Portable Water Treatment System and Apparatus
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Abstract
A portable water treatment system and apparatus is disclosed that can effectively and efficiently treat aqueous fluids by quickly and reliably adjusting and controlling the free residual level of disinfectants, contaminants or additives through the addition of one or more treating agents such as oxidizing chemicals and/or other special-purpose additives, and that can continuously store, log, retrieve and report the related fluid composition data and other operating parameters on a real-time basis at either the use site or a remote location. A preferred use for the subject system and apparatus is managing the chemistry of disinfectant, contaminant and/or additive levels in aqueous fluids used in hydraulic fracturing operations, and controlling the free residual levels of the disinfectant or contaminants within the fluids, including fluids maintained in frac tanks during temporary cessation of a hydraulic fracturing operation.
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88 Claims
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1-68. -68. (canceled)
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69. A portable frac water management system comprising:
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at least one programmable controller; at least one fluid flow line having at least one inlet end and at least one outlet end, the at least one inlet end having a first coupling device attachable in fluid communication with a pressurized source of aqueous fluid and the at least one outlet end having a second coupling device attachable in fluid communication with at least one frac tank; a first sensor that communicates to the at least one programmable controller a first parameter corresponding to the flow rate of the aqueous fluid; a second sensor that communicates to the at least one programmable controller a second parameter corresponding to an initial concentration of a component of the aqueous fluid; at least one treating composition that when mixed with the aqueous fluid is capable of adjusting the initial concentration of the component in the aqueous fluid to a second concentration within a predetermined range; at least one treating device disposed downstream of the first and second sensors, said at least one treating device controlling introduction of the treating composition into the aqueous fluid based upon the initial concentration of the component and the predetermined range; and a third sensor disposed downstream of the treating device that monitors the concentration of the component in the treated aqueous fluid. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88)
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