Patents
US 8733442 B1: Seawater transportation for utilization in hydrocarbon-related processes including rail transportation
- Granted
- 2014-05-27
- Filed
- 2013-08-21 application 13972550
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Systems and methods for transporting seawater from a seawater source to an inland site for utilization as a drilling and/or fracturing fluid are disclosed. In an aspect, systems and methods are disclosed wherein seawater is extracted from an ocean at a coastal location and transported to an inland drilling and hydraulic fracturing site via a railway-based transportation system, thereby providing a consistent, large volume supply of seawater for use in drilling and/or hydraulic fracturing operations. Such systems and methods may eliminate usage of locally-sourced fresh water, eliminating the unsustainable burden that drilling and hydraulic fracturing places on local water tables.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg140527.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAWATER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 4 patents | US company or organization | Snyder, TX | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent R. Smith | Snyder, TX | 41 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E21B | Earth or rock drilling; obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells | E21B43/2607 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C09K | Materials for miscellaneous applications, not provided for elsewhere | C09K8/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SMITH, BRENT signed 2013-08-21 | SEAWATER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC SNYDER, TX | 31054/694 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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