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  • API 3000 : 2014

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    CLASSIFYING AND LOADING OF CRUDE OIL INTO RAIL TANK CARS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  15-12-2022

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-09-2014

    Publisher:  American Petroleum Institute

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    1 Scope
    2 Normative References
    3 Terms and Definitions
    4 Roles and Responsibilities
    5 Classifying Crude Oil for Transportation by Rail
    6 Determining the Loading Target Quantity (LTQ)
    7 Record Retention
    Annex A (informative) - Sampling and Testing Program
            Example
    Annex B (informative) - Example for Calculating LTQ
    Annex C (informative) - Summary of Roles, Responsibilities
            and Training Requirements of Hazmat Employees
    Annex D (informative) - Shipping Paper
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    Gives guidance on the material characterization, transport classification, and quantity measurement for overfill prevention of petroleum crude oil for the loading of rail tank cars.

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    Document Type Standard
    Product Note This product is unavailable in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria
    Publisher American Petroleum Institute
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 2719:2016 Determination of flash point — Pensky-Martens closed cup method
    GPA 2103 : 2003 TENTATIVE METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF NATURAL GAS CONDENSATE MIXTURES CONTAINING NITROGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE BY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
    ASTM E 122 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Calculating Sample Size to Estimate, With Specified Precision, the Average for a Characteristic of a Lot or Process
    API MPM CH7 : 2001 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 7 - TEMPERATUREDETERMINATION
    ISO 1516:2002 Determination of flash/no flash — Closed cup equilibrium method
    ASTM D 7169 : 2016-11 TEST METHOD FOR BOILING POINT DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLES WITH RESIDUES SUCH AS CRUDE OILS AND ATMOSPHERIC AND VACUUM RESIDUES BY HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
    ASTM E 105 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Probability Sampling of Materials
    ASTM D 6377 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Determination of Vapor Pressure of Crude Oil: VPCRx (Expansion Method)
    CFR 49(PTS100-177) : OCT 2017 TRANSPORTATION
    ASTM D 86 : 2017-06 TEST METHOD FOR DISTILLATION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND LIQUID FUELS AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
    ISO 3679:2015 Determination of flash no-flash and flash point — Rapid equilibrium closed cup method
    ISO 1523:2002 Determination of flash point — Closed cup equilibrium method
    GPA 2177 : 2013 ANALYSIS OF NATURAL GAS LIQUID MIXTURES CONTAINING NITROGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE BY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
    GPA 2145 : 2016 TABLE OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES FOR HYDROCARBONS AND OTHER COMPOUNDS OF INTEREST TO NATURAL GAS AND NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS INDUSTRIES
    ISO 5024:1999 Petroleum liquids and liquefied petroleum gases Measurement Standard reference conditions
    API MPM CH8.1 : 2013 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 8.1: STANDARD PRACTICE FOR MANUAL SAMPLING OF PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
    ASTM D 93 : 2016-07 TEST METHODS FOR FLASH POINT BY PENSKY-MARTENS CLOSED CUP TESTER
    API MPM CH3.1A : 2013 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 3.1A: STANDARD PRACTICE FOR THE MANUAL GAUGING OF PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
    API MPM CH8.4 : 2014 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 8.4: STANDARD PRACTICE FOR SAMPLING AND HANDLING OF FUELS FOR VOLATILITY MEASUREMENT
    ISO 3405:2011 Petroleum products Determination of distillation characteristics at atmospheric pressure
    ISO 3680:2004 Determination of flash/no flash Rapid equilibrium closed cup method
    ASTM D 5002 : 2016-02 TEST METHOD FOR DENSITY AND RELATIVE DENSITY OF CRUDE OILS BY DIGITAL DENSITY ANALYZER
    ISO 13736:2013 Determination of flash point Abel closed-cup method
    API MPM CH3.1B : 2001 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 3 - TANK GAUGING - SECTION 1B - STANDARD PRACTICE FOR LEVEL MEASUREMENT OF LIQUID HYDROCARBONS IN STATIONARY TANKS BY AUTOMATIC TANK GAUGING
    ISO 3924:2016 Petroleum products Determination of boiling range distribution Gas chromatography method
    ISO 4626:1980 Volatile organic liquids Determination of boiling range of organic solvents used as raw materials
    API MPM CH12.1.1 : 2012 API Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards Chapter 12.1.1 EI Hydrocarbon Management HM 1 Part 1 Calculation of Static Petroleum Quantities—Upright Cylindrical Tanks and Marine Vessels
    API MPM CH8.2 : 2016 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 8.2: STANDARD PRACTICE FOR AUTOMATIC SAMPLING OF PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
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