摘要 |
<p>A method of delivering proppant to a well site has the steps of transporting a load of proppant in a vessel (62) to a desired location, moving the load of proppant from the vessel (62) into a container (70, 72, 74, 76) 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 a well site. The container is placed onto a bed of a truck (82) and moved in proximity to the vessel. The proppant-loaded container is placed onto a tilting mechanism (94) and then tilted so that the proppant is discharged through a flow gate of a container into a hopper (96, 98). The proppant in the hopper can then be conveyed to the pneumatic bulk trailer (108).</p> |