Issuing body
API
Latest edition
16th Edition (2020)
Region
USA, Global
Equipment items
1
Scope
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.
Related standards (1)
Applied to 1 equipment item
Storage Tanks