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US 11,993,455 B2Granted
Chemical storage system
AssigneeSolaris Oilfield Site Services Operating LLC
InventorsBryan Scott Lambert, Brian Lee Phillips
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include systems for storing large quantities of chemicals at a remote site. A controlled blending system balances the inflow of dry material and liquids into the blender based on a predetermined solid/fluid ratio. The blending system further balances the inflow and outflow of material from the blender.
Claims9
A chemical storage system comprising:
- (a) an acid storage silo having an attached fume scrubber tank, wherein a volume of acidic solution stored in the acid storage silo is in fluid communication with a recirculation pump;
- (b) a chemical storage silo having a divider that divides the chemical storage silo into an upper compartment and a lower compartment, wherein the divider comprises:
- a substantially conical or frustoconical base that at least partially defines a lower portion of the upper compartment;
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- a substantially horizontal plate positioned below the substantially conical or frustoconical base, wherein a side of the chemical silo defines an access opening into an access volume that is defined between the substantially conical or frustoconical base and the substantially horizontal plate, and wherein each compartment has a chemical level monitor, a fill line, and a cleanup system;
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- (c) a platform, wherein the acid storage silo and the chemical silo are vertically attached to the platform.
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A storage and blending system comprising:
- (a) a blender;
- (b) a blender controller, wherein the blender controller balances an inflow of liquids and granular materials into the blender with an outflow of slurry from the blender;
- (c) an acid storage silo having an acid level monitor and an attached fume scrubber tank, wherein a volume of acidic solution stored in the acid storage silo is in fluid communication with a recirculation pump;
- (d) a vapor detector positioned proximate to a lower end of the acid storage silo, wherein the vapor detector is configured to detect leaks of the acidic solution;
- (e) a chemical storage silo having a divider that divides the chemical storage silo into an upper compartment and a lower compartment, wherein the divider comprises:
- a substantially conical or frustoconical base that at least partially defines a lower portion of the upper compartment;
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- a substantially horizontal plate positioned below the substantially conical or frustoconical base, wherein a side of the chemical silo defines an access opening into an access volume that is defined between the substantially conical or frustoconical base and the substantially horizontal plate, and wherein each compartment has a chemical level monitor, a fill line, and a cleanup system;
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- (f) a platform, wherein the acid storage silo and the chemical silo are vertically attached to the platform.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.