Patent ID: 9371723
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: B65H,E21B,F16L,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A system for transferring frac water between a source of the frac water and a frac water destination, the system comprising: a subsystem for determining one or more characteristics of the frac water transfer system; and a portable frac water delivery subsystem, the portable frac water delivery subsystem comprising: one or more segments of a lay flat hose that rest upon and conform to an underlying support terrain; one or more tracked carriers for transporting the lay flat hose, the one or more tracked carriers each comprising: a tensioning subsystem for flattening the one or more segments of the lay flat hose to be wound onto one or more spools, the one or more segments of the lay flat hose connected in series to assemble one or more pipelines for transferring the frac water from the source of the frac water to the frac water destination, the one or more tracked carriers each further comprising a lifting subsystem for loading the one or more spools onto the tracked carrier and/or offloading the one or more spools from the tracked carrier, the lifting subsystem comprising: an arm, the arm selectively engaging the one or more spools; one or more linkages connecting the arm to the tracked carrier; and one or more hydraulic cylinders for controlling the movement of the one or more linkages; and a winding device that winds the one or more segments of the lay flat hose onto the one or more spools while removing the one or more segments of lay flat hose from the underlying support surface.