WE ARE API FIELD TANKS

Advance Tank provides our customers with field erected tanks built in strict accordance with the American
Petroleum Institutes (API) standards. As an API member, we are up-to-date on the latest news, policies,
and design requirements. Advance Tank provides custom design, fabrication and erection of tanks that meet
API standards and customer specific requirements. With in-house engineering, experienced drafters,
complete fabrication capabilities and field crews located throughout the country, we will be there when you
need us.

API 650 STANDARD

API 650 is the standard governing welded tanks for oil storage. It dictates tank design, fabrication, welding,
inspection, and erection requirements. API 650 is widely used for tanks that are designed to internal
pressures of 2.5 PSI or less and store products such as crude oil, gasoline, chemicals and produced water.
Advance Tank has extensive experience with API 650 tanks ranging in diameter from 8 300 for refineries,
terminals, pipeline facilities and other clients.

API-650 Welded Steel Tanks for Aboveground Oil Storage

The API (American Petroleum Institute) has created a set of standards under API-650 for
above ground storage of petroleum, petroleum products, and other liquid products. This
standard governs the construction of above ground storage tanks storing products with
internal pressures up to 2.5 psig. These carbon or stainless steel tanks are also
commonly used for gasoline, chemical and water storage.
Tank Service can assist you in finding the appropriate solution for your needs, whether it
be a new API650 tank, or one that we can customize to fit your exact specifications.
API-650 is intended to help purchasers and manufacturers in ordering, fabricating and
erecting aboveground storage tanks based on whatever size tank may best meet their
needs.
History of API 650 Standard
The American Petroleum Institute can trace its roots back to World War I, where the government
worked with domestic oil and natural gas companies to support the war efforts. In recognition of the
need for consistency in supplying fuel throughout the country and to promote the interests of the
petroleum industry, the American Petroleum Institute was created in 1919.
One lesson learned through independent oil companies working together in the war effort was that
there was no uniformity of equipment. This was a big problem when the companies tried to pool
their resources to build piping; the pipes and threading were different sizes. As a result, the
American Petroleum Institute developed standards for all areas of petroleum equipment, including

tanks for storage. APIs initial standards date back to the 1930s. The API 650 Standard that
addresses the material, design, and fabrication of above ground petroleum storage tanks was first
published in 1961. The Standard has since been revised frequently to keep pace with new technology
and research on how to make above ground storage tanks safe to operate.

The Standard has gained international recognition and is the standard of choice of most builders of
large liquid above ground storage tanks. One reason for this is that the API 650 Standard was created
and is revised by API committees comprised of the worlds best tank structural engineers who also
rely on the experience of tank owners and tank construction companies. Second, the Standard calls
for calculations based on the specific gravity of the liquid product being stored. This permits the
thickness of the steel needed as well as other specifications of how the tank is built to be determined
by the weight of the product. Thus, the Standard has the built in flexibility to be used in building
tanks to store a wide variety of products while ensuring the structural stability of the tank.

API 650 Standard Specifies Requirements for:

TYPE OF MATERIAL TO BE USED

CALCULATION USED FOR STEEL MATERIAL THICKNESS

NARROW RANGE OF TOLERANCES FOR PEAKING AND BANDING OF SHELL

WELD SPACING

THICKNESS FOR NOZZLE AND MANWAY REINFORCEMENT PADS

WELDER REQUIREMENTS AND TESTING CERTIFICATIONS

STRUCTURE VARIANCES BASED ON EARTHQUAKE OR HEAVY WIND CONDITIONS

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Manufacturing Process for Steel Tanks and

Fiberglass Storage Tanks

Steel Storage Tank Manufacturing:

Our equipment is often fabricated from A36 carbon steel, stainless steel, alloy metals and aluminum
based on your requirements for size, internal and external pressure requirements, stresses
encountered during operation and more. Worthington is licensed to manufacture products designed
and built in compliance with multiple international standards, including those of the American Society
of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the American Petroleum Institute (API), and the American
National Standard Institute (ANSI), among others.

Fiberglass Storage Tank Manufacturing:

There are three different fabrication techniques that we utilize for our fiberglass tanks: hand layup,
chop spray and filament winding.
Hand layup is a manual process of laying fiberglass material in a mold and applying resin by
pouring, brushing or spraying. The resin is then forced into the fiberglass using specially designed
rollers. Advantages to this process include low cost of startup equipment and flexibility for a wide
range of part sizes. Disadvantages are that the process is extremely dependent upon the ability and
expertise of the fabricator, and since it is such a manual process, fabrication of large pieces is very
slow.
Chop spray is where continuous strands of fiberglass are fed into a chip gun which chops the
fiberglass into smaller strands. These strands along with resin are then sprayed onto a mold; a roller
is used to force the resin into the fiberglass. This type of fabrication is typically low in initial
investment and allows for a wider ranger of part sizes.
Filament winding involves wrapping multiple continuous strands of fiberglass onto a rotation
mandrel. Resin is applied either by spraying or pulling the strands through a resin bath. Filament
winding can be combined with the chop spray method. By combining the two processes, a
monolithic tank wall with superior strength and liquid retention capabilities can be produced. Strength

of laminate is derived from the amount of fiberglass contained in the resin, filament winding gives the
greatest fiberglass to resin ratio, which provides the highest weight to strength ratio.
The last step in the manufacturing process is the final coat of resin or gel sprayed over the exterior.
This final coating gives the tank a maintenance free exterior surface.
Our team can provide the full spectrum of service offeringsdesign/build, build-to-spec, and
production run quantity fabrication. These services encompass in-house engineering (link to
engineering capabilities), drafting, machining, testing, NDE, and transportation as well.

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