Hal K Jarrell

US Patent:

42070171, Jun 10, 1980

Filed:

Jun 19, 1978

Appl. No.:

5/916935

Inventors:

Hal K. Jarrell - Houston TX

International Classification:

E02B 500

US Classification:

405270

Abstract:

A unitary liner for an earthen tank fabricated in situ from a multiplicity of fiberglass panels bonded together to form a unitized membrane which is impervious to brine, crude, and drilling mud. The fiberglass panels are prefabricated and rolled into cylinders for delivery to the tank site where field fabrication of the membrane is completed by attaching overlapping edges of the panels to one another to form a seam. The edges are subsequently bonded together by fiberglass cloth and polyester resin. The fiberglass panels are made up of a plurality of sheets of paper and fiberglass cloth bonded together by fiberglass resin. The cylinder is of a configuration which enables it to be easily handled by workmen.