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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2007
Applicants:
Jeff Beckel, Parker, CO (US);
Roger Keese, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jeff Beckel, Parker, CO (US);
Roger Keese, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 57/00 (2006.01); B65G 61/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of transporting and storing an oilfield proppant is provided that includes transporting the proppant to a storage facility by use of a dump truck; providing a load assembly at the storage facility which comprises a load hopper and a load conveyor; transferring the proppant from the dump truck to the load hopper; and operating the load conveyor to transport the proppant from the load hopper to a proppant storage area of the storage facility to form an accumulation of stored proppant therein.