Patent Publication Number: US-2016244251-A1

Title: Mobile storage container systems

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/118,260, titled MOBILE STORAGE CONTAINER SYSTEMS, filed Feb. 19, 2015, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure relates generally to storage for materials such as liquids, and more specifically to mobile systems for storing materials. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Water is a major constituent for life on earth and an essential resource for many functions and processes. Many industrial processes require water. 
     In 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimated that 70 to 140 billion gallons of water are used to fracture 35,000 wells in the United States each year. This is approximately the annual water consumption of 40 to 80 cities each with a population of 50,000. Fracture treatments in coalbed methane wells use from 50,000 to 350,000 gallons of water per well, while deeper horizontal shale wells can use anywhere from 2 to 10 million gallons of water to fracture a single well. For remote drilling sites, obtaining and storing water for use in fracture treatments can be challenging. 
     Currently, water at drill sites is stored in traditional water storage tanks, commonly referred to as “frac tanks” (approximately 80 to 100 tanks per site), or in one or two large mobile ponds. The mobile ponds began to be used because, in some drilling locations, it is less expensive to set up a large mobile pond than to transport by truck the number of traditional frac tanks to store the same amount of water. However, most drilling sites still use traditional frac tanks because, depending on the location of the drill site, setup and breakdown costs of a pond can be more expensive than trucking in 80 to 100 traditional frac tanks. Heavy equipment and machinery as well as a lot of manpower are needed to set up and break down the presently available ponds. 
     SUMMARY 
     The present disclosure provides embodiments of mobile storage containers that can be erected using fewer resources while storing similar or greater water than presently available containers. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The embodiments disclosed herein will become more fully apparent from the following description and appended claims, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. These drawings depict only typical embodiments, which will be described with additional specificity and detail through use of the accompanying drawings in which: 
         FIG. 1A  is a side sectional view of the mobile storage container system, according to one embodiment. 
         FIG. 1B  is a back view of the mobile storage container system. 
         FIG. 1C  is a top view of the mobile storage container system with a liner. 
         FIG. 1D  is a top view of the mobile storage container system without the liner. 
         FIG. 2A  is a top view of a mobile storage container system, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 2B  is an enlarged view of a portion of the mobile storage container system of  FIG. 2A . 
         FIG. 2C  is an exploded view of the mobile storage container system of  FIG. 2A . 
         FIG. 3A  is a front side view of a mobile storage container system, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 3B  is a back side view of the mobile storage container system of  FIG. 3A . 
         FIG. 3C  is an enlarged front side view of a lateral extension panel of the mobile storage container system of  FIG. 3A . 
         FIG. 3D  is an exploded view of a lateral extension panel of the mobile storage container system of  FIG. 3A . 
         FIG. 3E  is a top view of the mobile storage container system of  FIG. 3A . 
         FIG. 4A  is a front view of a transportable storage tank of a mobile storage container system, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, in a stowed configuration. 
         FIG. 4B  is a front view of the transportable storage tank of  FIG. 4A  with a lateral extension panel in an operational configuration. 
         FIG. 4C  is a back view of the transportable storage tank of  FIG. 4A  coupled to other transportable storage tanks. 
         FIG. 4D  is a top view of the transportable storage tank of  FIG. 4A . 
         FIG. 5A  is a side view of a transportable storage tank of a mobile liquid storage container system, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 5B  is a front view of the transportable storage tank of  FIG. 5A . 
         FIG. 6A  is a side view of a transportable storage tank of a mobile storage container system, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in a stowed configuration. 
         FIG. 6B  is a side view of the transportable storage tank of  FIG. 6A  in an operational configuration. 
         FIG. 7A  is a side view of a transportable storage tank of a mobile storage container system, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, in a stowed configuration. 
         FIG. 7B  is a side view of the transportable storage tank of  FIG. 7A  in an operational configuration. 
         FIG. 7C  is an enlarged view of the transportable storage tank of  FIG. 7B . 
         FIG. 8A  is a side view of a transportable storage tank of a mobile storage container system, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, in a stowed configuration. 
         FIG. 8B  is a side view of the transportable storage tank of  FIG. 8A  in an operational configuration. 
         FIG. 9A  is a side view of a transportable storage tank of a mobile storage container system, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, in a stowed configuration. 
         FIG. 9B  is a side view of the transportable storage tank of  FIG. 9A  in an operational configuration. 
         FIG. 10  is an interior view of a mobile storage container system, according to another embodiment, in an operational configuration. 
         FIGS. 11A-11F  are front and side views of a transportable storage tank of a mobile liquid storage container system, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIGS. 12A-12C  are views of a transportable storage tank of a mobile storage container system, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 13  is a plan view of a mobile storage container system, according to another embodiment, without a liner. 
         FIG. 14A  is an isometric view of a transportable storage tank of a mobile storage container system, according to another embodiment. 
         FIG. 14B  is a side elevation view of the transportable storage tank of  FIG. 14A . 
         FIG. 14C  is a top view of the transportable storage tank of  FIG. 14A . 
         FIG. 15A  is an enlarged top view of a transportable storage tank of a mobile storage container system, according to one embodiment. 
         FIG. 15B  is an enlarged top cross-sectional view of the transportable storage tank of  FIG. 15A  showing a spreader beam. 
         FIG. 15C  is an enlarged partial-sectional side view of the transportable storage tank of  FIG. 15A  showing a spreader beam. 
         FIG. 16A  is a top view of a portion of a lateral extension panel of a transportable storage tank of a mobile storage container system, according to one embodiment. 
         FIG. 16B  is another top view of lateral extension panels of transportable storage tanks. 
         FIG. 17  is an enlarged perspective view of a cable coupling mechanism of a transportable storage tank of a mobile storage container system, according to one embodiment. 
         FIG. 18  is an enlarged perspective view of a cable coupling mechanism of a transportable storage tank of a mobile storage container system, according to another embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Hydraulic fracturing (also hydrofracturing, hydrofracking, fracking, or fraccing) is an oil or gas well-stimulation technique in which rock is fractured by a pressurized liquid. Billion gallons of water are used each year in “fracking” processes. Obtaining and storing water for use in fracture treatments can be challenging. Generally water is transported into a drilling area and stored in portable tanks or ponds onsite. 
     The present disclosure provides embodiments of mobile storage containers that can be transported utilizing similar transportation resources as current pond technology and that can be erected utilizing fewer resources, limited manpower, and little or no heavy equipment and machinery. 
     It will be readily understood with the aid of the present disclosure that the components of the embodiments, as generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, could be arranged and designed in a variety of configurations. Thus, the following more detailed description of various embodiments, as represented in the figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure, but is merely representative of various embodiments. While the various aspects of the embodiments are presented in drawings, the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale unless specifically indicated. 
     The phrases “connected to,” “coupled to,” and “in communication with” refer to any form of interaction between two or more entities, including mechanical, electrical, magnetic, electromagnetic, fluid, and thermal interaction. Two components may be coupled to each other even though they are not in direct contact with each other. For example, two components may be coupled to each other through an intermediate component. 
     Furthermore, the described features, operations, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. It will also be readily understood that the order of the steps or actions of the methods described in connection with the embodiments disclosed may be changed as would be apparent to those skilled in the art. Thus, any order in the drawings or Detailed Description is for illustrative purposes only and is not meant to imply a required order, unless specified to require an order. 
       FIGS. 1A-1D  are views of a mobile storage container system  100 , according to one embodiment.  FIG. 1A  is a side sectional view of the mobile storage container system  100 .  FIG. 1B  is a back view of the mobile storage container system  100 .  FIG. 1C  is a top view of the mobile storage container system  100  with a liner  104 .  FIG. 1D  is a top view of the mobile storage container system  100  without the liner  104 . Referring to  FIGS. 1A-1D  collectively, the mobile storage container system  100  includes a plurality of transportable storage tanks  102  and a liner  104 . The mobile storage container system  100  is configured to be transportable to a desired location to erect or otherwise assemble an open storage container  101  having an interior for storing material such as water or other liquid. 
     The plurality of transportable storage tanks  102  is configured to be parked or otherwise arranged to form a perimeter  103  of the open storage container  101 . In the illustrated embodiment of  FIGS. 1A-1  D, the perimeter  103  of the open storage container  101  may be at an interior (e.g., toward the interior of the perimeter  103 ) surface of the plurality of transportable storage tanks  102 . However, in other embodiments, the perimeter may be displaced from the interior surface of the plurality of transportable storage tanks  102 . 
     A transportable storage tank  102  may include a tank body  110 , one or more liner coupling devices  112 , a spout, and a ladder  116 . The tank body  110  of a transportable storage tank  102  may include a base panel  122 , one or more side panels  124   a,    124   b,    124   c,    124   d  (generally and collectively  124 ) coupled to the base panel  122  and forming a liquid impermeable tank wall, and a top panel  126  coupled to the one or more side panels  124 . The panels  122 ,  124 ,  126  define a hollow interior (not pictured) or chamber. The panels  122 ,  124 ,  126  of the tank body  110  may be configured to be liquid impermeable to store water or other liquids. The tank body  110  may be a rectangular box shape. In other embodiments, a tank body may be another suitable shape. The tank body  110  may also include a plurality of liner spacers or guides that may prevent or limit the liner  104  from coming in contact with any sharp edges of the tank body  110 . The liner spacers may prevent or limit a liner from catching or snagging on the tank body  110 . The line spacers may also prevent the tank body  110  from rupturing or otherwise damaging the liner  104 . The tank body  110  may be formed of a material that is sufficiently rigid to maintain its shape and configuration while stationary, during transportation, and when the interior of the tank body  110  is empty, partially filled, or completely filled. The tank body  110  may also be formed of a material that is sufficiently rigid and of sufficient strength to withstand the stress or forces that may be present during use of a ladder  116  or stairs disposed in or on the tank body  110  of the transportable storage tank  102 . For example, the tank body  110  may be formed of steel. In other embodiments, the tank body  110  may be formed of another metal, a metal alloy, or a rigid polymer. 
     The one or more liner coupling devices  112  may be disposed in a top outer surface of the tank body  110  (e.g., a top panel  126  of the tank body  110 ). The liner coupling device  112  may facilitate deployment of the liner  104  to line an interior of the perimeter formed by the plurality of transportable storage tanks  102  to form the storage container  101 . The liner coupling device  112  couples the liner  104  to the transportable storage tank  102  by engaging the liner  104 . For example, the liner coupling device  112  may include a clasp that pinches, clamps, or otherwise applies a force to both a top surface and a bottom surface of the liner  104 , at an edge of the liner  104 , to fasten the liner  104  to the transportable storage tank  102 . In another embodiment, the liner coupling device  112  may include rare earth magnets configured by their size, position, or polarity to couple with or fasten to corresponding rare earth magnets that may be present in a liner  104 . In still other embodiments, the liner coupling device  112  may include a hook to engage an eyelet or a loop in or on the liner  104 . 
     The plurality of transportable storage tanks  102  may each be configured to be positioned adjacent to another storage tank  102  to define a perimeter  103  of the open storage container  101 . Stated differently, the plurality of transportable storage tanks  102  may define an open space that is disposed in the interior of a perimeter  103  formed by the plurality of transportable storage tanks  102 . Adjacent transportable storage tanks  102  may be positioned adjacent each other without the tank bodies of either transportable storage tank  102  being coupled, connected, or in fluid communication. For example, the configuration of the plurality of transportable storage tanks  102  may be similar to the configuration of transportable storage tanks  102  shown in  FIGS. 1C and 1D . As can be appreciated, the plurality of transportable storage tanks  102  may include a greater or smaller number of transportable storage tanks than the number of transportable storage tanks  102  shown in  FIGS. 1C and 1D . As can also be appreciated, the shape and size of the perimeter and/or space formed by the configuration of the plurality of transportable storage tanks  102  may be one of a variety of different possible shapes or sizes, based on how each of the transportable storage tanks  102  is disposed or positioned relative to the others. Other shapes and sizes of perimeters/spaces are shown in other figures. 
     The liner  104  may be disposed within the interior of the open space to further define the storage container  101  and facilitate storage of material within the open space. The liner  104  may include a membrane formed of a liquid impermeable material so as to enable storage of water and other liquids. The liner  104  couples to one or more of the transportable storage tanks  102  of the plurality of transportable storage tanks  102 . The liner  104  may be of a size and shape to facilitate a configuration in which the liner  104  may be disposed adjacent to the ground as well as adjacent to any transportable storage tanks  102  with which the liner  104  may be coupled. Coupling the liner  104  to a liner coupling device  112  may fasten the liner  104  to the plurality of transportable storage tanks  102  and may prevent the liner from falling, sliding, or otherwise moving in an undesired way during use of the mobile storage container system  100 . The liner  104  can form a liquid impermeable wall defining an interior of the open storage container  101 . Within the interior of the open storage container, water or other liquids may be stored without significant leakage or loss of liquid. 
       FIGS. 2A and 2B  are, respectively, a top view and a close-up view of a mobile storage container system  200 , according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 2C  is an exploded view of  FIG. 2B . The mobile storage container system  200  of  FIGS. 2A-2C  may resemble the mobile storage container system  100  described above with reference to  FIGS. 1A-1D . Accordingly, like features may be designated with like reference numerals, with the leading digits incremented to “2.” Relevant disclosure set forth above regarding similarly identified features thus may not be repeated hereafter. Moreover, specific features of the mobile storage container system  200  may not be shown or identified by a reference numeral in the drawings or specifically discussed in the written description that follows. However, such features may clearly be the same, or substantially the same, as features depicted in other embodiments and/or described with respect to such embodiments. Accordingly, the relevant descriptions of such features apply equally to the features of the mobile storage container system  200 . Any suitable combination of the features and variations of the same described with respect to the mobile storage container system  100  can be employed with the mobile storage container system  200 , and vice versa. This pattern of disclosure applies equally to further embodiments depicted in subsequent figures and described hereafter. 
     The mobile storage container system  200  of  FIGS. 2A-2C  may include components present in the mobile storage container system  100  of  FIGS. 1A-1D  and may include additional components that are not present in the embodiment of  FIGS. 1A-1  D, such as a tank body coupling mechanism  230 . The mobile storage container system  200  is shown in  FIGS. 2A-2C  without a liner for sake of clarity, but nevertheless can include a liner. 
     The tank body coupling mechanism  230  may include a coupling pin  232 , a first set of eyes  234 , and a second set of eyes  236 . The first set of eyes  234  may be disposed on a front side panel  224   a  of a tank body  210  of a transportable storage tank  202 . The second set of eyes  236  may be disposed in a lateral side panel  224   c  of the tank body  210  of the transportable storage tank  202 . The first set of eyes  234  disposed in the front side panel  224   a  of a storage tank  202  may be offset by some vertical distance from the second set of eyes  236  disposed in the lateral side panel  224   c  of a storage tank  202 , which allows the first set of eyes  234  of a transportable storage tank  202  to couple with the second set of eyes of a first adjacent transportable storage tank  202  and allows the second set of eyes  236  to couple with the first set of eyes  234  of a second adjacent transportable storage tank  202 . The first set of eyes  234  and the second set of eyes  236  of an adjacent tank couple to align vertically. A coupling pin  232  through the aligned first and second sets of eyes  234 ,  236  may engage the aligned first and second sets of eyes  234 ,  236  and facilitate coupling together adjacent transportable storage tanks  202 . 
       FIGS. 3A-3E  are various views of a mobile storage container system  300 , according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 3A  is a front side view of the mobile storage container system  300 .  FIG. 3B  is a back side view of the mobile storage container system  300 .  FIG. 3C  is an enlarged front side view of a lateral extension panel  340  of the mobile storage container system  300 .  FIG. 3D  is an exploded view of a lateral extension panel  340  of the mobile storage container system  300 .  FIG. 3E  is a top view of the mobile storage container system  300 . The mobile storage container system  300  of  FIGS. 3A-3E  may include similar components that are present in the mobile storage container systems  100 ,  200  of  FIGS. 1A-1D and 2A-2C  described above, and may include additional components. The mobile storage container system  300 , and more particularly the transportable storage tanks  302 , includes lateral extension panels  340  configured to extend laterally from the transportable storage tanks  302  to increase the perimeter of the storage container  301  defined by the transportable storage tanks  302 . A lateral extension panel  340  may include a panel body  342 , first and second panel coupling mechanisms  344   a,    344   b  (generally and collectively  344 ), and a liner coupling mechanism  346 . 
     The panel body  342  of a lateral extension panel  340  may be of a size or shape that may facilitate coupling to a pair of adjacent transportable storage tanks  302  defining a perimeter of a storage container  301 . The panel body  342  defines a portion of the perimeter, allowing the adjacent transportable storage tanks  302  to be separated by a certain distance. The panel body  342  may be of a sufficiently rigid material to withstand forces of a material stored within the storage container  301  and to facilitate fixedly coupling adjacent transportable storage tanks  302  to limit or even prevent undesired decoupling of the tanks when an outward pressure is applied to the lateral extension panel  340 . The panel body  342  may be rectangular in shape with a length to allow a stowed configuration of the panel. In the stowed configuration, the panel body  342  may be disposed adjacent to and/or coupled to the tank body  310  of a single storage tank  302 . 
     The panel coupling mechanism  344  allows the lateral extension panel  340  to transition from the stowed configuration to an operational configuration, extending laterally from the transportable storage tank  302  to increase the perimeter of the storage container  301 . In the mobile storage container system  300  of  FIGS. 3A-3E , the panel coupling mechanism  344  hingedly couples the panel body  342  to a front side panel  324   a  of the tank body  310 . The first panel coupling mechanism  344   a  may include a first set of eyes  334   a  disposed at a first end of the panel body  342  and configured to cooperate with a first cooperating set of eyes  336   a  disposed in the front side panel  324  of the tank body  310 . The first set of eyes  334   a  align with the first cooperating set of eyes  336   a  and are joined by a first set of pins  332   a  to provide rotatable coupling of the first set of eyes  334   a  and the first cooperating set of eyes  336   a.  The second panel coupling mechanism  344   b  may include a second set of eyes  334   b  disposed at a second end of the panel body  342  and configured to cooperate with a second cooperating set of eyes  336   b  disposed in the front side panel  324  of the tank body  310 . The second set of eyes  334   b  align with the second cooperating set of eyes  336   b  and are joined by a second set of pins  332   b  to provide rotatable coupling of the second set of eyes  334   b  and the second cooperating set of eyes  336   b.    
     In the stowed configuration, the first and second sets of eyes  334   a,    334   b  may couple to the first and second cooperating sets of eyes  336   a,    336   b  of a single transportable storage tank  302 , thus securing the lateral extension panel  340  to the transportable storage tank  302 . To transition the lateral extension panel  340  to an operational configuration, the second coupling mechanism  344   b  may be released (e.g., the second set of pins  332   b  may be removed from the aligned second set of eyes  334   b  and second cooperating set of eyes  336   b ) to allow the second end of the lateral extension panel  340  to release from the transportable storage tank  302 . The lateral extension panel  340  can then rotate about the first coupling mechanism  344   a  to the operational configuration, in which the lateral extension member extending laterally from the transportable storage tank  302 . The second set of eyes  334   b  can then couple to the second cooperating set of eyes  336   b  of an adjacent transportable storage tank  302 . In this manner, the lateral extension panel  340  may function as a tank body coupling mechanism that secures adjacent transportable storage tanks  302  to form the perimeter of the storage container  301 . In other words, the lateral extension panel  340  may be simultaneously coupled to the tank body  310  of two adjacent transportable storage tanks  302 . 
     A number of transportable storage tanks  302  may be coupled in this same manner to form the perimeter of open storage container  301 . If a plurality of transportable storage tanks  302  are fixedly coupled by lateral extension panels  340 , the perimeter of the open liquid storage may be significantly larger as compared to the perimeter of an open liquid storage container having the same number of transportable storage tanks without lateral extension panels  340 . 
     The liner coupling devices  346  may be disposed in a top and/or outer surface of the lateral extension panel  340  (e.g., exterior to the perimeter of the storage container  301  when the lateral extension panel  340  is in the operational configuration). The liner coupling device  346  may facilitate deployment of a liner (e.g., liner  104  of  FIG. 1A ) to line an interior of the perimeter formed by the plurality of transportable storage tanks  302 , including the lateral extension panels  340 , to form the storage container  301 . The liner coupling device  346  couples the liner to the lateral extension panel  340  by engaging the liner  104 . For example, the liner coupling device  346  may include a clasp that pinches, clamps, or otherwise applies a force to both a top surface and a bottom surface of the liner  104 , at an edge of the liner, to fasten the liner to the lateral extension panel  340 . In another embodiment, the liner coupling device  346  may include rare earth magnets configured by their size, position, or polarity to couple with or fasten to corresponding rare earth magnets that may be present in a liner. In still other embodiments, the liner coupling device  346  may include a hook to engage a loop in or on the liner  104 . 
     In another embodiment, the lateral extension panel  340  may be slidably coupled to the tank body  310  of the transportable storage tank  302 , rather than hingedly coupled. The lateral extension panel  340  may slide along a rail or track to transition from the stowed configuration to the operational configuration. An example of sliding lateral extension panels can be seen in  FIGS. 8A-8B and 9A-9B  and are described below with reference to the same. 
       FIGS. 4A-4B  are front views of a transportable storage tank  402  of a mobile storage container system  400 , according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 4C  is a back view of the transportable storage tank  402  coupled to other transportable storage tanks  402 .  FIG. 4D  is a top view of the transportable storage tank  402 . The transportable storage tank  402  of  FIGS. 4A-4D  may include components that are present in the foregoing described embodiments and may include additional components that are not present in the foregoing described embodiments. The transportable storage tanks  402  may include one or more lateral extension panels  440  that include a panel body  442 , a panel hinge  444 , one or more panel coupling pin loops  448 , and a liner coupling mechanism  446 . 
     A panel body  442  is configured to pivot about the panel hinge  444  from a stowed configuration, as shown in  FIG. 4A , to an operational configuration, as shown in  FIG. 4B . Each panel body  442  includes one or more panel coupling pin loops  448  that receive panel coupling pins  449  to facilitate coupling the panel body  442  to another panel body  442 . The panel body  442  is also configured to couple to another panel body  442  with an overlap, as shown in  FIG. 4D . For example, a female lateral extension panel  440   a  may include a notch to receive a male lateral extension panel  440   b  (generally and collectively designated  440 ). 
     The panel pin loops  448  may be disposed in the outer front surface of the panel body  442  in the stowed configuration, which becomes a surface on an exterior of the storage container in the operational configuration. The panel coupling pin loops  448  in the stowed configuration may align with panel coupling pin loops  448  of another panel body  442  of the same transportable storage tank  402 , to receive panel coupling pins  449  to secure the lateral extension panels  440  in the stowed configuration. The panel coupling pin loops  448  and the panel coupling pins  449  may be configured by their size, shape, orientation, or horizontal alignment to facilitate coupling the lateral extension panel  440  with another lateral extension panel  440 . The panel coupling pin loops  448  and the panel coupling pins  449  may also be configured by their size, shape, orientation, or horizontal alignment to facilitate coupling the lateral extension panel  440  with another lateral extension panel  440  of an adjacent transportable storage tank  402 . An alignment of panel coupling pin loops  448  may facilitate coupling two extension panels  440  by engaging the aligned panel coupling pin loops  448  with a panel coupling pin  449 , as shown in  FIG. 4C . Coupling the lateral extension panels  440  with the panel coupling pins  448  and panel coupling pin loops  449  may create the perimeter of the open liquid storage container and may configure the perimeter of the container to withstand outward pressures applied to the lateral extension panels and tank bodies by the liquid contained in the open liquid storage container. 
     The panel coupling pins  449  may be configured to engage the coupling pin loops  448  of a lateral extension panel  440  and thereby couple the lateral extension panel  440  with another lateral extension panel  440  or a tank body  410  of a transportable storage tank  402 . The pins may include a locking mechanism to prevent undesired disengagement or decoupling of a coupling pin loop and corresponding coupling pin. The locking mechanism may include a fixed extension member  452  and locking screws  454 . The extension member  452  extends orthogonally from the panel coupling pin  449  and may prevent excessive horizontal movement of the coupling panel pin  449  through the panel coupling pin loop  448 . The extension member  452  may come into contact with the panel coupling pin loop  448  and prevent continued horizontal motion in a direction toward the panel coupling pin loop  448 . The locking screws  454  may engage the panel coupling pin  449  on an opposite side of the coupling pin loop  448  from the extension member  452 . The locking screws  454  may prevent any undesired backward horizontal motion of the panel coupling pin  449 , as the locking screws  454  may come into contact with a panel coupling pin loop  448  and may prevent further horizontal movement of the panel coupling pin  449 . The locking screws  454  and fixed extension member  452  may prevent undesired disengagement of the panel coupling pins  449  from the panel coupling pin loops  448  during operation of the mobile storage container system  400 . 
       FIGS. 5A and 5B  are a side view and front view, respectively, of a transportable storage tank  502  of a mobile liquid storage container system, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. The transportable storage tank  502  of  FIGS. 5A and 5B  may include components that are present in the foregoing embodiments and may include additional components that are not present in the foregoing embodiments. The transportable storage tank  502  may include one or more height extension panels  560 . The height extension panels  560  of  FIGS. 5A and 5B  may be removable or disconnectable, such that they can completely separate from the transportable storage tank  502  to transition from a stowed configuration to an operational configuration. The height extension panels  560  are each configured to transition from the stowed configuration to the operational configuration extending upward to increase a height dimension of the perimeter of the container and thereby increase a depth of a storage container defined by the transportable storage tanks  502 . The height extension panels  560  may include a panel body  562 , a plurality of panel clamps  561 , and a liner coupling mechanism (not shown). 
     The panel body  562  of a height extension panel  560  may be of a size or shape that may facilitate coupling to a top surface (e.g., an outer surface of a top panel) of a transportable storage tank  502  to extend a height of a perimeter of an open storage container formed by a plurality of the transportable storage tanks  502 . 
     The plurality of panel clamps  561  may be positioned along edges of the panel body  562  to couple the height extension panel  560  with the transportable storage tank  502  or with adjacent height extension panels  560 . The panel clamps  561  may include two bodies, a threaded clamp screw, and a corresponding nut configured to receive the threaded clamp screw. The clamp bodies may be disposed horizontally opposite one another at the joint of two height extension panels  560  or of a height extension panel  560  and tank body  510  of the transportable storage tank  502 . Further, the clamp bodies may be configured with a threaded hole to receive a clamp screw. The clamp screw may engage the first clamp body and extend through the first clamp body to engage the second clamp body and the corresponding nut. The nut may then be tightened on the clamp screw to create a force applied at the joint of the two bodies and may facilitate coupling the removable panels or the removable panel with the transportable storage tank  502 . 
       FIGS. 6A and 6B  are side views of a transportable storage tank  602  of a mobile storage container system, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in a stowed configuration and an operational configuration, respectively. The transportable storage tank  602  of  FIGS. 6A and 6B  may include components that are present in the foregoing embodiments and may include additional components not present in the foregoing embodiments. For example, the transportable storage tank  602  may include one or more height extension panels  660 . The height extension panels  660  may be slidable from the stowed configuration of  FIG. 6A  to the operational configuration of  FIG. 6B . The sliding height extension panel  660  may include a panel body  662 , a slide coupling mechanism  664 , and a liner coupling mechanism (not shown). 
     The slide coupling mechanism  664  slidably couples the sliding height extension panel  660  to the tank body  610  of the transportable storage tank  602  and may facilitate transitioning the sliding height extension panel  660  between the stowed configuration and the operational configuration. The slide coupling mechanism  664  may include a rail  666  or track and a lockable support bar  668 . The panel body  662  of the sliding height extension panel  660  may include extended members that may be disposed in the panel body  662  and may be configured to couple with the rail of the slide coupling mechanism  664 . The extended members of the panel body  662  may be configured to facilitate an upward or downward motion of the panel body  662  along the track  66  of the slide coupling mechanism  664 . The lockable support bar  668  may be rotatably coupled to the top surface of a tank body  610  by a hinge disposed in the tank body  610  of the transportable storage tank  602 . The lockable support bar  668  may rotate in a counter clockwise motion (when viewed from the rear of the tank) and backwards or away from the sliding height extension panel  660  to facilitate a transition of the sliding height extension panel  660  from the storage configuration to the operational configuration. The sliding height extension panel  660  may be transitioned from the storage configuration to the operational configuration by application of an upward force to the sliding height extension panel  660 . The lockable support bar  668  may be disposed to lock a sliding height extension panel  660  into the operational configuration. The lockable support bar  668  may facilitate an operational configuration of the sliding height extension panel by coupling to the panel body  662  of the sliding height extension panel  660  and preventing a downward movement of the panel body. A downward force applied to the sliding height extension panel  660  may be met with an opposing force originating in the engaged lockable support bar  668  and the track system of the slide coupling mechanism  664 . 
       FIGS. 7A-7B  are a side view of a transportable storage tank  702  of a mobile storage container system, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in a stowed configuration and an operational configuration, respectively.  FIG. 7C  is an enlarged view of a height extension panel coupling mechanism  764 . The transportable storage tank  702  of  FIGS. 7A-7C  may include components present in the foregoing embodiments and may include additional components not present in the foregoing embodiments. For example, the transportable storage tank  702  may include one or more pivoting height extension panels  760 . A pivoting height extension panel  760  may include a panel hinge  764  and a lockable support bar  768 . 
     The panel hinge  764  may rotatably couple the pivoting height extension panel  760  with the tank body  710  of the transportable storage tank  702 . The panel hinge  764  may be disposed at a panel pivot point or axis of rotation, and may facilitate the rotation of the pivoting height extension panel  760  from the stowed configuration of  FIG. 7A  to the operable configuration of  FIG. 7B . In the stowed configuration, the pivoting height extension panel  760  may be disposed adjacent to the front surface of the tank body  710 . To transition the pivoting height extension panel  760  to the operational configuration, the pivoting height extension panel  760  may rotate about the panel hinge  764  (e.g., panel pivot point) roughly 180 degrees. The panel hinge  764  may include eyes disposed in the pivoting panel and in the front surface of the tank body. The eyes may be configured to couple with a pin that may engage the two sets of eyes and may be configured to facilitate rotation of the pivoting panel about the pivot point defined by the panel hinge  764 . 
     The lockable support bar  768  may be rotatably coupled to the top surface of the tank body  710  of a transportable storage tank  702  by a hinge disposed in the tank body. The hinge of the lockable support bar  768  may allow it to rotate away from the pivoting height extension panel  760 . The rotation of the lockable support bar  768  relative to the front surface of the tank body  710  may facilitate a transition of the pivoting panel from the stowed configuration to the operational configuration. The lockable support bar  768  may then be configured to lock the pivoting height extension panel  760  into the operational configuration by coupling to the pivoting height extension panel  760 . The lockable support bar  768  may couple with the panel body  762  of the pivoting height extension panel  760  by an upward facing hook disposed in the end of the support bar engaging a corresponding downward facing hook that may be disposed in the panel body. The coupling of the lockable support bar hook and the corresponding panel body hook may prevent a downward movement or rotation of the pivoting extension panel, and may also couple the lockable support bar with the pivoting height extension panel. This configuration of the lockable support bar and the panel body may cause that a downward force on the pivoting panel may cause an inward force on the lockable support bar. Further, a force directed orthogonal to the front surface of the tank body may be applied to the pivoting panel and the coupled hooks of the support bar and panel body may preserve the operational configuration of the pivoting panel. 
       FIGS. 8A and 8B  are side views of a transportable storage tank  802  of a mobile storage container system, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. The transportable storage tank  802  may include any of the components present in the foregoing embodiments and may also include additional components that are not present in the foregoing embodiments. For example, the transportable storage tank  802  may include one or more lateral extension panels  840  and one or more sliding height extension panels  860   a  and removable height extension panels  860   b  (generally and collectively  860 ). 
     In the embodiment of  FIGS. 8A and 8B , the depth and perimeter of an open storage container defined by a plurality of transportable storage tanks  802  may be increased by increasing the height and perimeter of the transportable storage tanks  802 . Lateral extension panels  840 , sliding height extension panels  860   a,  and removable height extension panels  860   b  may all increase the height and perimeter of a storage container defined by the transportable storage tanks  802 . 
     While in a stowed configuration, the lateral extension panels  840  may be disposed adjacent to the front surface of the tank body  810 . The lateral extension panels  840  may be slidably coupled to the front surface of the tank body  810 , and may transition to the operational configuration by sliding outward from the front surface of the tank body  810  and may increase the perimeter of the open storage container. In other embodiments, the lateral extension panels  840  may be rotatably coupled to the tank body  810  and may transition to the operational configuration by rotating outward from the front surface of the tank body  810  and may increase the perimeter of the open liquid storage container. 
     The sliding height extension panels  860   a  may be coupled to a rail  866  disposed on the tank body  810  of the transportable storage tank  802 . In the stowed configuration, the sliding height extension panels  860   a  may be disposed adjacent to the lateral extension panels  840  and the front surface of the transportable storage tank  802 . In the operational configuration, a lower surface of the slidable height extension panels  860   a  may be disposed adjacent to the top surface of the tank body  810  and may extend the height of the storage container above the transportable storage tank  802 . 
     The removable height extension panels  860   b  may be coupled to the top surface of the lateral extension panels  840  by a plurality of coupling clamps such as the clamps previously described above with reference to  FIGS. 5A and 5B . When coupled with the lateral extension panels  840 , the removable height extension panels  860   b  may increase the height of the lateral extension panels to equal the height of the sliding height extension panels  860   a  in the operational configuration. A plurality of transportable storage tanks  802  may be coupled and configured with the lateral extension panels  840 , sliding height extension panels  860   a,  and removable height extension panels  860   b  in the operational configuration. A liner (not shown) can be coupled to the height extension panels  860  and draped through an interior of the perimeter defined by the plurality of transportable storage tanks  802  to define a storage container with greater depth and perimeter than a storage container with the same number of tanks and without lateral extension panels  840  and height extension panels  860 . Liquids such as water may be stored within the interior of the open storage container formed by the plurality of transportable storage tanks  802  and the liner. 
       FIGS. 9A and 9B  are side views of a transportable storage tank  902  of a mobile storage container system, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. The transportable storage tank  902  may include any of the components present in the foregoing embodiments and may also include additional components that are not present in the foregoing embodiments. For example, the transportable storage tank  902  may include one or more lateral extension panels  940  and one or more pivoting height extension panels  960   a  and removable height extension panels  960   b  (generally and collectively  960 ). 
     In the embodiment of  FIGS. 9A and 9B , the depth and perimeter of an open storage container defined by a plurality of transportable storage tanks  902  may be increased by increasing the height and perimeter of the transportable storage tanks  902 . Lateral extension panels  940 , sliding height extension panels  960   a,  and removable height extension panels  960   b  may all increase the height and perimeter of a storage container defined by a plurality of transportable storage tanks  902 . 
     While in a stowed configuration, the lateral extension panels  940  may be disposed adjacent to the front surface of the tank body  910 . The lateral extension panels  940  may be slidably coupled to the front surface of the tank body  910 , and may transition to the operational configuration by sliding outward from the front surface of the tank body  910  and may increase the perimeter of the open storage container. In other embodiments, the lateral extension panels  940  may be rotatably coupled to the tank body  910  and may transition to the operational configuration by rotating outward from the front surface of the tank body  910  and may increase the perimeter of the open liquid storage container. 
     The pivoting height extension panels  960   a  may be rotatably coupled to a hinge disposed in an extended portion of the tank body  910 . In the stowed configuration, the pivoting height extension panels  960   a  may be disposed adjacent to the lateral extension panels  940  and the front surface of the transportable storage tank  902 . In the operational configuration, a lower lateral surface of the pivoting height extension panels  960   a  may be disposed adjacent to the top surface of the tank body  910  and may extend the height of the storage container above the transportable storage tank  902  in the center portion of the tank body  910 . 
     The removable height extension panels  960   b  may be coupled to the top surface of the lateral extension panels  940  by a plurality of coupling clamps such as the clamps previously described in  FIGS. 5A and 5B . When coupled to the lateral extension panels  940 , the removable height extension panels  960   b  may increase the height of the lateral extension panels to be equal to the height of the pivoting height extension panels  960   a  in an operational configuration. A plurality of transportable storage tanks  902  may be coupled and configured with the lateral extension panels  940 , rotating height extension panels  960   a,  and removable height extension panels  960   b  in the operational configuration. A liner (not shown) can be coupled to the height extension panels  960  and draped through an interior of the perimeter defined by the plurality of transportable storage tanks  902  to define a storage container with greater depth and perimeter than a storage container with the same number of tanks and without lateral extension panels  940  and height extension panels  960 . Liquids such as water may be stored within the interior of the open storage container formed by the plurality of transportable storage tanks  902  and the liner. 
       FIG. 10  is an interior view of a mobile storage container system  1000 , according to another embodiment. The mobile storage container system  1000  includes a plurality of transportable storage tanks  1002  in an operational configuration. The transportable storage tank  1002  of  FIG. 10  may include any of the components present in the foregoing embodiments and may also include additional components that are not present in any of the foregoing embodiments. The transportable storage tanks  1002  include a plurality of lateral extension panels  1040  and a plurality of removable height extension panels  1060 . 
     Similar to the embodiments of  FIGS. 8A-8B and 9A-9B , the height and perimeter of a storage container defined by the transportable storage tanks  1002  in an operational configuration are increased by the lateral extension panels  1040  and the removable height extension panels  1060 . The embodiment of  FIG. 10  is a variation of the embodiments of  FIGS. 8A-8B and 9A-9B  with a second set of removable height extension panels  1060  in place of the sliding extension panels  860   a  of  FIGS. 8A-8B  or the pivoting height extension panels  960   a  of  FIG. 9A-9B . The removable height extension panels  1060  may be coupled to the tank body  1010  of the transportable storage tanks  1002  and/or the lateral extension panels  1040  by panel clamps as previously described. 
       FIGS. 11A-11F  are front and side views of a transportable storage tank  1102  of a mobile liquid storage container system, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the transportable storage tank of  FIGS. 11A-11F  may include any of the components present in the foregoing embodiments and may include additional components that are not present in any of the foregoing embodiments. For example, the transportable storage tank  1102  includes a liner deployment system  1170 . The liner deployment system  1170  may include a motor  1172 , and an extendable pulley arm  1174 , and a hoist cable  1176 .  FIGS. 11B-11F  illustrate various points of progression in deploying a liner  1104  using the liner deployment system  1170 . The liner  1104  is raised by the liner deployment system  1170  over a height extension panel  1160  and secured to the height extension panel  1160  by a liner coupling device  1112 . 
       FIGS. 12A-12C  are views of a transportable storage tank  1202  of a mobile storage container system, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. The transportable storage tank  1202  may include any of the components present in the foregoing embodiments and may also include additional components that are not present in the foregoing embodiments. 
     The transportable storage tank  1202  includes one or more lateral extension panels  1240  and one or more pivoting height extension panels  1260 . 
     The lateral extension panels  1240  of the transportable storage tank  1202  pivot to open from a stowed configuration against a front side panel of the tank to an operational configuration in which the lateral extension panels  1240  extend laterally outward to increase a perimeter of an open storage container defined by a plurality of the transportable storage tanks  1202 . In other embodiments, the lateral extension panels  1240  may slide or may be removably coupled to the transportable storage tank  1202 . 
     A pivoting height extension panel  1260  rotates about hinges upward from a top surface of the transportable storage tank  1202 . The pivoting height extension panel  1260  in a stowed configuration may lay flat against a top panel of the tank body of the transportable storage tank  1202 . The pivoting height extension panel  1260  rotates about the hinges to an upright orientation, as shown in  FIG. 12B . The pivoting height extension panel  1260  may further include lateral height extension panels  1260   b  that rotate outward from the height extension panel  1260  to increase a height of the storage container defined by the transportable storage tanks  1240  at portions where the perimeter is extended by the lateral extension panels  1240 , as shown in  FIG. 12C . 
       FIG. 13  is a plan view of a mobile storage container system  1300 , according to another embodiment, without a liner. The mobile storage container system  1300  includes a plurality of transportable storage tanks  1302  arranged in a circular perimeter to receive a liner (not shown for simplicity). The mobile storage container system  1300  is configured to be transportable to a desired location to erect or otherwise assemble an open storage container having an interior for storing a material, such as water or other liquid. The plurality of transportable storage tanks  1302  is configured to be parked or otherwise arranged to form a perimeter of an open storage container. 
     The transportable storage tanks  1302  each include one or more arm plates  1382  to secure a spreader beam. The arm plates  1382  and/or spreader beams may provide additional structural support to a wall of the storage tank  1302  and structural support for one or more hinges or other coupling mechanisms for extension panels and/or coupling mechanisms. 
     Each transportable storage tank  1302  can be coupled to adjacent transportable storage tanks  1302  within the perimeter. Adjacent transportable storage tanks  1302  can be coupled together with a coupling mechanism. In the mobile storage container system  1300  of  FIG. 13 , the coupling mechanism is a set of one or more cables  1343  secured at one end to a first transportable storage tank  1302  and secured at the other end to an adjacent second transportable storage tank  1302 . As can be appreciated, in other embodiments the coupling mechanism may comprise one or more of braces, shafts, locking mechanisms, pins, shackles, or any other suitable coupling mechanism. In  FIG. 13 , the cables  1343  are secured to a spreader beam on each adjacent transportable storage tank  1302 . 
     Each transportable storage tank  1302  of the embodiment of  FIG. 13  also includes one or more lateral extension panels  1342  to extend laterally outward. The lateral extension panels  1342  may transition from a stowed configuration to an operational configuration extending laterally outward from transportable storage tank  1302 . The lateral extension panels  1342  define a portion of the perimeter, allowing the adjacent transportable storage tanks  1302  to be separated by a certain distance. The lateral extension panels  1342  may be of a sufficiently rigid material to withstand forces of a material stored within the storage container and to facilitate fixedly coupling adjacent transportable storage tanks  1302  to limit or even prevent undesired decoupling of the tanks when an outward pressure is applied to the lateral extension panels  1342 . In a stowed configuration, the lateral extension panels  1342  may be disposed adjacent to and/or coupled to the tank body  310  of a single storage tank  1302 . The lateral extension panel  1342  may transition from the stowed configuration to the operational configuration, extending laterally from the transportable storage tank  1302  to increase the perimeter of the storage container  301 . In  FIG. 13 , the lateral extension panels  1342  hingedly couple to a front side panel (or more interior side panel) of the transportable storage tank  1302 . 
     To transition the lateral extension panel  1342  to the operational configuration, a coupling mechanism may be released (e.g., a set of pins may be removed from an aligned set of eyes to allow an end of the lateral extension panel  1342  to release from the transportable storage tank  1302 . The lateral extension panel  1342  can then rotate about one or more hinges  1344  to the operational configuration, in which the lateral extension member  1342  extends laterally from the transportable storage tank  1302 . In  FIG. 13 , the lateral extension panels  1342  open and are supported by the sets of one or more cables  1342 . The lateral extension panels  1342  swing about the hinges  1344  to the operational configuration and are supported against further outward swinging and outward forces such as may be produced by liquid within the storage container. 
     In other embodiments, a free end (opposite the hinges  1344 ) of the lateral extension panels  1342  can then couple to the second cooperating coupling mechanism of an adjacent transportable storage tank  1302 . In this manner, the lateral extension panels  1342  may function as a coupling mechanism that secures adjacent transportable storage tanks  1302  to form the perimeter of the storage container. In other words, the lateral extension panels  1342  in an operational configuration may be simultaneously coupled to the tank body of two adjacent transportable storage tanks  1302 . In still other embodiments, the free ends of adjacent lateral extension panels  1342  may couple together. 
       FIG. 14A  is an isometric view of a transportable storage tank  1402  of a mobile storage container system, according to another embodiment.  FIG. 14B  is a side elevation view of the transportable storage tank  1402  of  FIG. 14A .  FIG. 14C  is a top view of the transportable storage tank  1402  of  FIG. 14A . Referring generally and collectively to  FIGS. 14A-14C , the transportable storage tank  1402  includes one or more arm plates  1482  secured to a top surface or top panel  1426  and/or a base panel  1422 . The arm plates  1482  may stabilize and/or further secure a spreader beam  1484  at or to a side panel  1424  of the transportable storage tank  1402 . The arm plates  1482  and/or spreader beams  1484  may provide additional structural support to a wall of the storage tank  1402  and structural support for one or more hinges or other coupling mechanisms for extension panels and/or coupling mechanisms 
     As shown in  FIG. 14C , one or more lateral extension panels  1442  may couple to the transportable storage tank  1402  at hinges  1444  coupled to the spreader beam  1484 . One or more cables  1443  may also couple to the transportable storage tank  1402  and support the one or more lateral extension panels  1442 . 
       FIG. 15A  is an enlarged top view of a transportable storage tank  1502  of a mobile storage container system, according to one embodiment. Specifically,  FIG. 15A  is an enlarged view of a top arm plate  1582  providing securement and structural support for a spreader beam  1584  that is secured to a side panel  1524  of the transportable storage tank  1502 . The spreader beam  1584  that is illustrated is an I-beam. As can be appreciated, other forms and/or structures of spreader beams may be possible and/or suitable to provide desired structure. 
       FIG. 15B  is an enlarged top cross-sectional view of the transportable storage tank  1502  of  FIG. 15A . The spreader beam  1584  supports one or more lugs  1588 , which in turn support one or more hinges  1544  about which a lateral extension panel  1542  pivots. The lateral extension panel  1542  is shown in an open configuration and also in phantom lines in a stowed configuration. The one or more lugs  1588  enable connection or securement of one or more cables  1543  to the transportable storage tank, as shown in greater detail in  FIGS. 17 and 18  and described below with reference to the same. The lateral extension panel  1542  in the open configuration can abut and be supported by the one or more cables  1543  against outward forces generated by material (e.g., liquid) within the container. A cover plate  1581  may envelop or otherwise cover the spreader beam  1584  to protect a liner from snags or sharp edges of the spreader beam  1584 . 
       FIG. 15C  is an enlarged partial-sectional side view of the transportable storage tank  1502  of  FIG. 15A  showing a spreader beam  1584 . A top arm plate  1582   a  and a bottom arm plate  1582   b  secure and/or stabilize the spreader beam  1584  into position at or against the side panel  1524  of the transportable storage tank  1502 . A plurality of lugs  1588  are secured to (e.g., welded) and supported by the spreader beam  1584 . The lugs  1588  enable securement of cables (not shown in  FIG. 15C , but see the cable  1543  in  FIG. 15B ), which can couple the transportable storage tank  1502  to an adjacent transportable storage tank. The lateral extension panel  1542  rotates or pivots about one or more hinges  1544  secured to the lugs  1588  and/or the spreader beam  1584 . The cover plate  1581  can shield a liner (not shown) from the spreader beam  1584 . 
       FIG. 16A  is a top view of a first end of a lateral extension panel  1642  of a transportable storage tank of a mobile storage container system, according to one embodiment. The lateral extension panel  1642  may include a reinforced portion  1653  or stiffening plate to enhance structural integrity while maintaining relatively light weight. A curved portion  1651  at the first end of the lateral extension panel  1642  may also improve structural integrity and rigidity as well as facilitate coupling the lateral extension panel  1642  to hinges and transitioning the lateral extension panel  1642  between a stowed configuration and an operational configuration. 
       FIG. 16B  is another top view of free ends of lateral extension panels  1642   a,    1642   b  of transportable storage tanks. The free ends (each opposite a hinged end) of the lateral extension panels  1642   a,    1642   b  may overlap to ensure integrity of a perimeter of a storage container formed by the transportable storage tanks. A chamfer  1655  in a first lateral extension panel  1642   a  may facilitate a consistent surface at the overlap of the lateral extension panels  1642   a,    1642   b.    
       FIG. 17  is an enlarged perspective view of a cable coupling mechanism  1790  of a transportable storage tank of a mobile storage container system, according to one embodiment. The cable coupling mechanism  1790  includes a lug  1788  with an eyelet and a shackle  1789  to engage a looped cable  1743 . The lug  1788  can be secured to a spreader beam  1784  to enable securement of the cable  1743  to the spreader beam  1784  and thereby to the transportable storage tank. The cable coupling mechanism  1790  enables securing adjacent transportable storage tanks of the mobile container system to form a perimeter of a storage container. 
       FIG. 18  is an enlarged perspective view of a cable coupling mechanism  1890  of a transportable storage tank of a mobile storage container system, according to another embodiment. The cable coupling mechanism  1890  includes a dual lug  1888   a,    1888   b  spaced to receive a loop of a cable  1843 . A pair of eyelets through the respective lugs  1888   a,    1888   b  receive a pin  1889 . The pin  1889  passes through a top lug  1888   a  and passes through to engage a loop of the cable  1843  and continue to pass through the bottom lug  1888   b.  The dual lug  1888   a,    1888   b  can be secured to a spreader beam  1884  to enable securement of the cable  1843  to the spreader beam  1884  and thereby to the transportable storage tank. 
     As can be appreciated, other cable coupling mechanisms may be used, including hooks, carabineers, and the like. 
     EXAMPLE EMBODIMENTS 
     Some examples of embodiments of mobile storage container systems are provided below. 
     Example 1 
     A method of erecting a mobile storage container, the method comprising: arranging a plurality of transportable storage tanks to define a perimeter of a mobile storage container; extending a liner through an interior of the perimeter; and coupling the liner to the plurality of transportable storage tanks to form the mobile storage container. 
     Example 2 
     The method of Example 1, further comprising: coupling together adjacent transportable storage tanks of the plurality of transportable storage tanks with a coupling mechanism. 
     Example 3 
     The method of Example 2, wherein the coupling mechanism comprises one or more cables. 
     Example 4 
     The method of Example 2, wherein the coupling mechanism comprises a plurality of sets of one or more cables, and wherein coupling comprises securing adjacent transportable storage tanks with a set of one or more cables of the plurality of sets. 
     Example 5 
     The method of Example 4, wherein securing adjacent transportable storage tanks comprises securing a first end of a set of one or more cables to a transportable storage tank of the plurality of transportable storage tanks and securing a second end of the set of one or more cables to an adjacent transportable storage tank of the plurality of transportable storage tanks. 
     Example 6 
     The method of Example 2, wherein the coupling mechanism comprises a pin configured to engage a first eye on a given transportable storage tank of the plurality of transportable storage tanks and a second eye on an adjacent transportable storage tanks. 
     Example 7 
     The method of Example 1, further comprising: transitioning one or more lateral extension panels of each transportable storage tank of the plurality of transportable storage tanks from a stowed configuration to an operational configuration. 
     Example 8 
     The method of Example 7, wherein coupling the liner to the plurality of transportable storage tanks includes coupling the liner to the plurality of lateral extension panels. 
     Example 9 
     The method of Example 7, further comprising: coupling together adjacent transportable storage tanks of the plurality of transportable storage tanks by coupling a lateral extension panel of a given transportable storage tank to an adjacent transportable storage tank. 
     Example 10 
     The method of Example 7, further comprising: coupling together the plurality of transportable storage tanks by coupling a lateral extension panel of given transportable storage tank to a lateral extension panel of an adjacent transportable storage tank. 
     Example 11 
     The method of Example 1, further comprising: filling the transportable storage tanks. 
     Example 12 
     A method of storing a liquid material, the method comprising: positioning a plurality of transportable storage tanks to define a perimeter of a mobile storage container; coupling a liner to the plurality of transportable storage tanks to form the mobile storage container, with the liner extending between the plurality of storage tanks through an interior of the perimeter; and filling the mobile storage container with a liquid material. 
     Example 13 
     The method of Example 12, further comprising: filling the transportable storage tanks with the liquid material. 
     Example 14 
     The method of Example 12, further comprising: coupling together the plurality of transportable storage tanks using a coupling mechanism separate and distinct from the liner. 
     Example 15 
     The method of Example 14, wherein the coupling mechanism comprises one or more cables secured to and extending between adjacent transportable storage tanks of the plurality of transportable storage tanks. 
     Example 16 
     The method of Example 14, wherein coupling comprises utilizing the coupling mechanism to secure each transportable storage tank of the plurality of transportable storage tanks to an adjacent transportable storage tank of the plurality of transportable storage tanks. 
     Example 17 
     The method of Example 12, further comprising: transitioning one or more lateral extension panels of each transportable storage tank of the plurality of transportable storage tanks from a stowed configuration to an operational configuration extending laterally outward from the transportable storage tank. 
     Example 18 
     The method of Example 17, wherein coupling the liner to the plurality of transportable storage tanks includes coupling the liner to the plurality of lateral extension panels. 
     Example 19 
     The method of Example 17, further comprising: coupling together the plurality of transportable storage tanks by coupling a lateral extension panel of a transportable storage tank to an adjacent transportable storage tank. 
     Example 20 
     The method of Example 17, further comprising: coupling together the plurality of transportable storage tanks by coupling a lateral extension panel of given transportable storage tank to a lateral extension panel of an adjacent transportable storage tank. 
     Example 21 
     A mobile storage container system comprising: a plurality of transportable storage tanks to be arranged to form a perimeter of a storage container; and a liner to be coupled to the plurality of transportable storage tanks arranged to form the perimeter, the liner extending through an interior of the perimeter between the plurality of transportable storage tanks to form the container. 
     Example 22 
     The mobile storage container system of Example 21, wherein each transportable storage tank of the plurality of transportable storage tanks comprises a coupling mechanism to secure the transportable storage tank to an adjacent transportable storage tank of the plurality of transportable storage tanks. 
     Example 23 
     The mobile storage container system of Example 22, wherein the coupling mechanism comprises a pin configured to engage a first eye on the transportable storage tank and a second eye on the adjacent transportable storage tank. 
     Example 24 
     The mobile storage container system of Example 22, wherein the coupling mechanism comprises a set of one or more cables to be secured at a first end to the transportable storage tank and at a second end to the adjacent transportable storage tank. 
     Example 25 
     The mobile storage container system of Example 21, further comprising plurality of coupling mechanisms to secure adjacent transportable storage tanks of the plurality of transportable storage tanks. 
     Example 26 
     The mobile storage container system of Example 21, further comprising: a plurality of height extension panels, each configured to transition from a stowed configuration to an operational configuration extending upward to increase a height dimension of the perimeter of the container, wherein the liner couples to the plurality of transportable storage tanks by coupling to the plurality of height extension panels. 
     Example 27 
     The mobile storage container system of Example 26, wherein each of the plurality of height extension panels is removable from the stowed configuration and transitions to the operational configuration by connecting to a top surface of a transportable storage tank of the plurality of transportable storage tanks to extend upward from the top surface to increase the height dimension of the perimeter of the container. 
     Example 28 
     The mobile storage container system of Example 26, wherein each of the plurality of height extension panels is slidable relative to a transportable storage tank of the plurality of transportable storage tanks and is configured to transition from the stowed configuration to the operational configuration by sliding upward from the stowed configuration and locking into place in the operational configuration to increase the height dimension of the perimeter of the container. 
     Example 29 
     The mobile storage container system of Example 26, wherein each of the plurality of height extension panels pivots about hinges relative to a transportable storage tank of the plurality of transportable storage tanks and is configured to transition from the stowed configuration to the operational configuration by pivoting upward from the stowed configuration to the operational configuration to increase the height dimension of the perimeter of the container. 
     Example 30 
     The mobile storage container system of Example 21, further comprising: a plurality of lateral extension panels each configured to transition from a stowed configuration to an operational configuration extending laterally from the transportable storage tank to increase the perimeter of the container, wherein each lateral extension panel of the plurality of lateral extension panels is configured in the operational configuration, to be coupled at a first end to an end of a transportable storage tank of the plurality of transportable storage tanks to increase the perimeter of the container. 
     Example 31 
     The mobile storage container system of Example 30, wherein the liner further couples to the plurality of transportable storage tanks by coupling to the plurality of lateral extension panels. 
     Example 32 
     The mobile storage container system of Example 30, wherein each of the plurality of lateral extension panels is configured at a second end to engage, in the operational configuration, one of: an end of an adjacent transportable storage tank of the plurality of transportable storage tanks and a second end of an extension panel of an adjacent transportable storage tank of the plurality of transportable storage tanks. 
     Example 33 
     The mobile storage container system of Example 30, wherein each of the plurality of lateral extension panels is removable from the stowed configuration and is configured at the first end to reconnect at the first end to the end of the transportable storage tank. 
     Example 34 
     The mobile storage container system of Example 30, wherein each of the plurality of lateral extension panels is slidably coupled to the transportable storage tank and is configured to slide from the stowed configuration to the operational configuration with a first end connected to the end of the transportable storage tank. 
     Example 35 
     The mobile storage container system of Example 30, wherein each of the plurality of lateral extension panels pivots about hinges relative to the transportable storage tank and is configured to transition from the stowed configuration to the operational configuration by pivoting laterally outward from the stowed configuration about hinges disposed at the first end and coupled at the end of the transportable storage tank. 
     Example 36 
     The mobile storage container system of Example 30, further comprising: a plurality of height extension panels, each configured to transition from a stowed configuration to an operational configuration extending upward to increase a height dimension of the perimeter of the container, wherein the liner couples to the plurality of transportable storage tanks by coupling to the plurality of height extension panels. 
     Example 37 
     The mobile storage container system of Example 36, wherein each of the plurality of height extension panels is removable from the stowed configuration and transitions to the operational configuration by connecting to a top surface of a transportable storage tank of the plurality of transportable storage tanks to extend upward from the top surface to increase the height dimension of the perimeter of the container. 
     Example 38 
     The mobile storage container system of Example 36, wherein each of the plurality of height extension panels is slidable relative to a transportable storage tank of the plurality of transportable storage tanks and is configured to transition from the stowed configuration to the operational configuration by sliding upward from the stowed configuration and locking into place in the operational configuration to increase the height dimension of the perimeter of the container. 
     Example 39 
     The mobile storage container system of Example 36, wherein each of the plurality of height extension panels pivots about hinges relative to a transportable storage tank of the plurality of transportable storage tanks and is configured to transition from the stowed configuration to the operational configuration by pivoting upward from the stowed configuration to the operational configuration to increase the height dimension of the perimeter of the container. 
     Example 40 
     The mobile storage container system of Example 21, wherein each transportable storage tank of the plurality of transportable storage tanks is configured to store liquid. 
     Example 41 
     A transportable storage tank comprising: a base panel; one or more side panels coupled to the base panel; a top panel coupled to the one or more side panels; a liner coupling mechanism to couple a liner to the transportable storage tank, the liner to be attached to a plurality of transportable storage tanks, including the transportable storage tank, arranged to form a perimeter, the liner to extend through an interior of the perimeter to form a mobile storage container. 
     Example 42 
     The transportable storage tank of Example 41, further comprising: a coupling mechanism to couple a side panel of the one or more side panels of the transportable storage tank to a second transportable storage tank to form the perimeter. 
     Example 43 
     The transportable storage tank of Example 42, wherein the coupling mechanism comprises a pin configured to engage a first eye on the transportable storage tank and a second eye on the adjacent transportable storage tank. 
     Example 44 
     The transportable storage tank of Example 42, wherein the coupling mechanism comprises a set of one or more cables to be secured at a first end to the transportable storage tank and at a second end to the adjacent transportable storage tank. 
     Example 45 
     The transportable storage tank of Example 41, further comprising a pair of coupling mechanisms to secure the transportable storage tank to a pair of adjacent transportable storage tanks. 
     Example 46 
     The transportable storage tank of Example 41, further comprising: a height extension panel configured to transition from a stowed configuration to an operational configuration extending upward to increase a height dimension of the perimeter mobile storage container, wherein the liner coupling mechanism is disposed on the height extension panel. 
     Example 47 
     The transportable storage tank of Example 46, wherein the height extension panel is removable from the stowed configuration and transitions to the operational configuration by connecting to a top surface of the transportable storage tank to extend upward from the top panel to increase a height dimension of the perimeter. 
     Example 48 
     The transportable storage tank of Example 46, wherein the height extension panel is slidable relative to the transportable storage tank and is configured to transition from the stowed configuration to the operational configuration by sliding upward from the stowed configuration and locking into place in the operational configuration to increase a height dimension of the perimeter. 
     Example 49 
     The transportable storage tank of Example 46, wherein the height extension panel pivots about hinges relative to the transportable storage tank and is configured to transition from the stowed configuration to the operational configuration by pivoting upward from the stowed configuration to the operational configuration to increase the height dimension of the perimeter. 
     Example 50 
     The transportable storage tank of Example 41, further comprising: a lateral extension panel configured to transition from a stowed configuration to an operational configuration extending laterally from the transportable storage tank to increase the perimeter of the container, wherein the lateral extension panel is configured in the operational configuration, to be coupled at a first end to an end of the transportable storage tank to increase the perimeter of the mobile storage container. 
     Example 51 
     The transportable storage tank of Example 50, further comprising a second liner coupling mechanism disposed on the lateral extension panel to couple the liner to the lateral extension panel. 
     Example 52 
     The transportable storage tank of Example 50, wherein each of the extension panel is configured at a second end to engage, in the operational configuration, one of: an end of an adjacent transportable storage tank and a second end of an extension panel of an adjacent transportable storage tank. 
     Example 53 
     The transportable storage tank of Example 50, wherein the lateral extension panel is removable from the stowed configuration and is configured at the first end to reconnect at the first end to the end of the transportable storage tank. 
     Example 54 
     The transportable storage tank of Example 50, wherein the lateral extension panel is slidably coupled to the transportable storage tank and is configured to slide from the stowed configuration to the operational configuration with a first end connected to the end of the transportable storage tank. 
     Example 55 
     The transportable storage tank of Example 50, wherein the lateral extension panel pivots about hinges relative to the transportable storage tank and is configured to transition from the stowed configuration to the operational configuration by pivoting laterally outward from the stowed configuration about hinges disposed at the first end and coupled at the end of the transportable storage tank. 
     Example 56 
     The transportable storage tank of Example 50, further comprising: a height extension panel configured to transition from a stowed configuration to an operational configuration extending upward to increase a height dimension of the perimeter of the container, wherein the liner couples to the plurality of transportable storage tank by coupling to the height extension panel. 
     Example 57 
     The transportable storage tank of Example 56, wherein the height extension panel is removable from the stowed configuration and transitions to the operational configuration by connecting to a top surface of a transportable storage tank to extend upward from the top surface to increase the height dimension of the perimeter of the container. 
     Example 58 
     The mobile storage container system of Example 56, wherein each of the plurality of height extension panels is slidable relative to the transportable storage tank and is configured to transition from the stowed configuration to the operational configuration by sliding upward from the stowed configuration and locking into place in the operational configuration to increase the height dimension of the perimeter of the container. 
     Example 59 
     The transportable storage tank of Example 56, wherein the height extension panel pivots about hinges relative to the transportable storage tank of the plurality of transportable storage tanks and is configured to transition from the stowed configuration to the operational configuration by pivoting upward from the stowed configuration to the operational configuration to increase the height dimension of the perimeter of the container. 
     The examples and embodiments disclosed herein are to be construed as merely illustrative and exemplary, and not a limitation of the scope of the present disclosure in any way. It will be understood to those having skill in the art that changes may be made to the details of the above-described embodiments without departing from the underlying principles of the disclosure herein. For example, any suitable combination of various embodiments, or the features thereof, is contemplated. 
     The above description provides numerous specific details for a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, those of skill in the art will recognize that one or more of the specific details may be omitted, or other methods, components, or materials may be used. In some cases, operations are not shown or described in detail. 
     The described features, operations, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. It will also be readily understood that the order of the steps or actions of the methods described in connection with the embodiments disclosed may be changed as would be apparent to those skilled in the art. Thus, any order in the drawings or Detailed Description is for illustrative purposes only and is not meant to imply a required order, unless specified to require an order. 
     Similarly, it should be appreciated that in the above description of embodiments, various features are sometimes grouped together in a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure. This method of disclosure, however, is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that any claim require more features than those expressly recited in that claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive aspects lie in a combination of fewer than all features of any single foregoing disclosed embodiment. Thus, the claims following this Detailed Description are hereby expressly incorporated into this Detailed Description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate embodiment. This disclosure includes all permutations of the independent claims with their dependent claims. 
     Reference throughout this specification to “an embodiment” or “the embodiment” means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with that embodiment is included in at least one embodiment. Thus, the quoted phrases, or variations thereof, as recited throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. 
     Recitation in the claims of the term “first” with respect to a feature or element does not necessarily imply the existence of a second or additional such feature or element. Elements recited in means-plus-function format are intended to be construed in accordance with 35 U.S.C. §112(f). 
     It will be obvious to those having skill in the art that many changes may be made to the details of the above-described embodiments without departing from the underlying principles of the invention. The scope of the present invention should, therefore, be determined only by the claims.