Trailer-mounted proppant delivery system
AssigneeOren Technologies, LLC
InventorJoshua Oren
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Abstract
An apparatus and process for delivering proppant to a well site has a trailer with a bed thereon and at least one track of rollers extending in parallel relationship to the longitudinal axis of the trailer. The track of rollers extend substantially for an entire length of the bed of the trailer. At least one proppant container is translatably positioned on the track of rollers. The proppant container is movable along the array of rollers from one end of the bed to an opposite end of the bed. A bin can be removably positioned below the bed of the trailer in a position rearward of the front end of the trailer and forward of a rear end of the trailer so as to allow the proppant container to discharge into the bin. A conveyor is cooperative with the bin so as to move proppant from the bin to a location at the well site.
Claims12
An apparatus for delivering proppant to a well site, the apparatus comprising:
- a trailer having a bed thereon, said bed having a longitudinal axis, said trailer having wheels connected thereto so as to allow said trailer to move along an underlying surface;
- at least one track of rollers extending in parallel relationship to said longitudinal axis of said bed of said trailer;
- at least one proppant container translatably positioned on the track of rollers, the proppant container movable along the track of rollers from one end of said bed to an opposite end of said bed;
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- a conveying means for receiving proppant from the proppant container, the conveying means being rigidly coupled to the trailer at a predetermined location along a length of the at least one track of rollers, the proppant container being movable along the rollers from a location proximate the one end of the bed to a location substantially aligned with the conveying means.
A process for delivering proppant to a well site, the process comprising:
- forming a trailer having at least one track of rollers extending longitudinally along a bed of said trailer;
- placing a first proppant container onto the track of rollers adjacent one end of said bed of said trailer;
- moving said proppant container along the track of rollers to a position away from one end of said bed of said trailer;
- discharging proppant from said proppant container at said position;
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- conveying the discharge proppant to a location at the well site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.