Reloadable containerized system for wet and dry proppants and methods of making and using same
AssigneeRocky Mountain Investor Holdings, Inc.
InventorsMarcus Dacar, Daniel Richardson Pattillo, Joshua Wyrick, Robert C. Dacar
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Abstract
A system for reloading a container with proppant. The system includes a transloader having a conveyer belt and a discharge device. The system includes a reloading system comprising a bulk material storage bin having a proppant receiving area, a funnel having an expandable loading tube, and a gate for controlling flow of the proppant from the funnel into the container. The system comprises a reloader comprising a loading bay having a load cell and the container disposed on the load cell.
Claims17
A method for reloading a container with proppant, comprising:
- providing a system for reloading containers, comprising:
- a transloader having a conveyer belt and a discharge device;
- and
- a reloading system, comprising:
- a bulk material storage bin having a proppant receiving area, a proppant dispensing device having an expandable loading tube, and a gate;
- and
- a reloader comprising a loading bay having a load cell;
- situating a measurement device in said bulk material storage bin;
- disposing said proppant onto said conveyer belt;
- reducing a speed of said conveyer belt based on a reading of said measurement device;
- causing said discharge device to discharge said proppant into said bulk material storage bin;
- situating said container in said loading bay atop said load cell;
- opening said gate and causing said expandable loading tube to expand to deliver said proppant from said bulk material storage bin into said container;
- and
- removing said container from said loading bay after a weight of said container reaches a predetermined weight.
A method for reloading a container with proppant, comprising:
- providing a system for reloading containers, comprising:
- a transloader having a conveyer belt and a discharge device;
- and
- a reloading system, comprising:
- a bulk material storage bin having a proppant receiving area, a proppant dispensing device having an expandable loading tube, and a gate, the proppant dispensing device having an angled surface;
- and
- a reloader comprising a loading bay having a load cell;
- setting an angle of said angled surface based on a moisture content of said proppant;
- disposing said proppant onto said conveyer belt;
- causing said discharge device to discharge said proppant into said bulk material storage bin;
- situating said container in said loading bay atop said load cell;
- opening said gate and causing said expandable loading tube to expand to deliver said proppant from said bulk material storage bin into said container;
- and
- removing said container from said loading bay after a weight of said container reaches a predetermined weight.
A system for reloading a container with proppant, comprising:
- a transloader having a conveyer belt and a discharge device;
- a moisture sensor disposed on said transloader;
- and
- a reloading system, comprising:
- a bulk material storage bin having a proppant receiving area, a funnel having an expandable loading tube, and a gate for controlling flow of said proppant from said funnel into said container;
- a measurement device associated with said bulk material storage bin;
- a reloader comprising a loading bay having a load cell and said container disposed on said load cell;
- and
- an actuating device associated with said bulk material storage bin and configured to urge said proppant into said container.
A method for reloading a container with proppant, comprising:
- providing a system for reloading containers, comprising:
- a transloader having a conveyer belt and a discharge device;
- and
- a reloading system, comprising:
- a bulk material storage bin having a proppant receiving area, a proppant dispensing device having an expandable loading tube, and a gate;
- and
- a reloader comprising a loading bay having a load cell;
- setting an angle of an angled surface of said proppant dispensing device based on a moisture content of said proppant;
- causing said discharge device to discharge said proppant into said bulk material storage bin;
- situating said container in said loading bay;
- and
- causing said expandable loading tube to expand to deliver said proppant from said bulk material storage bin into said container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.