Container system for transporting and storing proppant

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020346880-A1
Application number	US-202016920044-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 2, 2020
Priority date	Dec 21, 2011
Publication date	Nov 5, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method is disclosed for storing and moving proppant. A supply of fracking proppant is provided at a remote location. A plurality of containers are provided to the desired location, each container having a top, a plurality of walls extending from the top and terminating at an outlet for discharge of proppant therefrom and a flow gate positioned adjacent the outlet to control flow of proppant from an interior volume of the container through the outlet. The plurality of containers are filled with fracking proppant at the remote location, then transported from the remote location to a well site location. The plurality of containers are staged at the well site location and the amount of proppant on hand at the well site location is tracked.

First claim

That claimed is:

1 . A method of storing and moving proppant, the method comprising:
providing a supply of fracking proppant at a remote location; providing a plurality of containers to the desired location, each container having a top, a plurality of walls extending from the top and terminating at an outlet for discharge of proppant therefrom and a flow gate positioned adjacent the outlet to control flow of proppant from an interior volume of the container through the outlet; filling the plurality of containers with fracking proppant at the remote location; transporting the plurality of containers from the remote location to a well site location; staging the plurality of container at the well site location; and tracking the amount of proppant on hand at the well site location.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising stacking the plurality of containers at the well site one top of one another so that a bottom of one of the plurality of containers overlies the top of another one of the plurality of containers to thereby define a stack to reduce the footprint of the plurality of containers.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transporting includes positioning each of the plurality of containers when proppant is positioned therein adjacent a fracturing operation of a production field.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising tracking the mesh size of the proppant in the containers at the well site location.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising positioning prongs of a forklift in one or more slots positioned adjacent the bottom of each of the plurality of containers in an open space region to thereby enhance lifting and positioning of the containers for stacking and moving the plurality of containers.

Assignees

• Oren Tech Llc

Inventors

• Oren John

Classifications

• B65G65/23 Primary

  Devices for tilting and emptying of containers · CPC title

• B65G65/32

  Filling devices · CPC title

• B65D90/008

  Doors for containers, e.g. ISO-containers (locking E05B83/12) · CPC title

• B65G65/34

  Emptying devices (conveyor construction B65G15/00 - B65G35/00; devices similar to vehicle tipplers B65G67/48) · CPC title

• B65D88/022

  in multiple arrangement, e.g. stackable, nestable, connected or joined together side-by-side · CPC title