Methanol Storage and Delivery Apparatus for Gas Wells
a technology for gas wells and methanol, which is applied in the direction of packaging, insulation, and borehole/well accessories. it can solve the problems of difficult service and repair of pumps, contaminated troughs, and cattle or other animals that drink from them
Inactive Publication Date: 2017-01-26
TAYLOR ARTHUR
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The solution reduces the risk of contamination and equipment damage, minimizes the footprint and visual impact, and enhances security by enclosing the storage and pumping systems, thus improving safety and aesthetics while reducing methanol evaporation and theft risks.
Problems solved by technology
Cattle and other animals will drink water from the troughs, and, if chemical has spilled into a trough, it can kill or sicken the cattle or other animals which drink from the contaminated trough.
Being out of doors exposes the tanks and pumps to the elements, which can damage the tanks and particularly the pumps.
Also, the location of the pumps within the railing or fence and close to the ground can make service and repair of the pumps difficult.
When tanks and pumps are mounted out of doors in these remote areas, they are often used as targets by hunters or others who may also roam these areas, which may result in damage to the tanks and pumps.
In addition, the outdoor pumps, which generally cost upwards of two thousand dollars each, become targets for theft.
In addition, in this era of environmental protection, the appearance of chemical storage tanks in a cattle trough with railing or fencing there around, and with associated piping and pumps, can be offensive and objectionable to some.
The typical range storage tank and outdoor containment container takes up approximately fifty square feet of space, and, because the containment container it is generally round, the perceived footprint is even larger.
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[0024]The housing of the methanol storage and delivery system of the invention is shown in FIG. 2. The housing 10 contains a tank, containment container, and pump such as shown in FIG. 1 and eliminates the need for the cattle trough, netting, and fencing of the prior art arrangement of FIG. 1. As seen in FIGS. 1 and 2, the apparatus of the invention as shown in FIG. 2 is a smaller and neater installation than that of FIG. 1. Further, the housing hides and provides protection to the tank and pump which is otherwise in open view and substantially unprotected.
[0025]As shown in FIGS. 2-9, the illustrated example embodiment of the apparatus of the invention includes a substantially rectangular housing 10 with a front, FIGS. 2 and 3, including a lower front panel 12 and side-by-side doors 14 and 16 above the lower front panel which provide access to the upper portion of the interior of the housing. Feet 18 extend from the bottom of the housing on opposite sides of the housing. The housing...
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A gas well methanol storage and delivery apparatus, includes a housing forming an enclosed interior having a lower portion with a containment container therein having sealed bottom and sides, and an upper portion, and having at least one door to allow access to the interior. A storage tank mounting structure is adapted to mount a storage tank for storing a supply of methanol in the interior above the containment container sealed bottom. A pump mounting structure also in the interior of the housing is adapted to mount a pump for pumping methanol from the storage tank to a gas well for injection into the gas well. Vent means may be provided for allowing natural air flow through a portion of the containment container. The apparatus, with or without a tank and with or without a pump, may be supplied as a prefabricated unit to the well head site.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS AND CLAIM OF PRIORITY[0001]This is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 573,790, filed on Oct. 3, 2012, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 542,380 filed on Oct. 3, 2011.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates generally to natural gas well production apparatus. More particularly, the present invention relates to apparatus for the storage and delivery of methanol to natural gas wells.[0004]Related Art[0005]It is current practice to inject methanol into gas wells to reduce, and in most cases prevent, the formation of ice plugs in the well. This requires the placement of chemical tanks in which to store the methanol near the head of each gas well to be treated. These tanks are commonly five hundred gallon chemical storage tanks. The tanks are usually periodically filled with methanol from a tank truck that can travel from tank to tank, and eac...
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IPC IPC(8): E21B36/00B65D90/00B65D88/54B65D90/24
CPCE21B36/008B65D88/54B65D90/008B65D90/24E21B33/068E21B27/00
InventorTAYLOR, ARTHUR
OwnerTAYLOR ARTHUR