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Frac Tanks - Characteristics and Specifications

Frac tanks are large, heavy-duty steel tanks used to store fluids involved in oil and gas well fracturing operations. The tanks hold water, chemicals, and proppant materials and have valves and pumps to allow the controlled pumping of these materials into wells under high pressure. Frac tanks are specially designed for complete emptying and to prevent fluids from pooling, and can hold up to 21,000 gallons. They are transported to job sites and used across industries like oil production, refining, and more.

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Frac Tanks - Characteristics and Specifications

Frac tanks are large, heavy-duty steel tanks used to store fluids involved in oil and gas well fracturing operations. The tanks hold water, chemicals, and proppant materials and have valves and pumps to allow the controlled pumping of these materials into wells under high pressure. Frac tanks are specially designed for complete emptying and to prevent fluids from pooling, and can hold up to 21,000 gallons. They are transported to job sites and used across industries like oil production, refining, and more.

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What are Frac Tanks?

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A Frac Tank is used to hold water, or a proppant, when a well is being fractured. The material is held in a Frac
Tank and connected by a hose or pipeline to a pump that will flow it down the wellbore at a high pressure to
push open the formation and the proppant is used to keep it open.

The Frac Tank is a large heavy gauge steel tank that is pulled by a tractor to a job site. A typical application
may have a vacuum pump truck fill the tank with a drilling fluid containing salt water, acid and pebbled mud
which is then pumped into the well to fracturize the earth during the drilling operation.

Frac Tanks are specially designed to allow all of the fluid to be able to be emptied from the tank without the
need to slope the tank to allow complete evacuation as waste is often quite costly. The floor of a frac-tank is
modified to obtain complete emptying of the fluid regardless of the slope of the ground on which it rests.

Another object of this Frac Tank design is to prevent all of the fluid from resting up against the front wall of the
tank by providing converging pitched portion on the floor for the full length of the tank so as to provide a central
low point where the fluid is made available to a contiguously located exit pipe through which it is sucked out by
means of a vacuum pump.

Uses of Frac Tanks

 Most common for on-site storage of water and other liquids


 Can be used in conjunction with pumps, filters, dewatering units and vacuum boxes as part of a large
scale project

Benefits of Frac Tanks

 Can hold up to 21,000 gallons


 Multiple valves for easy access to various pumping operations
 Can be used in large clean up operations, oil field operations or simply for temporary storage of water
or other liquids

Transportation of Frac Tanks

 DOT registered vehicle and easily transported by a tractor with a winch and fifth wheel attachment
 Frac-N-Vac will move the Frac Tank to your location

What Industries are Using Frac-N-Vac Frac Tanks

 Chemical plants
 Refineries, oil fields
 Paper mills
 Wood products
 Municipalities

Corrugated Wall/Liquid Storage Tanks

500 Barrel Corrugated Wall, Liquid Storage Tanks come equipped with new running
gear, 10 mil DFTchemical resistant liners. All are built from 1/4" Heavy Duty Corrugated
Steel.

Specifications

 Floor: 1/4” PL, V-Bottom with integral formed side channels


 Floor Support: 10" channel longitudinal runners with 8" channel and formed 1/4” PL channel
crossmembers
 Walls: 1/4” PL solid welded, corrugated steel, corrugations 15" on center
 Roof: Flat top, 1/4” PL solid welded with channel supports outside
 Front/Rear: 1/4” PL solid welded, corrugated steel, 10" radius at vertical outside corners
 Drain/Fill: 4" floor drain at rear end, 3" fill pipe to roof at rear, 4" suction line connection at front, 4" mid
high connection at front, 8" flanged front manifold connection with turn down to floor sump
 Manway: 21" manway on front, side, (3) non-sealed hatches on roof
 Pick Up: Standard 5th wheel king pin
 Welds: All welds continuous except substructure crossmembers
 Axle: 25,000 lb. axle with air brakes, 11.00 x 22.5 bias tires on steel disc wheels
 Access: Front stairway
 Finish: Per customer specifications
 Hydrotesting: Full capacity static test
 Dimensions: 45’ long, 8’-6" wide, 10’ high; 500 barrel capacity
 Tank pressure/ vacuum relief vent
 Level gauging
 Options: Special tank linings, special sizes, open top design, fixed or removable steam coils, 8"
exterior manifold assembly
Smooth Wall V-Bottom Liquid Storage

Standard Features

 1/4" Steel plate tank construction


 Smooth interior walls for easier cleaning
 V-bottom floor for better drainage
 3" fill line
 Manways conveniently located on front, side and top
 4" drains and front inlet/outlet
 Heavy duty nosebar assembly
 Flange mount blaylock LL10 P/V vent 16 oz pressure, 0.4 oz vac setting
 2" coupling W/plug
 4" flange with blind cover
 3" elbow fill line with cap
 Safety walk way (36" grating)
 access stairs
 level gauge with 8" stainless steel ball "Y" support holds ball 1" minimum off floor
 Front drain with valve, threaded flange, plug, chain
 21" manway, domed lid (2)
 11.00 X 22.5 tubeless tire on 10 hole steel wheel
 Folding hand rails
 4" flange valve, threaded flange, plug, chain remote operation handle
 25K axle, automatic slack adjusters, top mounted 30 service chambers, outboard drums, Hutch 9700
suspension, 3 leaf high arch springs
 DOT tail lights and lower market lights, no top lights
 4" coupling with plug
Specifications

 Floor: 1/4” PL, V-bottom with integral formed side channels


 Floor Support: 10" channel longitudinal runners with 8" channel and formed 1/4 PL channel
crossmembers
 Walls: 1/4” PL solid welded, smooth inside, with formed channel supports outside
 Roof: 2-step design, 1/4” PL solid welded with channel supports outside
 Drain/Fill: 4" drain at floor each end, 3" fill pipe to roof at front, 4" connection on front, 8" flanged front
manifold connection with inside flange, 4" connection on roof
 Manway: 21" manway on front, side, and (2) on roof
 Pick Up: Standard 5th wheel king pin
 Welds: All welds continuous except substructure crossmembers
 Axle: 25,000 lb. axle with air brakes, 11.00 x 22.5 bias tires on steel disc wheels
 Finish: Per customer specifications
 Hydrotesting: Full capacity static test
 Dimensions: Overall: 42' long, 8'-6" wide, 11' high; 500 barrel capacity
 Tank pressure/vacuum relief vent
 Level gauging
 Options: Special tank linings, special sizes, open top design, fixed or removable steam coils, 8"
exterior manifold assembly
Smooth Wall / Round Bottom

Standard Features

 1/4" Steel plate tank construction


 Smooth interior walls for easier cleaning
 Round bottom floor for better drainage
 3" fill line
 Manways conveniently located on front, side and top
 4" drains and front inlet/outlet
 Heavy duty nosebar assembly
 Flange mount blaylock LL10 P/V vent 16 oz pressure, 0.4 oz vac setting
 2" coupling W/plug
 4" flange with blind cover
 3" elbow fill line with cap
 Safety walk way (36" grating)
 access stairs
 level gauge with 8" stainless steel ball "Y" support holds ball 1" minimum off floor
 Front drain with valve, threaded flange, plug, chain
 21" manway, domed lid and bars
 11.00 X 22.5 tubeless tire on 10 hole steel wheel
 Folding hand rails
 4" flange valve, threaded flange, plug, chain remote operation handle
 25K axle, automatic slack adjusters, top mounted 30 service chambers, outboard drums, Hutch 9700
suspension, 3 leaf high arch springs
 DOT tail lights and lower market lights, no top lights
 4" coupling with plug

Specifications

 Rolled Plate Floor


 4-Bottom Support Beams
 460 and 500 BBLCapacity
 All 1/4 in. Plate Construction
 Heavy Duty Floor Support Saddle
 Tank pressure/vacuum relief vent
 Level gauging
 Options: Special tank linings, special sizes, open top design, fixed or removable steam coils, 8"
exterior manifold assembly

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