Patent ID: 11878723
Assignee: EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B  E

Claim 0:
1. A method of transporting supplies to a wellsite, comprising:
transporting each of a plurality of transfer containers from a loading area to a transfer area, in series, via a first aerial cable conveyance system;
selecting from one of a plurality of second aerial cable conveyance systems, wherein each of the second aerial cable conveyance systems terminates at a different unloading area;
moving each of the plurality of transfer containers from the first aerial cable conveyance system to the selected second aerial cable conveyance system;
transporting each of the plurality of transfer containers from the transfer area to the unloading area of the selected second aerial cable conveyance system, in series; and
placing each of the plurality of transfer containers at a staging area located proximate one or more well sites, wherein the one or more well sites is undergoing formation fracturing operations.