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API 653 : 2014

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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TANK INSPECTION, REPAIR, ALTERATION, AND RECONSTRUCTION

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

24-01-2020

Published date

01-01-2014

1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
5 Brittle Fracture Considerations
6 Inspection
7 Materials
8 Design Considerations for Reconstructed Tanks
9 Tank Repair and Alteration
10 Dismantling and Reconstruction
11 Welding
12 Examination and Testing
13 Marking and Recordkeeping
Annex A (informative) - Background on Past Editions of API Welded
        Storage Tank Standards
Annex B (normative) - Evaluation of Tank Bottom Settlement
Annex C (informative) - Checklists for Tank Inspection
Annex D (normative) - Authorized Inspector Certification
Annex E (Intentionally Left Blank)
Annex F (normative) - NDE Requirements Summary
Annex G (informative) - Qualification of Tank Bottom Examination
        Procedures and Personnel
Annex H (informative) - Similar Service Assessment
Annex I (informative) - Inquiries and Suggestions for Change
Annex S (normative) - Austenitic Stainless Steel Storage Tanks
Annex SC (normative) - Stainless and Carbon Steel Mixed Materials
         Storage Tanks
Annex X (normative) - Duplex Stainless Steel Storage Tanks

Describes steel storage tanks built to API 650 and its predecessor API 12C. It provides minimum requirements for maintaining the integrity of such tanks after they have been placed in service and addresses inspection, repair, alteration, relocation, and reconstruction.

DevelopmentNote
Also available in Chinese version, see API 653 CHINESE. (09/2015) NEW CHILD ERR 1 IS ADDED
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
172
ProductNote
NEW CHILD ERR 1 IS ADDED NEW CHILD ADD 1 IS ADDED.
PublisherName
American Petroleum Institute
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

API MPM CH19.6.1 : 2017 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 19.6 - PART 1: EVAPORATIVE LOSS FROM STORAGE TANK FLOATING-ROOF LANDINGS
NACE 10 : 2002 FIBERGLASS-REINFORCED PLASTIC (FRP) LININGS APPLIED TO BOTTOMS OF CARBON STEEL ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANKS
AHRI 1270 (I-P) : 2015 REQUIREMENTS FOR SEISMIC QUALIFICATION OF HVACR EQUIPMENT
API 652 : 2014 LININGS OF ABOVEGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANK BOTTOMS
API 582 REDLINE : 2009 WELDING GUIDELINES FOR THE CHEMICAL, OIL, AND GAS INDUSTRIES
API 2001 : 2012 FIRE PROTECTION IN REFINERIES
API 2009 : 2002 SAFE WELDING, CUTTING, AND HOT WORK PRACTICES IN THE PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
CSA Z662.1 : 2013 COMMENTARY ON CSA Z662-07, OIL AND GAS PIPELINE SYSTEMS
API 577 : 2013 WELDING PROCESSES, INSPECTION, AND METALLURGY
PREN 16299 : DRAFT 2011 CATHODIC PROTECTION OF EXTERNAL SURFACES OF ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK BASES IN CONTACT WITH SOIL OR FOUNDATIONS
API MPM CH2.2A : 1995(R2017) MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARD - CHAPTER 2 - TANK CALIBRATION - SECTION 2A - MEASUREMENT AND CALIBRATION OF UPRIGHT CYLINDRICAL TANKS BY THE MANUAL TANK STRAPPING METHOD
NACE RP 02 05 : 2005 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR THE DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND INSPECTION OF TANKS FOR THE STORAGE OF PETROLEUM REFINING ALKYLATION UNIT SPENT SULFURIC ACID AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES
API MPM CH2.2A : 1995 : R2012 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARD - CHAPTER 2 - TANK CALIBRATION - SECTION 2A - MEASUREMENT AND CALIBRATION OF UPRIGHT CYLINDRICAL TANKS BY THE MANUAL TANK STRAPPING METHOD
API MPMS CHAPTER 19.3 PART H : 1998(R2009) MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 19.3: EVAPORATIVE LOSS MEASUREMENT - PART H: TANK SEALS AND FITTING CERTIFICATION - ADMINISTRATION
ASCE 7 05 : 2006 MINIMUM DESIGN LOADS FOR BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES
API 575 : 2014 INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS
NFPA 30 : 2018 FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE
NFPA 87 : 2018 FLUID HEATERS
ASCE 7 02 : 2003 MINIMUM DESIGN LOADS FOR BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES
BS EN 14015:2004 Specification for the design and manufacture of site built, vertical, cylindrical, flat-bottomed, above ground, welded, steel tanks for the storage of liquids at ambient temperature and above
ASME PTB 2 : 2009 GUIDE TO LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT INTEGRITY
ASME FFS 1 : 2007 FITNESS-FOR-SERVICE
API 584 : 2014 INTEGRITY OPERATING WINDOWS
BS EN 16299:2013 Cathodic protection of external surfaces of above ground storage tankbases in contact with soil or foundations
NFPA 326 : 2015 SAFEGUARDING OF TANKS AND CONTAINERS FOR ENTRY, CLEANING, OR REPAIR
11/30248021 DC : 0 AEROSPACE SERIES - COPPER ALLOY CUBE 1.9 - SOLUTION TREATED, COLD WORKED TO [1/2] HARD AND PRECIPITATION TREATED - BAR - 5 MM <= A OR D <= 190 MM - R[M] >= 1220 MPA
11/30234723 DC : 0 BS EN 16299 - CATHODIC PROTECTION OF EXTERNAL SURFACES OF ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK BASES IN CONTACT WITH SOIL OR FOUNDATIONS
EI RR ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE : 1ED 2017 RESEARCH REPORT - ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE ABOVE-GROUND STORAGE TANK LOSS OF CONTAINMENT INCIDENTS INVOLVING PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, OR OTHER FUELS
API 581 REDLINE : 2008 RISK-BASED INSPECTION TECHNOLOGY
CSA Z662 PACKAGE : 2011 CONSISTS OF Z662-11, OIL AND GAS PIPELINE SYSTEMS AND Z662.1-11, COMMENTARY ON CSA Z662-11, OIL AND GAS PIPELINE SYSTEMS
API 353 : 2006 MANAGING SYSTEMS INTEGRITY OF TERMINAL AND TANK FACILITIES - MANAGING THE RISK OF LIQUID PETROLEUM RELEASES
API MPM CH2.2A:1995 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARD - CHAPTER 2 - TANK CALIBRATION - SECTION 2A - MEASUREMENT AND CALIBRATION OF UPRIGHT CYLINDRICAL TANKS BY THE MANUAL TANK STRAPPING METHOD
API MPM CH2.2A : 1995 : R2007 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARD - CHAPTER 2 - TANK CALIBRATION - SECTION 2A - MEASUREMENT AND CALIBRATION OF UPRIGHT CYLINDRICAL TANKS BY THE MANUAL TANK STRAPPING METHOD
API 571 REDLINE : 2011 DAMAGE MECHANISMS AFFECTING FIXED EQUIPMENT IN THE REFINING INDUSTRY
ASCE 7 10 : 2011 MINIMUM DESIGN LOADS FOR BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES
NFPA 1 : 2021 FIRE CODE
NBR 17505-2 : 2013 AMD 1 2015 STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS - PART 2: TANK AND RECIPIENT STORAGE
UFC 3-460-01 : Change 3 UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA - DESIGN: PETROLEUM FUEL FACILITIES
API MPM CH19.3A : 1997(R2012) MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 19.3 - EVAPORATIVE LOSS MEASUREMENT - PART A - WIND TUNNEL TEST METHOD FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF DECK-FITTING LOSS FACTORS FOR EXTERNAL FLOATING-ROOF TANKS
API 1129 : 1996 ASSURANCE OF HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINE SYSTEM INTEGRITY
13/30285580 DC : 0 BS EN ISO 16961 - PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - INTERNAL PROTECTIVE COATING AND LINING OF ABOVE GROUND STEEL STORAGE TANKS
API PUBL 422 : 1994 Groundwater Protection Programs for Petroleum Refining and Storage Facilities: A Guid
API MPM CH19.3A : 1997 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 19.3 - EVAPORATIVE LOSS MEASUREMENT - PART A - WIND TUNNEL TEST METHOD FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF DECK-FITTING LOSS FACTORS FOR EXTERNAL FLOATING-ROOF TANKS
API 939-E : 2013 IDENTIFICATION, REPAIR, AND MITIGATION OF CRACKING OF STEEL EQUIPMENT IN FUEL ETHANOL SERVICE
API 2021A : 1998 INTERIM STUDY - PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF FIRES IN LARGE ABOVEGROUND ATMOSPHERIC STORAGE TANKS
NACE SP 02 05 : 2010 DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND INSPECTION OF TANKS FOR THE STORAGE OF PETROLEUM REFINING ALKYLATION UNIT SPENT SULFURIC ACID AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES
CAN/CSA-Z662-15 Oil and gas pipeline systems
NACE RP 01 98 : 2004 THE CONTROL OF CORROSION UNDER THERMAL INSULATION AND FIREPROOFING MATERIALS - A SYSTEMS APPROACH
API MPM CH19.3H:1998 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 19.3: EVAPORATIVE LOSS MEASUREMENT - PART H: TANK SEALS AND FITTING CERTIFICATION - ADMINISTRATION
UNI EN 16299 : 2013 CATHODIC PROTECTION OF EXTERNAL SURFACES OF ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK BASES IN CONTACT WITH SOIL OR FOUNDATIONS
API 2610:2005 DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND INSPECTION OF TERMINAL AND TANK FACILITIES
API 651 : 2014 CATHODIC PROTECTION OF ABOVEGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
API 1626 REDLINE : 2010 STORING AND HANDLING ETHANOL AND GASOLINE-ETHANOL BLENDS AT DISTRIBUTION TERMINALS AND FILLING STATIONS
ICC 2012 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE : 2012 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE
ICC IFC CODE & COMMENTARY VOLUME 1 & 2 : 2015 IFC® Code and Commentary
CSA B139 : 2015 INSTALLATION CODE FOR OIL-BURNING EQUIPMENT
EEMUA 183 : 2011 PREVENTION OF TANK BOTTOM LEAKAGE - A GUIDE FOR THE DESIGN AND REPAIR OF FOUNDATIONS AND BOTTOMS OF VERTICAL, CYLINDRICAL, STEEL STORAGE TANKS
API RP 652 : 2020 LININGS OF ABOVEGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANK BOTTOMS
EN 16299:2013 Cathodic protection of external surfaces of above ground storage tank bases in contact with soil or foundations
CSA B139 ON : 2006 ONTARIO INSTALLATION CODE FOR OIL-BURNING EQUIPMENT
API RP 2207 : 2017 PREPARING TANK BOTTOMS FOR HOT WORK
NACE RP 02 94 : 0 DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND INSPECTION OF TANKS FOR THE STORAGE OF CONCENTRATED SULFURIC ACID AND OLEUM AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES
I.S. EN 16299:2013 CATHODIC PROTECTION OF EXTERNAL SURFACES OF ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK BASES IN CONTACT WITH SOIL OR FOUNDATIONS
EEMUA 217 : 2011 SAFE AND EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF STORAGE TANKS FOR OIL MOVEMENTS
API TR 2567 : 2005 EVAPORATIVE LOSS FROM STORAGE TANK FLOATING ROOF LANDINGS
BS EN ISO 16961:2015 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. Internal coating and lining of steel storage tanks
API RP 2201 : 2003 SAFE HOT TAPPING PRACTICES IN THE PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
API 1160 : 2013 MANAGING SYSTEM INTEGRITY FOR HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINES
EEMUA 159 : 2014 ABOVE GROUND FLAT BOTTOMED STORAGE TANKS - A GUIDE TO INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
API 576 : 2017 INSPECTION OF PRESSURE-RELIEVING DEVICES
API 2009 : 2002 : R2007 SAFE WELDING, CUTTING, AND HOT WORK PRACTICES IN THE PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
UNE-EN 16299:2013 Cathodic protection of external surfaces of above ground storage tank bases in contact with soil or foundations
API 9100B : 1998 GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR MODEL EHS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
API 970 : 2017 CORROSION CONTROL DOCUMENTS
NFPA 350 : 2016 SAFE CONFINED SPACE ENTRY AND WORK
API RP 2021 : 2001 MANAGEMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC STORAGE TANK FIRES
API 580 REDLINE : 2009 RISK-BASED INSPECTION
API 585 : 2014 PRESSURE EQUIPMENT INTEGRITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION
API 571 : 2011 DAMAGE MECHANISMS AFFECTING FIXED EQUIPMENT IN THE REFINING INDUSTRY
API 2021 : 2001 : R2006 MANAGEMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC STORAGE TANK FIRES
API 579-1 : 2016 FITNESS-FOR-SERVICE
API 1626 : 2010 STORING AND HANDLING ETHANOL AND GASOLINE-ETHANOL BLENDS AT DISTRIBUTION TERMINALS AND FILLING STATIONS
API 340 : 1997 LIQUID RELEASE PREVENTION AND DETECTION MEASURES FOR ABOVEGROUND STORAGE FACILITIES
API 2610 : 2005 : R2010 DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND INSPECTION OF TERMINAL AND TANK FACILITIES
DIN EN 14015:2005-02 Specification for the design and manufacture of site built, vertical, cylindrical, flat-bottomed, above ground, welded, steel tanks for the storage of liquids at ambient temperature and above
ISO 16961:2015 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries — Internal coating and lining of steel storage tanks
EI 1540 : 2014 DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, COMMISSIONING, MAINTENANCE AND TESTING OF AVIATION FUELLING FACILITIES
EI MODEL CODE SAFE PRACTICE PT7 : 1998 DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AVIATION FUELLING FACILITIES
EN 14015:2004 Specification for the design and manufacture of site built, vertical, cylindrical, flat-bottomed, above ground, welded, steel tanks for the storage of liquids at ambient temperature and above
EN ISO 16961:2015 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries - Internal coating and lining of steel storage tanks (ISO 16961:2015)
API 652 CHINESE : 2014 LINING OF ABOVEGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANK BOTTOMS
AHRI 1271 (SI) : 2015 REQUIREMENTS FOR SEISMIC QUALIFICATION OF HVACR EQUIPMENT
API 580 : 2016 RISK-BASED INSPECTION
NACE SP 02 94 : 2006 DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND INSPECTION OF STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS FOR CONCENTRATED FRESH AND PROCESS SULFURIC ACID AND OLEUM AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES
API RP 2027 : 2002 IGNITION HAZARDS AND SAFE WORK PRACTICES FOR ABRASIVE BLASTING OF ATMOSPHERIC STORAGE TANKS IN HYDROCARBON SERVICE
API 545 : 2009 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR LIGHTNING PROTECTION OF ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANKS FOR FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS
API RP 2611 : 2011 TERMINAL PIPING INSPECTION - INSPECTION OF IN-SERVICE TERMINAL PIPING SYSTEMS
API 2201 : 2003 : R2010 SAFE HOT TAPPING PRACTICES IN THE PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
API 2027 : 2002 : R2012 IGNITION HAZARDS AND SAFE WORK PRACTICES FOR ABRASIVE BLASTING OF ATMOSPHERIC STORAGE TANKS IN HYDROCARBON SERVICE
API 2027 : 2002 : R2007 IGNITION HAZARDS AND SAFE WORK PRACTICES FOR ABRASIVE BLASTING OF ATMOSPHERIC STORAGE TANKS IN HYDROCARBON SERVICE
API STD 2015 : 2018 REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFE ENTRY AND CLEANING OF PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
API 577 CHINESE : 2013 WELDING PROCESSES, INSPECTION AND METALLURGY
UNI/TS 11325-9 : 2013 PRESSURE EQUIPMENT - PUTTING INTO SERVICE AND USE OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT AND ASSEMBLIES - PART 9: FITNESS FOR SERVICE
API 2021 : 2001 : R2015 MANAGEMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC STORAGE TANK FIRES
NACE SP 01 98 : 2016 CONTROL OF CORROSION UNDER THERMAL INSULATION AND FIREPROOFING MATERIALS - A SYSTEMS APPROACH
API RP 1640 : 2013 PRODUCT QUALITY IN LIGHT PRODUCT STORAGE AND HANDLING OPERATIONS
I.S. EN ISO 16961:2015 PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES - INTERNAL COATING AND LINING OF STEEL STORAGE TANKS (ISO 16961:2015)
API MPM CH19.3A : 1997 : R2007 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 19.3 - EVAPORATIVE LOSS MEASUREMENT - PART A - WIND TUNNEL TEST METHOD FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF DECK-FITTING LOSS FACTORS FOR EXTERNAL FLOATING-ROOF TANKS
API 583 : 2014 CORROSION UNDER INSULATION AND FIREPROOFING
API 575 CHINESE : 2014 INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS
API 651 CHINESE : 2014 CATHODIC PROTECTION OF ABOVEGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
API 581 : 2016 RISK-BASED INSPECTION METHODOLOGY
NFPA 1 : 2018 FIRE CODE
DIN EN 16299:2013-06 CATHODIC PROTECTION OF EXTERNAL SURFACES OF ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANK BASES IN CONTACT WITH SOIL OR FOUNDATIONS
API MPMS CH 19.3C:1998(R2023) Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards Chapter 19.3—Evaporative Loss Measurement Part C—Weight Loss Test Method for the Measurement of Rim-Seal Loss Factors for Internal Floating-roof Tanks
PIP STE03020 : 2005 GUIDELINES FOR TANK FOUNDATION DESIGNS
PIP VEETA001 : 2016 TANK SELECTION GUIDE
API RP 2027 Ed 4:2018 Ignition Hazards and Safe Work Practices for Abrasive Blasting of Atmospheric Storage Tanks in Hydrocarbon Service, Fourth Edition
ASME B31Q : 2016 PIPELINE PERSONNEL QUALIFICATION

ASME PV CODE 8 DIV 2 : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PRESSURE VESSELS DIVISION 2- ALTERNATIVE RULES
ASNT SNT TC 1A : 2016 TOPICAL OUTLINES FOR QUALIFICATION OF NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING PERSONNEL
ASME PV CODE 9 : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - WELDING, BRAZING, AND FUSING QUALIFICATIONS - QUALIFICATION STANDARD FOR WELDING, BRAZING, AND FUSING PROCEDURES; WELDERS; BRAZERS; AND WELDING, BRAZING, AND FUSING OPERATORS
API 2000 : 2014 VENTING ATMOSPHERIC AND LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS
API 620 : 2013 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE, WELDED, LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS
API 2016 : 2001 GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR ENTERING AND CLEANING PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
API 2003 : 2015 PROTECTION AGAINST IGNITIONS ARISING OUT OF STATIC, LIGHTNING, AND STRAY CURRENTS
API 651 : 2014 CATHODIC PROTECTION OF ABOVEGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
API 580 : 2016 RISK-BASED INSPECTION
ASME FFS 1 : 2007 FITNESS-FOR-SERVICE
AWS D1.6/D1.6M : 2007 STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE - STAINLESS STEEL
API 2217A : 2009 SAFE WORK IN INERT CONFINED SPACES IN THE PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
API 2015 : 2014 REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFE ENTRY AND CLEANING OF PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
ASME PV CODE 5 : 2017 BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION
API RP 2207 : 2017 PREPARING TANK BOTTOMS FOR HOT WORK
AWS D1.1/D1.1M : 2015 STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE-STEEL
API 579-1 : 2016 FITNESS-FOR-SERVICE
NACE RP 02 05 : 2005 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR THE DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND INSPECTION OF TANKS FOR THE STORAGE OF PETROLEUM REFINING ALKYLATION UNIT SPENT SULFURIC ACID AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES
API 652 : 2014 LININGS OF ABOVEGROUND PETROLEUM STORAGE TANK BOTTOMS

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