Welded Tanks For Oil Storage

Factory welded tanks have been a common storage design in oil field applications for over a hundred years.

Welded tanks for oil storage.

Welded steel tanks for oil storage ninth edition. Api 650 welded tanks for oil storage is a standard developed and published by the american petroleum institute api that establishes minimum requirements for the design fabrication erection and inspection of welded storage tanks. Materials loads capacity special considerations shell design fabrication inspection testing. We fabricate and build welded steel tanks ranging in capacities from 50 000 gallons 1 100 bbls to 2 500 000 gallons 60 000 bbls and all of our welded tanks are specifically sized to the project needs.

Welded tanks for oil storage. Addendum 1 1994 addendum 2 1995 general. Api 650 welded tanks for oil storage. A tank guidance dwi hermawan content.

Introduction scope appendices responsibilities design. When this is the case factory welded and factory coated tanks offer the best coatings and fastest delivery due to the elimination of potential environmental conditions that can delay field welded tank construction and coatings. This standard only applies to tanks with uniformly supported bottoms and to tanks in non refrigerated service that have a maximum design temperature of 93. Our welded steel tank customers appreciate the robustness of our welded storage tanks and are willing to wait the extra time required.