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Natural Gas
Published in Roy L. Nersesian, Energy Economics, 2016
Although a tank truck can haul up to 11,600 gallons, a typical tank truck found on the road hauls 9,000 gallons. Suppose that a fracked well is 12 inches in diameter (see Website http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/hydraulic-fracking1.htm) and extends down 7,000 feet before going horizontal for 10,000 feet (nowadays the maximum assessment for horizontal wells is 2–3 miles). How many gallons of water (7.48 gallons per cubic foot) are required to fill the well prior to the initial fracking (well bore is 7,000 feet plus 9,000 feet)? Once the furthest 500 feet is fracked, pressure is released and much of the water gushes out on the surface. Assuming that all the water is removed to ensure the chemical integrity of new fracking water entering the well, how much water is necessary to fill the well less the initial 500 foot segment which is isolated to prevent further fracking (say 9,500 feet has to be filled with water, sand, and chemicals, then 9,000 feet all the way back to the start of the horizontal well bore at 7,000 feet in 500 foot segments)? What is the total number of tank truck loads necessary to supply the water at 9,000 gallons per truck load?
Removal of Toxic Organics from Wastewater Generated in Tank Truck Washing Facilities
Published in John W. Bell, Proceedings of the 45th Industrial Waste Conference May 8, 9, 10, 1990, 1991
Choong Hee Rhee, Paul C. Mariyn, Margaret H. Nellor
Tank trucks are known to transport non-sewerable hazardous materials often containing toxic organics and organic solvents. Between loads, the operators of these vehicles generally have both the interior and exterior of the tanks cleaned at tank truck washing facilities. Wastewaters discharged from these facilities typically contain high concentrations of purgeable toxic organics and oil and grease, which (unless adequately treated) may be discharged to the sewer.
Solving a heterogeneous fleet multi-compartment vehicle routing problem:a case study
Published in International Journal of Systems Science: Operations & Logistics, 2023
Simos Efthymiadis, Nikolaos Liapis, George Nenes
Real data are obtained from a medium size oil distribution company, operating in Greece. Details of the available fleet of multi-compartment tank trucks are shown in Table 1. The total volume capacity of the tank trucks ranges from 26.3 to 38 m³, all trucks have multiple compartments while the number of compartments per truck ranges from 7 to 11.