Patents by Inventor Corey L. Hobbs

Corey L. Hobbs 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).

  • Publication number: 20240139781
    Abstract: A flowback tank cleaning system and method is described. A flowback tank includes a self-cleaning system. A flowback tank cleaning method may include moving solid debris collected at a bottom of a collection section of a flowback tank towards a lift auger using a cleaning auger or a conveyer belt extending along a length of the collection section, the bottom of the collection section including an angled trough, funneling solid debris towards the cleaning auger or conveyor belt by placing the cleaning auger or conveyor belt at a base of the angled trough, spraying fluid downward through a series of fluid outlets, removing the sand so moved by the cleaning auger or conveyer belt from the flowback tank using the lift auger, and removing the fluid from the flowback tank using a drain manifold below the cleaning auger or conveyer belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: OIL STATES ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C.
    Inventors: BRODEY W. DAVIS, JAY C. ROBINSON, BRANDON J. CROSSLEY, COREY L. HOBBS, JOHNNY T. GAULF, BILLY C. ROWELL, BRATON DANIELSON
  • Patent number: 11969769
    Abstract: A flowback tank cleaning system and method is described. A flowback tank includes a self-cleaning system. A flowback tank cleaning method may include moving solid debris collected at a bottom of a collection section of a flowback tank towards a lift auger using a cleaning auger or a conveyer belt extending along a length of the collection section, the bottom of the collection section including an angled trough, funneling solid debris towards the cleaning auger or conveyor belt by placing the cleaning auger or conveyor belt at a base of the angled trough, spraying fluid downward through a series of fluid outlets, removing the sand so moved by the cleaning auger or conveyer belt from the flowback tank using the lift auger, and removing the fluid from the flowback tank using a drain manifold below the cleaning auger or conveyer belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: OIL STATES ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Brodey W. Davis, Jay C. Robinson, Brandon J. Crossley, Corey L Hobbs, Johnny T. Gaulf, Billy C. Rowell
  • Publication number: 20220023919
    Abstract: A flowback tank cleaning system and method is described. A flowback tank includes a self-cleaning system. A flowback tank cleaning method may include moving solid debris collected at a bottom of a collection section of a flowback tank towards a lift auger using a cleaning auger or a conveyer belt extending along a length of the collection section, the bottom of the collection section including an angled trough, funneling solid debris towards the cleaning auger or conveyor belt by placing the cleaning auger or conveyor belt at a base of the angled trough, spraying fluid downward through a series of fluid outlets, removing the sand so moved by the cleaning auger or conveyer belt from the flowback tank using the lift auger, and removing the fluid from the flowback tank using a drain manifold below the cleaning auger or conveyer belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: OIL STATES ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Brodey W. Davis, Jay C. Robinson, Brandon J. Crossley, Corey L. Hobbs, Johnny T. Gaulf, Billy C. Rowell
  • Patent number: 11167324
    Abstract: A flowback tank cleaning system and method is described. A flowback tank includes a self-cleaning system. A flowback tank cleaning method may include moving solid debris collected at a bottom of a collection section of a flowback tank towards a lift auger using a cleaning auger or a conveyer belt extending along a length of the collection section, the bottom of the collection section including an angled trough, funneling solid debris towards the cleaning auger or conveyor belt by placing the cleaning auger or conveyor belt at a base of the angled trough, spraying fluid downward through a series of fluid outlets, removing the sand so moved by the cleaning auger or conveyer belt from the flowback tank using the lift auger, and removing the fluid from the flowback tank using a drain manifold below the cleaning auger or conveyer belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: OIL STATES ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Brodey W. Davis, Jay C. Robinson, Brandon J. Crossley, Corey L. Hobbs, Johnny T. Gaulf, Billy C. Rowell
  • Publication number: 20190143380
    Abstract: A flowback tank cleaning system and method is described. A flowback tank includes a self-cleaning system. A flowback tank cleaning method may include moving solid debris collected at a bottom of a collection section of a flowback tank towards a lift auger using a cleaning auger or a conveyer belt extending along a length of the collection section, the bottom of the collection section including an angled trough, funneling solid debris towards the cleaning auger or conveyor belt by placing the cleaning auger or conveyor belt at a base of the angled trough, spraying fluid downward through a series of fluid outlets, removing the sand so moved by the cleaning auger or conveyer belt from the flowback tank using the lift auger, and removing the fluid from the flowback tank using a drain manifold below the cleaning auger or conveyer belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: OIL STATES ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Brodey W. Davis, Jay C. Robinson, Brandon J. Crossley, Corey L. Hobbs, Johnny T. Gaulf, Billy C. Rowell