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Tank Gauging Standards

Reference: American Petroleum Institute (API) Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards
Chapter 1 Vocabulary

Chapter 2.2A Measurement and Calibration of Upright Cylindrical Tanks by the Manual Strapping Method. Chapter 3 Tank Gauging

Chapter 3.1A Standard Practice for Manual Gauging of Petroleum and Petroleum Products in Stationary Tanks; First Edition 01-Dec-1994 Chapter 3.1B Standard Practice for Level Measurement of Liquid Hydrocarbons in Stationary Tanks by Automatic Tank Gauging; Second Edition, 01-Jun-2001 Chapter 3.2 Tank Gauging--Gauging Petroleum and Petroleum Products in Tank Cars, First Edition Standard Practice for Level Measurement of Liquid Hydrocarbons in Stationary Pressurized Storage Tanks by Automatic Tank Gauging Standard Practice for Level Measurement of Liquid Hydrocarbons on Marine Vessels by Automatic Tank Gauging; First Edition, April 1995 Standard Practice for Level Measurement of Light Hydrocarbon Liquids Onboard Marine Vessels by Automatic Tank Gauging; First Edition, March 1997 Measurement of Liquid Hydrocarbons by Hybrid Tank Measurement Systems. First Edition, April 2001 Temperature Determination Static Temperature Determination Using Mercury-in-Glass Tank Thermometers. Dynamic Temperature Determination; Second Edition, March 1995 Static Temperature Determination Using Portable Electronic Thermometers.

Chapter 3.3

Chapter 3.4

Chapter 3.5

Chapter 3.6

Chapter 7 Chapter 7.1

Chapter 7.2 Chapter 7.3

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Chapter 7.4

Static Temperature Determination Using Fixed Automatic Tank Thermometers; Edition 01-Jan-1993 Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products Mixing and Handling of Liquid Samples of Petroleum and Petroleum Products. Hydrometer Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products. Pressure Hydrometer Test Method for Density or Relative Density.

Chapter 8.1 Chapter 8.3

Chapter 9.1

Chapter 9.2

Chapter 11.1 Volume Correction Factors Chapter 12 Calculation of Petroleum Quantities

Chapter 12.1 Calculation of Static Petroleum Quantities in Upright Cylindrical Tanks and Marine Tank Vessels. Chapter 12.2 Calculation Using Dynamic Measurement Methods and Volumetric Correction Factors. Edition 01-Jun-2003 Chapter 14 Natural Gas Fluids Measurement

Chapter 14.4 Converting Mass of Natural Gas Liquids and Vapors to Equivalent Liquid Volumes. First Edition, April 1991 Chapter 15 Guidelines for the Use of the International System of Units (SI) in the Petroleum and Allied Industries. API Publication 2564. Second Edition, December 1983, Reaffirmed, August 1987 Measurement of Hydrocarbon Fluids by Weight or Mass

Chapter 16

Chapter 16.2 Mass Measurement of Liquid Hydrocarbons in Vertical Cylindrical Storage Tanks by Hydrostatic Tank Gauging. First Edition, November 1994 Chapter 17 Marine Measurement

Chapter 17.2 Measurement of Cargoes On Board Tank Vessels; First Edition, July 1990; Chapter 17.2A Closed and Restricted Measurement; First Edition, November 1995 NOTE: The two API standards for volumetric measurement are in blue type (API 3.6 and API 16.2)

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API RP 500

Recommended Practices for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities Tank Inspections, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction First Edition, January 1991, Supplement 1, January 1992

API 653

API RP 2003 Recommended Practices for Protection against Ignition Arising Out of Static, Lightning, and Stray Currents. API 2509B Shop Testing of Automatic Liquid Level Gauges December 1961, Reaffirmed, August 1987 (Mechanical Tank Gauges)

API RP 2510 Recommended Practices for The Design and Construction of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Installations at Marine and Pipeline Terminals, Natural Gasoline Plants, Refineries, and Tank Farms. API RP 2511 Recommended Practices for Precautionary Labels API 2517 Evaporative Loss from External Floating-Roof Tanks; Third Edition, February 1989 (Seals, etc.) Addendum to API Publication 2517, Third Edition, May 1994 (Evaporation loss from slotted stilling wells) Method of Gauging Petroleum and Petroleum Products; October 1965, Reaffirmed, October 1992 (Hand Line Measurement, i.e., Custody Transfer)

API 2545

Reference: ASTM International (American Standard Testing Materials)

D287-92e1 Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer Method) 2000 Volume Correction Factors (Joint Standard with API MPMS Chapter 11.1) Guide for Use of the Petroleum Measurement Tables Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method Conversion of Kinematic Viscosity to Saybolt Universal Viscosity or to Saybolt Furol Viscosity Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter Automatic Sampling of PETROLEUM and PETROLEUM Products (2000)

D1250 D1250-04 D1298-99e2

D2161-05

D4052-96 D4177-95

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D5002-94

Density and Relative Density of Crude Oils by Digital Density Analyzer

Reference: International Standards Organization (ISO) Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products
ISO 91-1:1992 Petroleum measurement tables -- Part 1: Tables based on reference temperatures of 15 degrees C and 60 degrees F ISO 91-2:1991 Petroleum measurement tables -- Part 2: Tables based on a reference temperature of 20 degrees C ISO/CD 3170 Petroleum liquids -- Manual sampling ISO 3993:1984 Liquefied petroleum gas and light hydrocarbons -- Determination of density or relative density -- Pressure hydrometer method ISO 4266:1994 Petroleum and liquid petroleum products -- Measurement of temperature and level in storage tanks -- Automatic methods ISO 4266 - Part 1: 2002 Petroleum and liquid petroleum products Measurement of level and temperature in storage tanks by automatic methods - Part 1: Measurement of level in atmospheric tanks ISO 4266 Part 2: 2002 Petroleum and liquid petroleum products -- Measurement of level and temperature in storage tanks by automatic methods -- Part 2: Measurement of level in marine vessels ISO 4266 Part 3:2002 Petroleum and liquid petroleum products Measurement of level and temperature in storage tanks by automatic methods -Part 3: Measurement of level in pressurized storage tanks (non-refrigerated) ISO 4266 Part 4:2002 Petroleum and liquid petroleum products Measurement of level and temperature in storage tanks by automatic methods - Part 4: Measurement of temperature in atmospheric tanks ISO 4266 - Part 5: 2002 Petroleum and liquid petroleum products -- Measurement of level and temperature in storage tanks by automatic methods -- Part 5: Measurement of temperature in marine vessels ISO 4266 Part 6:2002 Petroleum and liquid petroleum products Measurement of level and temperature in storage tanks by automatic methods - Part 6: Measurement of temperature in pressurized storage tanks (non-refrigerated) ISO 4268:2000 Petroleum and liquid petroleum products -- Temperature measurements - Manual methods
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ISO 5024:1999 Petroleum liquids and liquefied petroleum gases -- Measurement -Standard reference conditions ISO/TR 7507-6:1997 Petroleum and liquid petroleum products -- Calibration of vertical cylindrical tanks -- Part 6: Recommendations for monitoring, checking and verification of tank calibration and capacity table ISO 8222:1987 Petroleum measurement systems -- Calibration -- Temperature corrections for use with volumetric reference measuring systems ISO 11223-1:1995 Petroleum and liquid petroleum products -- Direct static measurements -- Contents of vertical storage tanks -- Part 1: Mass measurement by hydrostatic tank gauging SO 15169 : 2002 Petroleum and liquid petroleum products Determination of volume, density and mass of contents of vertical cylindrical tanks by Hybrid Measurement Systems.

Reference: Organisation Internationale de Metrologie Legale (OIML) (International Organization of Legal Metrology)
R 85 - EN Automatic level gauges for measuring the level of liquid in fixed storage tanks 1998 Measuring systems for liquids other than water Measuring systems for the mass of liquids in tanks 1995 1998

R 117 - EN R 125 - EN

NOTE: OIML has yet to adopt a standard for Hybrid measurement of liquids in fixed storage tanks. Both API and ISO have adopted Hybrid and Hydrostatic as the only methods for volumetric measurement. OIML standards are currently being reviewed.

The standards and publications listed are available through the organization referenced; American Petroleum Institute (API), ASTM International, International Standards Organization (ISO), and the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML). If you have trouble finding these standards, contact Gauging Systems Inc. (GSI).

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