
摘要 |
A method of delivering proppant to a well site has the steps of transporting a load of proppant in a vessel to a desired location, moving the load of proppant from the vessel into a container so as to create a proppant-loaded container, unloading the proppant-loaded container into a pneumatic bulk trailer, and transporting the unloaded proppant in the pneumatic bulk trailer to well site. The container is placed onto a bed of a truck and moved in proximity to the vessel. The proppant-loaded container is placed onto a tilting mechanism and then tilted so that the proppant is discharged through a flow gate of a container into a hopper. The proppant in the hopper can then be conveyed to the pneumatic bulk trailer. |
申请公布号 |
US9617066(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2017.04.11 |
申请号 |
US201514841942 |
申请日期 |
2015.09.01 |
申请人 |
OREN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC |
发明人 |
Oren John |
分类号 |
B65D88/54;B65G65/23;B65D88/70;B65D90/00;B65D90/34;B61B1/00;B65D88/56;B60P1/64;B65G57/20;B65G65/30;B65G67/24;B65G65/32;B65G65/42;B60P3/00;B65G57/09;B65G67/04;B65D88/02;B65D90/54;B65G57/02;B65G65/34;B65G67/02;B65D88/26;B65G65/00;E21B43/26;E21B43/267;B61D7/02;B65D88/12;B65G57/00 |
主分类号 |
B65D88/54 |
代理机构 |
Hogan Lovells US LLP |
代理人 |
Hogan Lovells US LLP |
主权项 |
1. A method of loading and transporting proppant, the method comprising:
a) positioning a plurality of empty proppant containers, each removably positioned on a trailer of a respective proppant transporting road vehicle and structurally strengthened to receive a large volume of proppant having a substantially spherical shape therein, in close proximity to a rail spur so that each of the plurality of empty proppant containers underlies a source of proppant received from rail cars on the rail spur, each of the plurality of empty containers including at least a first end surface and at least a second different end surface and each of the first and second end surfaces having a plurality of upright structural support members thereon to enhance integrity of the container for stacking and so that heavy weight from the proppant can be stored therein; b) filling the plurality of empty proppant containers with proppant thereby to produce a plurality of proppant filled containers, the plurality of empty proppant containers being filled when positioned on the respective trailer of the respective proppant transporting road vehicles; c) transferring the plurality of proppant filled containers with one or more proppant transporting road vehicles to a drill site; and d) unloading each of the plurality of proppant filled containers with an unloader. |
地址 |
Houston TX US |