Proppant discharge system and a container for use in such a proppant discharge system
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-088/28
B65G-065/40
B60P-001/56
B65D-088/26
B65D-088/30
B65D-090/58
B65G-065/42
B65D-083/06
B65D-006/00
B65D-088/12
B65D-088/32
B65D-088/54
B65D-088/02
B65D-090/54
B65G-065/30
B65D-090/20
출원번호
US-0831941
(2015-08-21)
등록번호
US-9394102
(2016-07-19)
발명자
/ 주소
Oren, John
Oren, Joshua
출원인 / 주소
OREN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Hogan Lovells US LLP
인용정보
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144
초록▼
A proppant discharge system has a container with an outlet positioned in a bottom thereof and a gate affixed adjacent the outlet so as to be movable between a first position covering the outlet to a second position opening the outlet, and a support structure having an actuator thereon. The container
A proppant discharge system has a container with an outlet positioned in a bottom thereof and a gate affixed adjacent the outlet so as to be movable between a first position covering the outlet to a second position opening the outlet, and a support structure having an actuator thereon. The container is removably positioned on the top surface of the support structure. The actuator is engageable with gate so as to move the gate from the first position to the second position. A conveyor underlies the container so as to receive proppant as discharged from the container through the outlet. The container can be a ten foot ISO container.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of transporting proppant, the method comprising: positioning one or more containers having an outlet in each of the one or more containers on a top surface of a separate support structure positioned at a well frac site, the separate support structure overlying and being spaced apart from
1. A method of transporting proppant, the method comprising: positioning one or more containers having an outlet in each of the one or more containers on a top surface of a separate support structure positioned at a well frac site, the separate support structure overlying and being spaced apart from a conveyor to convey the proppant away from the one or more containers when the proppant is gravity-fed from the one or more containers, through the support structure, and onto the conveyor through openings in the support structure closely aligned with the respective outlet of the one or more containers thereby reducing an amount of particulate matter released into the air at the frac site, a bottom of the container being positioned in contact with the top surface of the support structure;moving a gate, via an actuator, positioned proximate one or more of the outlets of the one or more containers between an open position and a closed position to enable the proppant to discharge from the container and onto the conveyor, the proppant flowing along one or more ramps that funnel the proppant toward the outlets of the one or more containers, the ramps extending from walls of the one or more containers to the outlet;receiving the proppant in one or more hoppers positioned between the one or more containers and the conveyor to reduce the amount of particulate matter at the frac site, the top surface of the support structure being arranged between the one or more containers and the one or more hoppers, wherein the one or more containers comprise a plurality of containers and the one or more hoppers comprise a plurality of hoppers, each hopper of the plurality of hoppers substantially aligned with a corresponding overlying container of the plurality of containers to enable loading, emptying, and removal of individual containers of the plurality of containers in a continuous loading and emptying operation of the remaining containers of the plurality of containers;positioning the plurality of containers and the plurality of hoppers in a corresponding side-by-side configuration to substantially align the corresponding containers of the plurality of containers with the corresponding hoppers of the plurality of hoppers along at least a portion of a length of the conveyor, and the actuator arranged to move the gate between the open position and the closed position also extends to a receptacle, the receptacle extending upwardly from the top surface of the support structure to engage the gate when the one or more containers are positioned thereon; andtransporting the proppant along the conveyor to a site in close proximately to a fracturing site. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the actuator comprises one or more actuators, and the method further comprising providing the gate adjacent the one or more outlets, the gate being moveable between the open position and closed position via the one or more actuators to enable the proppant to discharge onto the conveyor when the gate is in the open position, the one or more containers further comprising an open area positioned along side walls of each of the one or more containers and adjacent the ramps to enable visual access to an exterior surface of the ramps through spatial gaps in respective frames of the one or more containers. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the separate support structure comprises a frame upon which the one or more containers can be arranged in a side-by-side configuration, the one or more containers being placed into receptacles that secure the one or more containers to the frame, and further comprising: arranging the one or more containers on the top surface of the support structure within the receptacles to secure the one or more containers to the frame. 4. The method of claim 3, further comprising locking the one or more containers into the receptacles, the one or more containers further comprising an open area positioned alongside walls of each of the one or more containers and adjacent the ramps to enable visual access to an exterior surface of the ramps through spatial gaps in respective frames of the one or more containers. 5. The method of claim 3, wherein the support structure comprises pin connections extending upwardly from the top surface, and further comprising arranging the one or more containers onto the frame such that the one or more containers align with the pin connections to secure the one or more containers to the frame. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the conveyor comprises an upwardly extending section, a chute at an end of the conveyor, the chute being directable to position the proppant at a desired location at the fracturing site, and the proppant flows through the outlet when the gate is in the open position, the gate having a width that generally corresponds to a size of the outlet to reduce an amount of travel to move the gate to the open position.
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