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US 10,167,136 B2Granted
Fluid storage tank
AssigneeFracStac Energy Solutions Ltd.
InventorDaniel Steinke
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Abstract
Stackable frac tanks for storing fluid which include a first tank and a second tank stackable atop of the first tank. A fluid connection device is affixed to the first and second tanks to fluidly connect the first and second tanks together. The stackable frac tanks may include a structural support frame interposed between the first and second tanks.
Claims18
A fluid storage tank for use in fracking operations comprising:
- a first tank having first and second ends;
- a second tank stackable atop of the first tank, the second tank having corresponding first and second ends;
- the first end of the first tank being connectable in fluid communication with the first end of the second tank via at least two pieces of piping, a first one of the at least two pieces of piping being connectable at a first elevation on the first tank and at a first elevation on the second tank, a second one of the at least two pieces of piping being connectable on the first tank at a second elevation on the first tank that is higher than the first elevation on the first tank and at a second elevation on the second tank that is higher than the first elevation on the second tank;
- wherein each one of the first and second tanks is insulated, except that no insulation is provided on a roof of the first tank or on a floor of the second tank.
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A fluid storage tank for use in oilfield operations comprising:
- a first tank;
- a second tank positioned above the first tank;
- the first and second tanks being in fluid communication with one another at a first one of their respective ends via at least two pieces of pipe, a first one of the at least two pieces of pipe being positioned higher on both the first and second tanks than a second one of the at least two pieces of pipe to allow for venting of the lower tank;
- wherein the first and second tanks are in fluid communication with one another at a second one of their respective ends via at least two further pieces of pipe, a first one of the at least two further pieces of pipe being positioned higher on both the first and second tanks than a second one of the at least two further pieces of pipe to allow for venting of the lower tank.
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A method of using a fluid storage tank in a fracking operation, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a first tank and a second tank positioned above the first tank, the first and second tanks being in fluid communication with one another at a first one of their respective ends via at least two pieces of pipe, an upper one of the at least two pieces of pipe being positioned higher on both the first and second tanks than a lower one of the at least two pieces of pipe;
- filling the first tank with fluid;
- and
- as the first tank becomes full, allowing air to vent through the upper one of the at least two pieces of pipe.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.