• API 653 : 2014

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    TANK INSPECTION, REPAIR, ALTERATION, AND RECONSTRUCTION

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    Superseded date:  24-01-2020

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    Published date:  01-01-2014

    Publisher:  American Petroleum Institute

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    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

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    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.

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    Development Note Also available in Chinese version, see API 653 CHINESE. (09/2015) NEW CHILD ERR 1 IS ADDED
    Document Type Standard
    Product Note NEW CHILD ERR 1 IS ADDED NEW CHILD ADD 1 IS ADDED.
    Publisher American Petroleum Institute
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    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
    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 GUIDANCE DOCUMENT
    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
    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
    PIP VEETA001 : 2016 TANK SELECTION GUIDE

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    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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