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  • API MPM CH3.1A : 2013

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    MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 3.1A: STANDARD PRACTICE FOR THE MANUAL GAUGING OF PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  10-09-2019

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-08-2013

    Publisher:  American Petroleum Institute

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    1 Scope
    2 Normative References
    3 Terms and Definitions
    4 Gauging Equipment
    5 Gauging Procedure
    6 Free Water Gauging Procedure
    7 Gauging Procedure for Marine Vessels
    8 Operational Precautions
    Annex A (normative) - Tape Comparison Against a Traceable
                          Reference Standard
    Annex B (informative) - Gauging Uncertainties of Tank
                            Measurements
    Annex C (informative) - Tank Mixers and Tank Mixing for
                            Custody Transfers
    Annex D (informative) - Caverns
    Bibliography

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    This standard describes the following:a) the procedures for manually gauging the liquid level of petroleum and petroleum products in nonpressure fixedroof, floating-roof tanks and marine tank vessels.

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    Development Note Together with API MPM CH3.1B supersedes API 2545. (03/2004) Also available in Spanish version, see API MPM CH3.1A SPANISH. (01/2015)
    Document Type Revision
    Product Note This product is unavailable in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria
    Publisher American Petroleum Institute
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    API MPM CH16.2 : 1994 : R2012 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 16 - MEASUREMENT OF HYDROCARBON FLUIDS BY WEIGHT OR MASS - SECTION 2 - MASS MEASUREMENT OF LIQUID HYDROCARBONS IN VERTICAL CYLINDRICAL STORAGE TANKS BY HYDROSTATIC TANK GAUGING
    EI HM 51 : 2015 PROCEDURES FOR BULK LIQUID CHEMICAL CARGO INSPECTIONS
    API 2350 : 2012 OVERFILL PROTECTION FOR STORAGE TANKS IN PETROLEUM FACILITIES
    API MPM CH17.2 SPANISH : 1999 MANUAL DE ESTANDARES DE MEDICION DE PETROLEO - CAPITULO 17: MEDICIONES MARITIMAS - SECCION 2: MEDICIONES DE CARGAS A BORDO DE BUQUE TANQUES
    ASME B89.1.7 : 2009 : R2014 PERFORMANCE STANDARD FOR STEEL MEASURING TAPES
    ASME B89.1.7 : 2009 PERFORMANCE STANDARD FOR STEEL MEASURING TAPES
    API MPMS CHAPTER 17.2:2023 Measurement of Cargoes On Board Tank Vessels
    API MPM CH3.4 : 1995(R2016) STANDARD PRACTICE FOR LEVEL MEASUREMENT OF LIQUID HYDROCARBONS ON MARINE VESSELS BY AUTOMATIC TANK GAUGING
    API MPM CH3.4:1995 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 3: TANK GAUGING - SECTION 4: STANDARD PRACTICE FOR LEVEL MEASUREMENT OF LIQUID HYDROCARBONS ON MARINE VESSELS BY AUTOMATIC TANK GAUGING
    API MPM CH17.12 SPANISH : 2015 API Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards Chapter 17.12 - EI Hydrocarbon Management HM 51
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    EI HM 52 : 2009 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 17.11: MEASUREMENT AND SAMPLING OF CARGOES ON BOARD TANK VESSELS USING CLOSED AND RESTRICTED EQUIPMENT
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    API MPM CH16.2 : 1994 : R2007 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 16 - MEASUREMENT OF HYDROCARBON FLUIDS BY WEIGHT OR MASS - SECTION 2 - MASS MEASUREMENT OF LIQUID HYDROCARBONS IN VERTICAL CYLINDRICAL STORAGE TANKS BY HYDROSTATIC TANK GAUGING
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    API MPM CH3.4 : 1995 : R2006 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 3: TANK GAUGING - SECTION 4: STANDARD PRACTICE FOR LEVEL MEASUREMENT OF LIQUID HYDROCARBONS ON MARINE VESSELS BY AUTOMATIC TANK GAUGING
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    API MPM CH3.6 : 2001 : R2011 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 3 - TANK GAUGING - SECTION 6 - MEASUREMENT OF LIQUID HYDROCARBONS BY HYBRID TANK MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
    API RP 77:2018 RISK-BASED APPROACH FOR MANAGING HYDROCARBON VAPOR EXPOSURE DURING TANK GAUGING, SAMPLING, AND MAINTENANCE OF ONSHORE PRODUCTION FACILITIES
    API 3000 : 2014 CLASSIFYING AND LOADING OF CRUDE OIL INTO RAIL TANK CARS
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    TS 102 692 : 1.1.1 ULTRA WIDEBAND (UWB); RF CONFORMANCE TESTING OF RADAR LEVEL GAUGING APPLICATIONS IN STILLPIPES TLPR
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    API MPM CH17.4 SPANISH : 2016 Marine Measurement: Method for Quantification of Small Volumes on Marine Vessels (OBQ/ROB)
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    API MPM CH17.11 SPANISH : 2016 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 17.11: MEASUREMENT AND SAMPLING OF CARGOES ON BOARD TANK VESSELS USING CLOSED AND RESTRICTED EQUIPMENT
    API MPM CH16.2 : 1994(R2017) MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 16 - MEASUREMENT OF HYDROCARBON FLUIDS BY WEIGHT OR MASS - SECTION 2 - MASS MEASUREMENT OF LIQUID HYDROCARBONS IN VERTICAL CYLINDRICAL STORAGE TANKS BY HYDROSTATIC TANK GAUGING

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