Collapsible storage container

A method for creating a temporary water storage facility at a hydraulic fracturing drill site, the method comprising:

• providing storage containers to the hydraulic fracturing drill site through a single transport unit, the storage containers provided at the hydraulic fracturing drill site each comprising a pair of side walls that are foldable relative and a pair of end walls, the storage containers being transported to the hydraulic fracturing drill site while the storage containers are in a disassembled state in which the side walls are folded;
• assembling each of the plurality of storage containers at the hydraulic fracturing drill site to produce a plurality of assembled storage containers which each include the side walls in an upstanding position and at opposite sides, and the end walls in an upstanding position at opposite ends;
• inserting at least one liner into each of the plurality of assembled storage containers at the hydraulic fracturing drill site;
• introducing water into the plurality of assembled storage containers so that the water is held in the liner;
• using the water in the plurality of assembled storage containers as a part of a hydraulic fracturing process at the hydraulic fracturing drill site;
• and
• disassembling the plurality of assembled storage containers when use of the plurality of assembled storage containers is completed.

A method comprising:

• assembling a disassembled storage container at a hydraulic fracturing drill site, the disassembled storage container including side walls and end walls;
• the disassembled storage container being assembled at the hydraulic fracturing drill site to produce an assembled storage container in which the side walls are upright and are positioned along opposite sides and in which the end walls are upright and are positioned along opposite ends;
• introducing water into the assembled storage container so that the water is held in the assembled storage container;
• using the water in the assembled storage container in a hydrocarbon extraction operation that is being carried out at the hydraulic fracturing drill site;
• and
• disassembling the assembled storage container when use of the storage container in the hydrocarbon extraction operation is completed.