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SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING FLUID TRANSPORTATION

  • US 20140195454A1
  • Filed: 12/03/2013
  • Published: 07/10/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2012
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A computer-implemented method of tracking transportation of fluid, comprising:

  • monitoring a location of a truck based at least partially on a location of a mobile device operated by a driver of the truck, the truck associated with a unique truck identifier;

    determining, with at least one processor, that the truck is present in a predefined pick-up region based at least partially on the location of the truck;

    determining, with at least one processor, that the truck is present in a predefined drop-off region based at least partially on the location of the truck;

    recording, in at least one data structure at a remote server, at least one first temporal parameter indicating a time instance or time period during which the truck is present in the pick-up region, and at least one second temporal parameter indicating a time instance or time period during which the truck is present in the drop-off region;

    associating, in the at least one data structure, the at least one first temporal parameter with the truck identifier and a pick-up site comprising at least one of the following;

    a water source, a well drilling site, a well fracking site, a tank, a reservoir, or any combination thereof;

    associating, in the at least one data structure, the at least second temporal parameter with the truck identifier and a drop-off site comprising at least one of the following;

    a wastewater treatment facility, a gas well, a tank, a reservoir, or any combination thereof.

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