Patents by Inventor Frank Martorana

Frank Martorana has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for providing brine
    Patent number: 11059003
    Abstract: A method of providing a salt solution at a wellbore site includes delivering solid salt in a mixing tank containing water from a local source and pumping the water through nozzles in the mixing tank using a pump adjacent to the mixing tank to circulate the water in the mixing tank and form a concentrated brine by dissolving the solid salt in the water. The concentrated brine is transferred from the mixing tank to a reservoir using the pump, and the concentrated brine is diluted with additional water from the local source to form a dilute brine. A related mixing tank and a system including the mixing tank and a vehicle structured and configured for travel over a roadway and within an oilfield site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Intrepid Potash, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick York, Frank Martorana, James Hanson
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING BRINE, AND RELATED MIXING TANK
    Publication number: 20190308146
    Abstract: A method of providing a salt solution at a wellbore site includes delivering solid salt in a mixing tank containing water from a local source and pumping the water through nozzles in the mixing tank using a pump adjacent to the mixing tank to circulate the water in the mixing tank and form a concentrated brine by dissolving the solid salt in the water. The concentrated brine is transferred from the mixing tank to a reservoir using the pump, and the concentrated brine is diluted with additional water from the local source to form a dilute brine. A related mixing tank and a system including the mixing tank and a vehicle structured and configured for travel over a roadway and within an oilfield site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Rick York, Frank Martorana, James Hanson