Patent Publication Number: US-11395998-B2

Title: Loading and unloading of material containers

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     The present application is a U.S. National Stage Application of International Application No. PCT/US2017/064737 filed Dec. 5, 2017, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety for all purposes. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure relates generally to transferring materials, such as bulk materials, and more particularly, to a container support structure for receiving, retrieval, and arrangement of containers of material and routing material from the containers. 
     BACKGROUND 
     During the drilling and completion of oil and gas wells, various wellbore treating fluids are used for a number of purposes. For example, high viscosity gels are used to create fractures in oil and gas bearing formations to increase production. High viscosity and high density gels are also used to maintain positive hydrostatic pressure in the well while limiting flow of well fluids into earth formations during installation of completion equipment. High viscosity fluids are used to flow sand into wells during gravel packing operations. The high viscosity fluids are normally produced by mixing dry powder and/or granular materials and agents with water at the well site as they are needed for the particular treatment. Systems for metering and mixing the various materials are normally portable, for example, skid- or truck-mounted, since they are needed for only short periods of time at a well site. 
     The material is normally transported to a site in a commercial or common carrier tank truck, train or other vehicle. Once the tank truck and mixing system are at the site, for example, a well site, the dry powder material (bulk material) must be transferred or conveyed from the tank truck into a supply tank for metering into a blender as needed. The bulk material is usually transferred from the tank truck pneumatically. More specifically, the bulk material is blown pneumatically from the tank truck into an on-location storage/delivery system (for example, silo). The storage/delivery system may then deliver the bulk material onto a conveyor or into a hopper, which meters the bulk material through a chute into a blender tub. 
     To maintain the desired pressure and composition of material conveyed or pumped downhole requires arrangement, retrieval and receipt of containers. Inefficient arrangement, retrieval and receipt of containers may adversely affect an operation, for example, by delaying pumping of a mixture or composition of fluid downhole and creating hazardous conditions due to the height placement of the containers containing generally large loads of materials. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       For a more complete understanding of the present disclosure and its features and advantages, reference is now made to the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: 
         FIG. 1  illustrates a container support structure for arrangement of containers, according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2  is a top view of a plurality of containers arranged on a container support structure, according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a side view of a site having a container support structure, in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 4  is a schematic block diagram of a container configuration, in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 5  is a flowchart for arrangement of one or more containers at a site, in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure; and 
         FIG. 6  is a diagram of an example information handling system, according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Illustrative embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail herein. In the interest of clarity, not all features of an actual implementation are described in this specification. It will of course be appreciated that in the development of any such actual embodiment, numerous implementation specific decisions must be made to achieve developers&#39; specific goals, such as compliance with system related and business related constraints, which will vary from one implementation to another. Moreover, it will be appreciated that such a development effort might be complex and time consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking for those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of the present disclosure. Furthermore, in no way should the following examples be read to limit, or define, the scope of the disclosure. 
     Certain embodiments according to the present disclosure may be directed to systems and methods for efficiently managing material (for example, a fluid, mixture, composition, solid, liquid, any other material or any combination thereof) including but not limited to bulk material. Material handling systems are used in a wide variety of contexts including, but not limited to, drilling and completion of hydrocarbons, such as oil and gas wells, concrete mixing applications, agriculture, and others. The disclosed embodiments are directed to systems and methods for efficiently arranging, receiving and retrieving containers, for example, bulk material containers, at a site. The systems may include a container support structure used to receive one or more portable containers of bulk material and output bulk material from the containers directly into the hopper, blender inlet mixer or other mixing system. In one or more embodiments, the container support structure may be portable. The disclosed techniques may be used to efficiently handle any desirable material having a solid or liquid (dry or wet) constituency including, but not limited to, sand, proppant, gel particulate, diverting agent, dry-gel particulate, liquid additives and others. 
     Material handling applications may be used during the formation of treatment fluids. In such applications, the material is often transferred between transportation units, storage tanks, blenders, and other on-site components via pneumatic transfer, sand screws, chutes, conveyor belts, and other components. The containers may be brought in on trucks or other transportation units, unloaded, stored on location, and manipulated about the site when or as the material is needed. These containers may comprise a discharge gate located generally at the bottom of the container that can be actuated to empty the material contents of the container at a desired time. Each container may contain tens of thousands of pounds (lbs) or kilograms (kg). For example, a container may contain between 45,000 lbs (approximately 20,412 kg) and 50,000 lbs (approximately 22,680 kg) of material. For a given pumping stage or operation, several containers may be required to be moved from a staging or storage area to the blending system. For example, a pumping stage of 1,000,000 lbs (approximately 453,592 kg) may require that twenty-two containers be moved from a storage or staging area to the blending system. An operation or pumping stage may require that containers containing a material are moved from a staging or storage area to a blending system and that empty containers are removed and placed in a staging or storage area. A transport device, such as a forklift, may be used to arrange and otherwise transport the containers around a site. The transport device may be required to move quickly and efficiently about the site retrieving, replacing and arranging the containers such that the proper mixture and pressure of material is maintained. For example, an operation that requires 80 barrels (bbls) (approximately 12.7 meters 3  (m 3 )) per minute using sand concentrations of 2 lbs/gallon (approximately 0.24 kg/liter) using a blending system with a three container arrangement would require that container replacement be complete in approximately 6.7 minutes. As there are three containers, during certain time periods the transport device could take 13.4 minutes to complete the replacement process. For such an operation, multiple transport devices could be utilized, however, precise coordination of the transport devices is required to avoid collision and delay. Additionally, in such a three container configuration the base of the containers must be at a sufficient height to allow the material of the containers to be discharged into a hopper or growler of the blending system. For example, in such a three container system the containers must be at a height of at least 10 feet (approximately 3 meters). Such heights may increase the time required for arrangement, retrieval and receipt of containers and may also create safety hazards at the job site. 
     One or more embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for increasing the efficiency and safety of arranging, retrieving and receiving containers, for example, bulk containers, at a site by using an arrangement of containers that allow for the containers to be accessed from a different approach and at a lower height. The material and container handling systems having the container support structure for containers disclosed herein are designed to address and eliminate the shortcomings associated with existing material and container handling systems. The container support structure may include a frame for receiving and holding one or more portable bulk material containers in an arrangement and position proximate the blender inlet (e.g., hopper, growler or mixer inlet) so as to reduce the required elevation of the containers. In some embodiments, the container support structure may be mobile or portable such that it can be transported to a site on a trailer, unloaded from the trailer, and positioned proximate the blender inlet. In other embodiments, the container support structure may be a mobile support structure that is integrated into a support platform such as a trailer. The support platform may be designed with an opening so that the blender unit can be backed up until the blender inlet of the blender unit is in position directly under the gravity feed outlet(s) of the support platform. 
     The disclosed container support structure may provide an elevated location for one or more containers to be placed while the material, such as proppant (or any other liquid or solid bulk material used in the fluid mixtures at the job site), is discharged from the containers to the blender inlet or hopper. The container support structure may elevate the containers to a safer and more easily accessible height above the blender inlet or hopper and route the material directly from the containers to the blender inlet or hopper. 
     For purposes of this disclosure, an information handling system may include any instrumentality or aggregate of instrumentalities operable to compute, classify, process, transmit, receive, retrieve, originate, switch, store, display, manifest, detect, record, reproduce, handle, or utilize any form of information, intelligence, or data for business, scientific, control, or other purposes. For example, an information handling system may be a personal computer, a network storage device, or any other suitable device and may vary in size, shape, performance, functionality, and price. The information handling system may include random access memory (RAM), one or more processing resources such as a central processing unit (CPU) or hardware or software control logic, read only memory (ROM), or any other types of nonvolatile memory. Additional components of the information handling system may include one or more disk drives, one or more network ports for communication with external devices as well as various input and output (I/O) devices, such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a video display. The information handling system may also include one or more buses operable to transmit communications between the various hardware components. It may also include one or more interface units capable of transmitting one or more signals to a controller, actuator, or like device. 
     For the purposes of this disclosure, computer-readable media may include any instrumentality or aggregation of instrumentalities that may retain data, instructions, or both for a period of time. Computer-readable media may include, for example, without limitation, storage media such as a direct access storage device (for example, a hard disk drive or floppy disk drive), a sequential access storage device (for example, a tape disk drive), compact disk, compact disk ROM (CD-ROM), digital video disc (DVD), the “CLOUD”, RAM, ROM, electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory, biological memory, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or molecular memory or any combination thereof; as well as communications media such wires, optical fibers, microwaves, radio waves, and other electromagnetic or optical carriers, or any combination of the foregoing. 
       FIG. 1  illustrates a container support structure  100  for arrangement of one or more containers, according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The container support structure  100  includes a frame  116  sized to receive and support at least four containers, although, the present disclosure contemplates any number of containers. In one or more embodiments, the frame  116  may comprise one or more frames  116  that couple to or otherwise engage each other to provide a contiguous frame that supports one or more containers. For example, in one or more embodiments, a latch  106  may couple one or more frames  116  to each other. The present disclosure contemplates one or more latches  106 . Latch  106  may comprise any coupling mechanism for connecting or engaging a plurality of frames  116 . The frame  116  may include one or more beams or supports  114  coupled to the frame  116  (for example, via welds, rivets or bolts). The frame  116  may include additional beams or supports  114  that function as trusses to help support the weight of the filled containers disposed on the frame  116 . For example, in one or more embodiments beams or supports  114  may be coupled together to form a rectangular support for each container. Other shapes, layouts, and constructions of the frame  116  may be used in other embodiments. 
     As illustrated, the frame  116  may be equipped with a plurality of locator pins  102  disposed on top of the frame  116  for locating and holding a container on the frame  116 . Each container may include complementary engagement features designed to interface with the locator pins  102 , thus enabling a precise placement of the container into a desired location on the frame  116 . In the illustrated embodiment, the locator pins  102  are generally disposed at the corners on the upper face of the frame  116 . For example, a frame  116  may have corners that correspond to each corner of a corresponding container. However, other placements of the locator pins  102  along the upper surface of the frame  116  may be utilized in one or more embodiments. 
     The frame  116  may also include one or more receptacles or cone shaped conduit or receptacles  104  (for example, receptacles  104 A,  104 B,  104 C and  104 D, collectively referred to as receptacles  104 ) designed to capture materials discharged from a container and direct those materials to a mixing system  140 . In one or more embodiments, the receptacles  104  may comprise any suitable shape including, but not limited to, round, cylindrical, triangular, beveled, funnel or any other shape or dimension. In one or more embodiments, the receptacles  104  may comprise a rigid material (for example, steel or fiberglass) or a pliable material (for example, rubber). In one or more embodiments, the receptacles  104  may aid in actuation of a discharge gate of the one or more containers disposed on the frame  116 . The receptacles  104  may comprise rotary actuators designed to rotate into engagement with a discharge gate of a container to transition the gate between a closed position and an open position or any position in between. In other embodiments, the receptacles  104  may comprise linear actuators designed to interface with the gates of the containers to selectively open and close the gates. In some embodiments, the receptacles  104  may comprise a set of two receptacles (disposed on opposite sides of the frame  116 ) for actuating the discharge gate of a single container disposed on the frame  116 . In such an arrangement, one of the receptacles  104  may transition the discharge gate from a closed position to an open position or any position in between, while an actuator of the opposite receptacles  104  may transition the gate from an open position to a closed position or any position in between. In one or more embodiments, the receptacles  104  may meter the discharge material to the mixing system  140 . 
     The container support structure  100  may be transportable to and from a desired location or site on a support platform or portable support (such as a trailer, a flatbed trailer, a bed, or other portable support) or some other transportation unit, structure or support platform. Once at a location or site, a transport device or a hoisting mechanism (for example, forklift, crane, etc.) may be used to remove the container support structure  100  from the support platform and to place the container support structure  100  into a desired position. In one or more embodiments, the container support structure  100  may comprise the support platform. In one or more embodiments, the container support structure  100  may include slots that a transport device or hoisting mechanism may engage to lift and arrange the container support structure  100  about the site. In one or more embodiments, the container support structure  100  is positioned at a desired location at the site, for example, above a mixing system  140 . 
     The container support structure  100  may include one or more gravity feed outlets  112  (for example, gravity feed outlets  112 A,  112 B,  112 C and  112 D, collectively referred to as gravity feed outlets  112 ) for routing material directly from one or more containers disposed on the frame  116  into a mixing system  140 . Mixing system  140  may comprise a blender, tub, growler, mixer, hopper or any other mixing system for holding or combining materials. In one or more embodiments the mixing system  140  may comprise a blender hopper used to provide bulk material to a metering system that meters the bulk material dispensed from the containers into a mixer. In other embodiments, the mixing system  140  may comprise an inlet directly into a mixing vessel of a blender. In one or more embodiments, a blender of a mixing system  140  may comprise any shape, for example, a round shape. In one or more embodiments, the mixing system  140  may be positioned or disposed on surface, such as the ground, a pad, a liner or any other surface or combination thereof. In one or more embodiments, the surface at a location is substantially flat or smooth to allow ease in maneuvering the transport device about the container support structure  100 . This may enable the containers to discharge bulk material directly into the mixing system  140 , without the containers being elevated exceedingly high. Other embodiments may utilize other types of mixing systems  140  for receiving the material or bulk material from the containers disposed on the container support structure  100 . In one or more embodiments, the missing system  140  may be attached to a transportation unit or transport vehicle or to a trailer  302  as illustrated in  FIG. 3 . 
     The gravity feed outlets  112  (for example, gravity feed outlets  112 A-D, collectively gravity feed outlets  112 ) may be used to deliver a flow of material from a container to a mixing system  140  from each container disposed on the frame  116 . In one or more embodiments, the container support structure  100  may also include individual receptacles  104  at the top of the frame  116  for funneling material from the discharge gate of the corresponding containers into the gravity feed outlets  112 , respectively. In one or more embodiments, a container discharges material directly to a mixing system  140  or to a gravity feed outlet  112  without the need for a receptacle  104 . 
     The mixing system  140  (or other blender inlet, hopper, mixer or other mixing system) may be entirely separate from the container support structure  100 . In one or more embodiments, the container support structure  100  and the mixing system  140  are positioned or disposed relative or proximate to one another such that the gravity feed outlets  112  freely discharge material to the mixing system  140 . The gravity feed outlets  112  may be chutes positioned so that the upper end of each chute is disposed beneath a discharge gate of a corresponding container (or one of the receptacles  104 ) on the frame  116 . The gravity feed outlets  112  may be positioned such that the lower end of each chute is disposed fully within the mixing system  140 . This allows the gravity feed outlets  112  to provide material from all of the containers positioned on the frame  116  into the same mixing system  140  at the same time. The gravity feed outlets  112  are able to provide a gravity feed where an angle of repose of the material exiting the chutes is able to choke the flow of material through the chutes. As material is metered from the mixing system  140  into another portion of a system such as a blender or mixer, additional material is able to flow via gravity into the mixing system  140  directly from the one or more gravity feed outlets  112 . In embodiments where the gravity feed outlets  112  are positioned to route material directly from the containers into an inlet of the mixing system  140 , the gravity feed outlets  112  may comprise a metering gate or metering valve to regulate the amount of material provided into the mixing system  140 . The gravity feed outlets  112  are angled such that the material is freely dispensed from the container to the mixing system  140 . 
       FIG. 2  is a top view of a plurality of containers  202  arranged or otherwise disposed or positioned on a container support structure  100  at a site  200 . The container support structure  100  may comprise a support platform  210 , a motor mechanism  130  and a rotary table  120 . In one or more embodiments, the container  202  may comprise any one or more of the components of the container support structure  100 . For example, a container  202  may comprise a frame  116 . In one or more embodiments, the container support structure  100  may comprise a mixing system  140 . In one or more embodiments, mixing system  140  may be part of or coupled or engaged to the support platform  210 . For example, the mixing system  140  may be disposed or positioned under the support platform  210 . 
     A rotary table  120  may be disposed, positioned, coupled or engaged at, about or to the frame  116 . In one or more embodiments, the rotary table  120  may be disassembled, collapsible or foldable for ease of transportation when disposed on a support platform or trailer. For example, the rotary table  120  may collapse or fold so that the outer perimeter of rotary table  120  is within or substantially within the outer perimeter of a support platform or trailer or so that the outer perimeter of rotary table  120  extends over an outer perimeter of a support platform or trailer. In one or more embodiments, the rotary table  120  is assembled or expands or unfolds to support at least four containers as illustrated in  FIG. 2 . In one or more embodiments, rotary table  120  may be expandable without removing frame  116 . In one or more embodiments, rotary table  120  may be expandable by lifting or disengaging frame  116  temporarily from rotary table  120 . In one or more embodiments, any one or more sides of a frame  116  may fold upward during transport. In one or more embodiments, the rotary table  120  and frame  116  may be assembled on site or pivot inward about a vertical axis during transport. In one or more embodiments, rotary table  120  comprises a single sheet of material or is a composite material. In one or more embodiments, rotary table  120  comprises one or more sheets that couple to or otherwise engage each other to form an expanded rotary table  120 . In one or more embodiments, the rotary table  120  may comprise a center sheet sized to width of a support platform  210  or a trailer, for example, trailer  302  of  FIG. 3 , or any other width. A container may have a width approximately equal to the width of the transportation unit, for example, a width of a support platform  210  or a trailer  302  and thus a rotary table  120  may comprise two half sheets that hinge together on each side of a center sheet with one or more support bars that extend below the sheets to provide additional support for the one or more containers disposed about the frame  116 . The rotary table  120  may comprise the one or more support bars which rotate with the rotary table  120 . 
     Rotary table  120  may be disposed, positioned or coupled on, about or to a motor mechanism  130 . Motor mechanism  130  may comprise any type of motor that supports and rotates rotary table  120  including but not limited to an electric motor or a hydraulic motor or both. Electric motors by Dayton or Warner Electric may be used in one or more embodiments. For configurations utilizing an electric motor, sealed systems (fire deterrent) should be selected that preferably comprise built in gear reducer systems. Motors could also be hydraulic, such as hydraulic motors by Eaton or Parker. When using a hydraulic motor, use of reducers may be preferred to increase torque capacity while reducing speeds to less than 1 rotation per minute (RPM) especially given that the rotated system weight might exceed 90 metric tonnes. Motor mechanism  130  when actuated rotates rotary table  120  and frame  116  such that the containers disposed, positioned or coupled on, about or to frame  116  may be moved to a different quadrant or position for retrieval and so that replacement containers may be disposed, positioned or coupled on, about or to frame  116 . 
     In one or more embodiments, any one or more of frame  116 , rotary table  120 , motor mechanism  130  or mixing system  140  may be disposed, positioned or coupled on, about or to a portable support platform  210  or trailer  302 . In one or more embodiments, frame  116 , rotary table  120 , motor mechanism  130  and mixing system  140  are transported to a site separately and individually. In one or more embodiments, any combination of frame  116 , rotary table  120 , motor mechanism  130  and mixing system  140  are transported to a site on a container support platform  210  or trailer  302  as a single unit. 
     In one or more embodiments, the support platform  210  may be portable and may couple to or engage with a transportation unit or transport vehicle such as a train or motorized vehicle (such as a tractor, a tractor trailer, big rig, semi-tractor trailer, or any other type of truck, vehicle or transportation unit). In one or more embodiments, the motor mechanism  130  and rotary table  120  are disposed or positioned on the support platform  210  such that during transportation the motor mechanism  130  and the rotary table  120  are substantially within the outer perimeter of the support platform  210  or do not exceed the outer perimeter of the support platform  210  by an amount that would impede transportation of the container support structure  100 . 
     In one or more embodiments, the rotary table  120  may be an expandable and collapsible rotary table or disassembled. During transport the rotary table  120  may be collapsed or disassembled and during operation the rotary table  120  may be expanded or assembled. The rotary table  120  when expanded or assembled may support at least four containers  202  (for example, containers  202 A,  202 B,  202 C and  202 D, collectively containers  202 ). Containers  202  are removable containers such that the containers  202  may be retrieved from and positioned or disposed on or about the support platform  210 . The rotary table  120  is rotated by the motor mechanism  130 . The motor mechanism  130  may be configured to rotate the rotary table  120  by 90 degrees such that the rotary table  120  rotates any one container  202  to four different positions. The motor mechanism  130  may rotate the rotary table  120  by any one or more degrees and to any one or more positions and may rotate the rotary table  120  in a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction. For example, the motor mechanism  130  may rotate the rotary table  120  by 90 degrees in a clockwise direction which transitions a first container  202 A from a first position to a second position, transitions a second container  202 B from the second position to a third position, transitions a third container  202 C from the third position to a fourth position and transitions a fourth container  202 D from the fourth position to the first position. 
     In one or more embodiments, each container  202  may couple to or engage with a frame, such as frame  116  in  FIG. 1 , to secure the containers  202  to the container support structure  100 . In one or more embodiments, the containers  202  are arranged in a single layer, with two faces of each container  202  abutting, adjacent to or proximate to a face of two other containers  202  so as to form a rectangle such that each group of four containers  202  shares a common interface point at a respective corner. For example, containers  202 A,  202 B,  202 C and  202 D form a rectangle and share a common interface point  208  and a first face  210 A of container  202 A abuts, is adjacent to or is proximate to a first face  212 A of container  202 B and a second face  210 B of container  202 A abuts is adjacent to or is proximate to a second face  216 B of container  202 D, a second face  212 B of container  202 B abuts is adjacent to or is proximate to a first face  214 A of container  202 C, and a second face  214 B of container  202 C abuts is adjacent to or is proximate to a first face  216 A of container  202 D. Each container  202  may comprise an opening  204  (for example, openings  204 A,  204 B,  204 C and  204 D, collectively openings  204 ). Openings  204  may comprise a gate, valve or door that when transitions between an open position and a closed position. Openings  204  may be transitioned from a closed position to an open position or any position in between to discharge material in the respective container  202  to a mixing system  140  to provide the desired mixture or composition at the desired rate. 
     In one or more embodiments, a transport device or hoisting mechanism  206  (for example, hoisting mechanism  206 A and hoisting mechanism  206 B, collectively hoisting mechanisms  206 ) may be disposed or positioned at or about the site  200 . In one or more embodiments, any one or more hoisting mechanisms  206  may be utilized to remove, replace and arrange one or more containers  202  at a site  200 . 
       FIG. 3  is a side view of a site  300  having a container support structure, in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. A site  300  may comprise a container support structure such as a container support structure  100  from  FIG. 1  or a support platform  210  from  FIG. 2 . The container support structure may comprise any one or more of a trailer  302 , a motor mechanism  130 , a rotary table  120 , and a frame  116 . The trailer  302  may be any type of support platform such as support platform  210  in  FIG. 2 . The trailer  302  may comprise a hitch  306  to couple or engage the trailer  302  with a transportation unit or vehicle (not shown) and a plurality of wheels  308  for ease of mobility along a transportation pathway. Trailer  302  may comprise stabilizers  310  and  320 . Stabilizers  310  may extend vertically from the trailer  302  to provide support for the trailer  302  when the trailer  302  is removed from the transport vehicle. Stabilizers  320  may extend at an angle from the trailer  302  to provide additional stability, for example, horizontal stability for the trailer  302 . The present disclosure contemplates any number of stabilizers  310  and  320  or any other support required to stabilize the trailer  302  during an operation or arrangement of containers  202 . 
     The trailer  302  may support a motor mechanism  130 , a rotary table  120 , a frame  116  and any number of containers  202 . Trailer  302 , motor mechanism  130  and rotary table  120  may be of a shape and aligned such that an opening  304  of the trailer  302  allows for discharge of materials  314  from any one or more containers  202  to a mixing system  140 . While opening  302  is illustrated as being circular in nature, the present disclosure contemplates and suitable shape or size of opening  302 . For illustrative purposes,  FIG. 3  depicts containers  202 A,  202 B,  202 C and  202 D. In one or more embodiments, any one or more containers  202  may comprise one or more sensors  312 . Sensor  312  may detect one or more container parameters including but not limited a load level, a weight, a discharge rate or any other container parameter of a container  202 . A load level may be indicative of the remaining material  314  in the container. A discharge rate may be indicative of the rate of discharge of material  314  from the container  202 . Sensor  312  may comprise data associated with the container  202  including, but not limited to, type of material  314  and weight of material  314  in the container  202 . Sensor  312  may be coupled wired or wirelessly to an information handling system, for example, information handling system  600  depicted in  FIG. 6 , to communicate one or more container parameters to the information handling system. In one or more embodiments, the sensor  312  may communicate one or more container parameters associated with a container  202  to an information handling system. In one or more embodiments, one or more container parameters may be communicated via a gauge or meter (not shown). In one or more embodiments, sensor  312  may monitor one or more container parameters at a predetermined timed interval or any interval of time. In one or more embodiments, an information handling system may transmit a request to a sensor  312  and upon receipt of the request the sensor  312  may communicate one or more measurements associated with one or more container parameters of an associated container to the information handling system. In one or more embodiments, a sensor  312  monitors or detects one or more container parameters of a plurality of containers  202 . 
     In one or more embodiments, mixing system  140  may be coupled to, engaged with or integral to the trailer  302 . In one or more embodiments, mixing system  140  may be fixed or stationary at site  300  and trailer  302  is maneuvered to position the opening  304  over the mixing system  140 . In one or more embodiments, the trailer  302  is positioned at a site  300  and mixing system  140  is arranged so that the mixing system  140  aligns with the opening  304 . In one or more embodiments, a container support structure  100  or the containers  202 , for example, containers  202 A-D, may be positioned at or proximate to an end of the trailer  302  (for example, proximate to wheels  308  at a distal or rear end or at a head end proximate to hitch  306 ) to allow a hoisting mechanism  206  to engage a container  202 C from an end of the trailer  302  or a side of the trailer  302 . In one or more embodiments, mixing system  140  may be disposed on, within, about or below trailer  302 . 
       FIG. 4  is a schematic block diagram of a container configuration, in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. One or more receptacles  104  are coupled to a frame  116 . In one or more embodiments, any one or more receptacles  104  may be coupled to a container  202 . Containers  202 A,  202 B,  202 C and  202 D are positioned on a frame  116  and above one or more receptacles  104 . Frame  116  aligns with a rotary table  120 . Rotary table  120  aligns with a motor mechanism  130 . Motor mechanism  130  aligns with an opening  304  of a trailer  302 . Opening  304  aligns with a mixing system  140 . 
       FIG. 5  is a flowchart for arrangement of one or more containers at a site, in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. At step  502 , a container support structure (for example, container support structure  100  of  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2 ) is positioned at a site. In one or more embodiments, container support structure  100  may be positioned at or about a hopper or mixing system (such as, mixing system  140  of  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 2 ,  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 ) by positioning an opening (for example, opening  304  of  FIG. 3 ) above a mixing system  140 . The container support structure  100  may be positioned at a location at the site that has been prepared for the container support structure  100 . For example, the location may be smoothed and flattened or tamped to allow ease of mobility of a transportation unit that removes and replaces one or more containers (for example, containers  202  of  FIG. 2 ,  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 ) of the container support structure  100 . In one or more embodiments, a ground surface of a location may be temporarily covered with a hard flooring or tiles to provide a smooth, flat surface. One or more operations requiring the container support structure  100  may require that numerous containers be retrieved from and replaced on the container support structure  100  and thus the location for the container support structure  100  may be proximate to a storage area of sufficient size to contain the required number of empty containers  202  and filled or loaded containers  202  (for example, containers filled with a material  314  of  FIG. 3  such as a bulk material used in a hydrocarbon pumping operation). 
     At step  504 , the rotary table (for example, rotary table  120  of  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 2 ,  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 ) is expanded or unfolded. The rotary table  120  may expand or unfold so as to support a plurality of containers  202 . For example, the rotary table  120  may expand or unfold to support four containers  202 A,  202 B,  202 C and  202 D. 
     At step  506 , one or more containers  202  are positioned or disposed on or about the container support structure  100 . For example, an operation may require that materials be discharged at a certain discharge rate with a certain composition or mixture. In one or more embodiments, material  314  may be initially discharged from a container at the front right of the trailer  202 , container  202 A, for a left hand rotary table  120  rotation or at the left front of the trailer  202 , container  202 D, for a right hand rotary table  120  rotation. For example, for a left hand or counter clockwise rotation, a container  202 A discharges material  314  to a mixing system  140  a first rate. Container  202 A may server as the primary material delivery container. When container  202 A approaches empty or a threshold level (such as 10% material  314  remaining for discharge) the rotary table  120  is actuated to start rotating to the left by 90 degrees. After rotating the rotary table  120  by 90 degrees, a primary container is once again in the top left position and ready for discharge of material  314  to the mixing system  140  at the desired rate. 
     In one or more embodiments, an operation may require that a plurality of materials  314  from multiple containers  202  are discharged into a mixing system  140  where any one or more containers  202  comprise different types of materials  314  from any one or more other containers  314 . For example, container  202 A may comprise a first material  314  while container  202 B comprises a second material  314 . The second material  314  may be discharged from container  202 B at any time, for example, upon rotation of container  202 B from the bottom right position to the bottom left position. In one or more embodiments, a container may be removed and replaced when a threshold level of material is reached. For example, in one or more operations only a certain amount of a second material is required and thus once container  202 B has discharged the threshold amount of the second material  314  (such as 20% of the second material  314 ), the container  202 B is removed and replaced with a different container  202 . In one or more embodiments, any number of different types of materials  314  may be discharged from any one or more containers  202  at the same time, based on a threshold of remaining material  314  in any one or more containers  202 , at a timed interval or based on any other timing or threshold. In one or more embodiments, once the containers  202  are empty or sufficiently empty, containers  202  may be replaced with a new or replacement container  202  containing or filled with the required material. In one or more embodiments, any number of containers  202  are initially positioned or disposed on or about the container support structure  100 . For example, a container  202 A may initially be positioned or disposed on or about the container support structure  100 . In another example, any one or more of containers  202 A,  202 B,  202 C and  202  D are positioned or disposed on or about the container support structure  100 . 
     At step  508 , an operation may begin. An operation may be started by transitioning a gate or valve of any one or more of containers  202  positioned or disposed on or about the container support structure  100 . In one or more embodiments, an operation may require discharge of material from any one or more containers  202  at a specific discharge rate any period of time. In one or more embodiments, the material from any one or more of the containers  202  may be discharged into a mixing system  140 . 
     At step  510 , one or more container parameters of each container  202  are monitored. For example, containers  202 A,  202 B,  202 C and  202 D may be positioned or disposed about a container support structure  100 . Each container  202  may initially be filled with a material. Each container  202  may be filled with the same material, different materials, or any combination of materials. One or more container parameters of each of the containers  202  may be monitored by an information handling system (for example, information handling system  600  of  FIG. 6 ) that comprises one or more instructions that are executed by a processor to cause the processor to perform any one or more steps of any one or more embodiments. In one or more embodiments, each container  202  may comprise a sensor, for example, a sensor  312  of  FIG. 3 . The information handling system  600  may receive one or more measurements from the sensor  312  that are indicative of a one or more container parameters associated with any one or more containers  202 . In one or more embodiments, containers  202  do not include a sensor  312  and the one or more container parameters associated with any one or more containers  202  is monitored manually, for example, by observation of a gauge, meter or other detector at or about each respective container  202 . 
     At step  512 , one or more containers  202  are transitioned based, at least in part, the one or more container parameters associated with the one or more containers  202 . The one or more containers are transitioned from a first position to a second position by rotating the rotary table  120 . For example, a command may be communicated from the information handling system  600  to the motor mechanism  130  which causes rotation of the rotary table  120  by specified amount of degrees in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. In one or more embodiments, the motor mechanism  130  may be manually controlled. For example, the motor mechanism  130  may rotate the rotary table  120  by 90 degrees such that a container  202  of  FIG. 4  may be rotated between four different positions. 
     At step  514 , one or more containers  202  are retrieved and one or more new or replacement containers  202  are positioned or disposed on or about the frame  116  or the support platform  210  or trailer  302 . For example, a container support structure  100  may comprise four containers  202 A,  202 B,  202 C and  202 D positioned or disposed at a first position, a second position, a third position and a fourth position respectively. Any one or more containers  202  may be selected to discharge material. The material of the one or more containers  202  may be discharged at a specified rate of discharge. The rate of discharge may remain constant or vary. The one or more containers  202  may be filled to a specified load level or weight. Any one or more container parameters associated with the one or more containers  202  is monitored. Replacement or retrieval of the one or more containers  202  may be determined based, at least in part on the one or more measurements indicative of the one or more container parameters, one or more measurements from any one or more sensors  312 , one or more replacement parameters, a load level threshold, a discharge rate threshold, any other parameters or any combination thereof. 
     In one or more embodiments, a container  202  is selected to discharge material into mixing system  140 . For example, Information handling system  600  may receive one or more measurements from a sensor  312  associated with a container  212 A that are indicative of one or more container parameters or one or more container parameters may be determined manually. Based, at least in part, on the one or more measurements, a container may be selected to discharge material or a container may be selected for retrieval. For example, the one or more measurements may be analyzed to determine if one or more parameters have reached, exceed or fallen below a load level threshold, a discharge rate threshold or any other threshold. The one or more measurements may also be analyzed by information handling system  600  or manually to determine or estimate a remaining discharge time of a container. For example, an information handling system  600  may determine based, at least in part, on a discharge rate of a container  202 , the one or more measurements, a comparison of the one or more measurements to a load level threshold, a discharge threshold or both that the container  202  the remaining discharge time or a time when container  202  will be empty or have an insufficient amount of material to maintain a required discharge rate. A remaining discharge time may be based, at least in part, on the type of material contained in a container  202 , rate of discharge from the container  202 , required discharge rate of material for the operation, number of containers  202  currently discharging material into mixing system  140  any other parameter or any combination thereof. The remaining discharge time may be compared to a discharge time threshold to determine if the remaining discharge time has reached, exceeded or fallen below the discharge time threshold. 
     A container  202 , may be transitioned from a first position to a second position based, at least in part, on any one or more replacement parameters. For example, the one or more replacement parameters may include, but are not limited to, remaining discharge time, discharge time threshold, comparison of a remaining discharge time to a discharge threshold, a load level, a load level threshold, a comparison of the load level to the load level threshold, number of available containers  202 , number of currently discharging containers  202 , type of material being discharged from any one or more containers  202 , required rate of discharge of material, or any other parameter. For example, a first container  202 A may be selected to discharge material to a mixing system  140 , while second container  202 B, third container  202 C and fourth container  202 D are not selected to discharge material. To obtain the desired discharge rate may require a plurality of containers to discharge material while the first container  202 A is discharging material. The third container  202 C may be selected based, at least in part, on third container  202 C being positioned in the third position, any one or more container parameters, replacement parameters, any other parameter or any combination thereof. The third container  202 C may be selected to discharge materials at substantially the same time as the first container  202 A or any time after first container  202 A has started discharging material. In one or more embodiments, the amount of material  314  required may be provided by any one or more container support structures  100  comprising any one or more containers  202 . 
     In one or more embodiments, rotary table  120  may rotate containers  202  while material is being discharged from any one or more containers  202 . For example, a first container  202 A may be selected to discharge material into mixing system  140 . Based on any one or more container parameters, replacement parameters, any other parameter or any combination thereof, material may be discharged from a third container  202 C into mixing system  140  even though the first container  202 A is still discharging material. The rotary table  120  may rotate the containers  202  while corresponding material is discharged from the first container  202 A and the third container  202 C to align the first container  202 A and third container  202 C in a position such that a transport device or hoisting mechanism  206  may easily retrieve the first container  202 A, the third container  202 C, or both. For example, the first container  202 A may be transitioned to a retrieval position (for example, the second position) as the first container  202 A is discharging the last amounts of material such that the first container  202 A is positioned to be retrieved once the material has been emptied or substantially emptied from the first container  202 A. A replacement or new container  202  may be positioned to replace the retrieved first container  202 A or the rotary table may be rotated to a replacement position (for example, the third position) whereupon a replacement or new container  202  is disposed or position on or about the frame  116 . In one or more embodiments, a configuration of a container support structure  100  may require that the primary material  314  (the material with the highest volume requirement for the desired mixture) be placed a specified position, for example, at the top right. 
     In one or more embodiments, the first container  202 A may be transitioned from the first position to the second positioned or retrieved from the container support structure  100  based, at least in part, on any one or more replacement parameters. For example, the first container  202 A may be selected for retrieval from the first position or transition to a second position based, at least in part, on the one or more replacement parameters. Prior to retrieval of the first container  202 A, a second container  202 B may be selected to discharge material into mixing system  240  such that the discharge rate of material is maintained at the required discharge rate. In one or more embodiments, the second container  202 B is selected to discharge material into mixing system  240  based, at least in part, on any one or more replacement parameters associated with any one or more containers  202 , any one or more container parameters, any other parameter or any combination thereof. For example, for a period of time both the first container  202 A and second container  202 B may discharge material into mixing system  140  so that the required discharge rate is maintained. As the discharge rate of container  202 A decreases, the discharge rate of container  202 B may be increased. 
     In one or more embodiments, once the first container  202 A is selected for replacement or retrieval, the first container  202 A may be retrieved from the first position by a transport device or hoisting mechanism  206 , for example, a forklift. The motor mechanism  130  may rotate the rotary table  120  causing the frame  116  to rotate by 90 degrees to align the second container  202 B in the third position (replacing the third container  202 C), the third container  202 C to the fourth position (replacing the fourth container  202 D), the fourth container  202 D to the first position (the position where the first container  202 A has been retrieved from) leaving the second position open. A fifth container  202  or a new or replacement container  202  may be selected and positioned or disposed at or about the frame  116  in the second position. In one or more embodiments, once the first container  202 A is selected for replacement or retrieval, the first container  202 A is transitioned to the second position by rotating the rotary table  120  by 90 degrees to align the first container  202 A in the second position, the second container  202 B in the third position and the third container  202 C in the fourth position and the fourth container  202 D in the first position. The first container  202 A may then be retrieved from the second position and a fifth container  202  or a new or replacement container  202  may be selected and positioned or disposed at or about the frame  116  in the second position. 
     In one or more embodiments, a container support structure  100  may be installed on a trailer  302  which permits a hoisting mechanism  206  to retrieve or replace a container  202  from only three sides. A container  202  is positioned or placed such that as the container is rotated on the rotary table  120  by 90 degrees, the hoisting mechanism  206  can retrieve the container  202  from any of at least three positions. In one or more embodiments, the container support structure  100  may be positioned on a ground surface and a hoisting mechanism  206  may retrieve and replace a container  202  from any position. 
     In one or more embodiments, the container  202  selected for retrieval, replacement or both may be retrieved, replaced or both when in any position. In one or more embodiments, a plurality of containers  202  may be selected for retrieval, replacement or both. For example, as the second and fourth positions and the first and third positions are on opposite sides of the container support structure  100 , containers  202  located at these positions (for example, second container  202 B and fourth container  202 D) may be retrieved and replaced at the same time. For example, a first hoisting mechanism (for example, hoisting mechanism  206 A of  FIG. 2 ) and a second hoisting mechanism (for example, hoisting mechanism  206 B of  FIG. 2 ) may be disposed or positioned at a site  200  to retrieve, replace and arrange containers  202 . As the first hoisting mechanism  206 A and second hoisting mechanism  206 B operate with respect to containers  202  that are opposite each other or are on opposite sides of the support platform  210 , first hoisting mechanism  206 A and second hoisting mechanism  206 B may operate without interfering with the operation of each other. To increase efficiency of retrieval, replacement and arrangement of containers  202 , two or more transport devices or hoisting mechanisms  206  may be utilized. In one or more embodiments, one or more containers  202  may be selected for discharge of material, for example, first container  202 A and third container  202 C of  FIG. 2 . In one or more embodiments, once it is determined that first container  202 A and third container  202 C should be removed, replaced or both, the transport devices or hoisting mechanisms  206  may remove or replace first container  202 A and third container  202 C while in the first position and third position, respectively. In one or more embodiments, once it is determined that first container  202 A and third container  202 C are selected for retrieval or replacement, the rotary table  120  may be rotated by 90 degrees such that the first container  202 A and third container  202 C are in the second position and the fourth position, respectively, and once in the second position and fourth position, the first container  202 A and the third container  202 C may be removed, replaced or both. Any one or more combinations of selection, retrieval and replacement of containers  202  are contemplated. 
     In one or more embodiments, a container  202  may be selected for removal and removed while in a first position and a replacement or new container  202  may be disposed or positioned on or about the container support structure  100  after the rotary table  120  has been rotated to a second position. For example, the first container  202 A may be selected for removal. A transport device or hoisting mechanism  206  may remove the first container  202 A while the first container  202 A is in a first position and after removal of the container  202 A, the rotary table  120  may be rotated, for example, rotated by 90 degrees. A replacement container  202  or new container  202  may be disposed or positioned on or about the container support structure  100  after any rotation of rotary table  120 . For example, a container  202  may be removed when at a first position and a replacement container  202  may be disposed or positioned on or about the container support structure  100  at a third position. 
     Additionally, in one or more embodiments, any two or more containers  202  may be removed or replaced at any one or more positions. For example, an operation may require that two or more containers  202  discharge material at or about the same time or at a staggered interval or any other time interval. Hoisting mechanism  206 A may remove second container  202 B from a second position while at substantially the same time or at a later time interval hoisting mechanism  206 B may remove fourth container  204 D from a fourth position. The rotary table  120  may be rotated by 90 degrees such that no containers  202  are disposed or positioned at a first position and third position. Hoisting mechanism  206 A may dispose or position on or about the container support structure  100  a first replacement container  202  in the first position and hoisting mechanism  206 B may dispose or position a second replacement container  202  at the third position. The present disclosure contemplates any combination of positions for removal, replacement or both of containers  202 . 
     Any one or more removed containers  202  may be positioned on another container support structure  100 , a transportation unit for transporting the empty containers  202  away from the site or any other location at the site. It should be noted that the same transportation unit used to provide one or more filled containers  202  to the site may then be utilized to remove one or more empty containers  202  from the site. 
     As two or more transport devices or hoisting mechanisms  206  may operate at the same time at the same location, efficiency of retrieval, replacement and arrangement of one or more containers  202  is improved. Further, the time to implement each removal or replacement of a container  202  may be extended as two or more transport devices or hoisting mechanisms  206  may be operated at the same time as opposed to a single transport device or hoisting mechanism  206 . Further, as the elevation of the containers  202  is closer to the ground or surface at the site than current systems, the transport devices or hoisting mechanisms  206  may take less time to remove and replace a container  202  and a lower elevation of the containers  202  creates a safer operating environment. 
       FIG. 6  is a diagram illustrating an example information handling system  600 , according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. Any information handling system and any component discussed that includes a processor may take a form similar to the information handling system  600  or include one or more components of information handling system  600 . A processor or central processing unit (CPU)  601  of the information handling system  600  is communicatively coupled to a memory controller hub (MCH) or north bridge  602 . The processor  601  may include, for example a microprocessor, microcontroller, digital signal processor (DSP), application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or any other digital or analog circuitry configured to interpret, execute program instructions, process data, or any combination thereof. Processor (CPU)  601  may be configured to interpret and execute program instructions or other data retrieved and stored in any memory such as memory  603  or hard drive  607 . Program instructions or other data may constitute portions of a software or application for carrying out one or more methods described herein. Memory  603  may include read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), solid state memory, or disk-based memory. Each memory module may include any system, device or apparatus configured to retain program instructions, program data, or both for a period of time (e.g., computer-readable non-transitory media). For example, instructions from a software or application may be retrieved and stored in memory  603  for execution by processor  601 . Modifications, additions, or omissions may be made to  FIG. 6  without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. For example,  FIG. 6  shows a particular configuration of components of information handling system  600 . However, any suitable configurations of components may be used. For example, components of information handling system  600  may be implemented either as physical or logical components. Furthermore, in some embodiments, functionality associated with components of information handling system  600  may be implemented in special purpose circuits or components. In other embodiments, functionality associated with components of information handling system  600  may be implemented in configurable general purpose circuit or components. For example, components of information handling system  600  may be implemented by configured computer program instructions. 
     Memory controller hub (MCH)  602  may include a memory controller for directing information to or from various system memory components within the information handling system  600 , such as memory  603 , storage element  606 , and hard drive  607 . The memory controller hub  602  may be coupled to memory  603  and a graphics processing unit (GPU)  604 . Memory controller hub  602  may also be coupled to an I/O controller hub (ICH) or south bridge  605 . I/O controller hub  605  is coupled to storage elements of the information handling system  600 , including a storage element  606 , which may comprise a flash ROM that includes a basic input/output system (BIOS) of the computer system. I/O controller hub  605  is also coupled to the hard drive  607  of the information handling system  600 . I/O controller hub  605  may also be coupled to a Super I/O chip  608 , which is itself coupled to several of the I/O ports of the computer system, including keyboard  609  and mouse  610 . 
     In one or more embodiments, an information handling system  600  may comprise at least a processor and a memory device coupled to the processor that contains a set of instructions that when executed cause the processor to perform certain actions. In any embodiment, the information handling system may include a non-transitory computer readable medium that stores one or more instructions where the one or more instructions when executed cause the processor to perform certain actions. As used herein, an information handling system may include any instrumentality or aggregate of instrumentalities operable to compute, classify, process, transmit, receive, retrieve, originate, switch, store, display, manifest, detect, record, reproduce, handle, or utilize any form of information, intelligence, or data for business, scientific, control, or other purposes. For example, an information handling system may be a computer terminal, a network storage device, or any other suitable device and may vary in size, shape, performance, functionality, and price. The information handling system may include random access memory (RAM), one or more processing resources such as a central processing unit (CPU) or hardware or software control logic, read only memory (ROM), or any other types of nonvolatile memory. Additional components of the information handling system may include one or more disk drives, one or more network ports for communication with external devices as well as various I/O devices, such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a video display. The information handling system may also include one or more buses operable to transmit communications between the various hardware components. 
     In one or more embodiments, a container system comprises a frame, at least four containers disposed about the frame, wherein the at least four containers are removable, a rotary table coupled to the frame, a motor mechanism coupled to the rotary table, wherein the motor mechanism rotates the rotary table to arrange the at least four containers at one or more positions and wherein the motor mechanism, the rotary table and the frame are aligned such that material from at least one of the at least four containers is discharged through an opening to a mixing system. In one or more embodiments, the motor mechanism rotates the rotary table by 90 degrees to transition a first container of the at least four containers from a first position to a second position of the one or more positions. In one or more embodiments, the container system further comprises a sensor disposed about at least one of the at least four containers, wherein the sensor detects a load level of the at least one of the at least four containers. In one or more embodiments, the container system further comprises a support platform, wherein the frame is disposed on the support platform, and wherein the motor mechanism, the rotary table, the frame and the support platform are aligned such that material from at least one of the at least four containers is discharged through an opening of the support platform to the mixing system. In one or more embodiments, the container system further comprises a hitch coupled to the support platform, wherein the hitch allows the support platform to couple to a transport vehicle. 
     In one or more embodiments, a method for removal and replacement of containers at a site comprises disposing at least four containers on a frame coupled to a rotary table, discharging a first material from a first container of the at least four containers, wherein the first container is at a first position, determining to remove the first container based, at least in part, on one or more replacement factors associated with the first container, rotating by a first amount the rotary table, removing the first container and disposing a first replacement container on the frame. In one or more embodiments, the method further comprises wherein the at least four containers comprises a second container at a second position, a third container at a third position and a fourth container at a fourth position, wherein each of the at least four containers are arranged in a single layer with two faces of each of the at least four containers adjacent to two faces of two other of the at least four containers, and wherein the second container comprises a second material, the third container comprises a third material and the fourth container comprises a fourth material, discharging a third material from a third container, determining to remove the third container based, at least in part, on one or more replacement factors associated with the third container, removing the third container and disposing a second replacement container on the frame. In one or more embodiments, rotating the rotary table comprises transitioning the first container from the first position to the second position, the second container from the second position to the third position and the third container from the third position to the fourth position. In one or more embodiments, the first container and the third container are removed prior to rotating the rotary table by the first amount. In one or more embodiments, the first container and third container are removed after rotating the rotary table by the first amount. In one or more embodiments, the method further comprises monitoring one or more container parameters associated with at least one of the at least four containers. In one or more embodiments, the method further comprises selecting the third container to discharge the third material, wherein the third material from the third container is selected based, at least in part, on one or more container parameters associated with the at least one of the at least four containers. In one or more embodiments, the rotary table is rotated while the first material is being discharged from the container and the third material is being discharged from the third container. In one or more embodiments, the method further comprises receiving one or more measurements from one or more sensors associated with the first container, wherein the determining to remove the first container is based, at least in part, on the one or more measurements. In one or more embodiments, the method further comprises disposing the frame on a support platform. 
     In one or more embodiments, a container arrangement method comprises coupling a motor mechanism to a rotary table, wherein the motor mechanism rotates the rotary table, coupling a frame to the rotary table and positioning the motor mechanism, the frame and the rotary table to align with an opening, wherein the opening allows a material discharged from one or more containers disposed on the frame to flow into a mixing system, wherein the rotary table supports at least four containers arranged in a single layer with at least two faces of each of the at least four containers adjacent to two faces of two other of the at least four containers disposed on the frame. In one or more embodiments, the method further comprises coupling the motor mechanism to a support platform. In one or more embodiments, the method further comprises positioning the at least four containers on the frame. In one or more embodiments, the method further comprises disposing one or more sensors on at least one of the at least four containers. In one or more embodiments, the method further comprises coupling an information handling system to at least one of the one or more sensors. 
     Although the present disclosure and its advantages have been described in detail, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure as defined by the following claims.