Category
Storage Tanks
Subcategory
Production
Applicable standards
2
Issuing bodies
1
Description
Bolted production storage tank for upstream oil & gas operations.
Applicable Standards (2)
API — 2 standards
API 12B
Bolted Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids
Bolted upstream production storage tanks.
Key requirements (7)
- Bolted production storage tanks for upstream oil & gas operations.
- Capacity range: typically up to 10,000 bbl.
- Bolted assembly — easier to relocate than welded.
- Material: carbon steel; coating/lining per service.
- Design pressure: atmospheric (gauge oz/in² range).
- Roof: deck or cone; floor flat-bottomed.
- Used for crude, produced water, brine in field operations.
API 12P
Specification for Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Tanks
FRP/GRP tanks for upstream and downstream production service.