FRAC SAND STORAGE

Frac sand is essential to fracking, as it penetrates tight rock like shale to produce natural gas and oil. Fracking sand is a specialized sand, often called silica sand, with uniform particles that allow liquids to flow between them. The fracking industry requires significant amounts of fracking sand, which workers must store in bulk storage facilities to keep the sand secure and accessible. Fabric structures from Calhoun Super Structure provide effective storage for fracking sand and related materials and equipment, like fracking water.

Calhoun’s structures are ideal for this industry because our designs allow you to maximize storage space to keep an optimal amount of frac sand on hand. You’ll also benefit from increased accessibility. Our building materials create a weatherproof facility ideal for keeping sand dry and secure in various weather conditions. We understand that reliable and long-lasting frac sand storage is essential to the fracking industry, so we will help you customize a storage facility to meet your needs.

WEATHERPROOF CLEAR SPAN FACILITY

Keeping fracking sand dry is vital to prevent clumping. Moisture control is often challenging in storage facilities, affecting the sand’s quality. We build our fabric-covered buildings with weatherproof materials to control interior moisture and temperature. Our engineered high-density polyethylene (HDPE) fabric repels moisture to keep your frac sand dry and usable. 

Another common industry issue is accessibility. Many storage facilities aren’t designed for fracking storage. They may have pillars throughout the interior, making maneuvering the building difficult. We designed our frac sand storage structures without interior poles, so you will benefit from a clear-span facility with increased accessibility and storage space.

Our buildings provide adequate lighting to ensure you and your staff can safely work in the building and see what you’re doing. Fabric fracking storage from Calhoun also features secure designs to protect your sand and fracking equipment.

In addition to our standard storage designs, we customize solutions for fracking facilities. Our cost-efficient and effective solutions allow you to maintain profitability and get a quick return on your investment.

OTHER STORAGE APPLICATIONS

 

Corrosion Resistance

Our metal framing and trusses are hot-dipped galvanized steel, making our structures corrosion-resistant. The galvanized steel increases your structure’s durability and longevity and ensures you have a reliable structure to keep operations running. Even in demanding conditions or extreme elements, our durable structures protect your materials and reduce maintenance costs to increase profitability.

Weatherproof Material

Calhoun storage structures comprise weatherproof material to protect your sand and equipment from various weather elements. Whether they come into contact with snow, rain or harmful UV rays, our fabric structures stay airtight to prevent exposure to these elements. Our HDPE fabric also helps regulate the temperature in the structure during fluctuating weather conditions, maintaining a comfortable work environment.

Clear Span Interior

Our clear-span interiors increase the usable storage space in your structure. If you store frac sand in a structure with pillars, the sand will collect at the base of the pillars, making it difficult to use all of your product. Without interior pillars, you have more room for storing sand and moving in the space. This feature is essential to maximizing your storage facility.

Interior Lighting

Our well-ventilated fabric allows ample natural light into your storage building and reduces the need for supplemental artificial lighting. Your storage space will be more evenly lit, and your operational costs will be lower without paying for significant lighting. Adequate interior lighting also creates a safer work environment.

Quick Installation

We understand the demands of the fracking industry are high, so you can’t put operations on hold for extended periods while you are waiting for your storage structure. Luckily, we install our fabric structures quickly, allowing you to take advantage of the space sooner than other building designs. Our temporary structures are also easy to move as needed, limiting operational downtime.

Fully Customizable

When you choose Calhoun, our team will engineer an effective fabric structure for your frac sand storage needs. We will analyze the potential building site, local climate and various other factors to create the most effective structure for your operation. Our team will work with your length and width specifications and use a standard or custom layout that allows your operation to run efficiently. We also offer various standard structure designs to meet your basic needs.

1/4 CASE STUDY

Purnell Energy

INDUSTRY: OIL-GAS | SIZE: 62 x 120

Nathan chose Calhoun based on the value of the building and install proposal, as well as the option to be able to install his building on top of shipping containers. The containers were also used for (...)

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2/4 CASE STUDY

Strike Energy Services

INDUSTRY: OIL-GAS | SIZE: 62 x 80

Calhoun Super Structure, together with Coverco Buildings, provided all stamped design drawings and engineering schedules. The chief engineer inspected the work post-installation and the customer was a(...)

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3/4 CASE STUDY

KNM Group

INDUSTRY: OIL-GAS | SIZE: 42 x 140

Two custom Calhoun CC-Series buildings were designed and engineered for KNM on a 2 row-high sea container foundations, with custom 25’ x 28’ door openings and 28’ high side walls to accommodate (...)

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4/4 CASE STUDY

Cenovus Energy

INDUSTRY: OIL-GAS | SIZE: 100 x 250

The Calhoun structure was installed quickly and efficiently, and came in significantly under budget for the Alberta energy company. The large space, without the hassle of centre poles, offers Cenovus (...)

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