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  • API MPM CH3.1B : 2001(R2016)

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    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

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  04-12-2018

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-02-2016

    Publisher:  American Petroleum Institute

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    1 Scope
    2 Normative References
    3 Terms and Definitions
    4 General
    5 General Procedures for Initial Setting and Initial
       Verification of ATGs in the Field
    6 Initial Setting of ATGs in the Field
    7 Initial Verification
    8 Recordkeeping
    9 Subsequent Verification of ATGs for Custody Transfer,
       Inventory Control, or Crude Oil Lease Tanks
    10 Data Communication and Receiving
    Annex A (informative) - Safety Precautions: Physical
            Characteristics and Fire Considerations

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    Describes level measurement of liquid hydrocarbons in stationary, aboveground, atmospheric storage tanks using automatic tank gauges (ATGs).

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    Development Note Together with API MPM CH3.1A supersedes API 2545. (03/2004) Spanish translation of 2ED 2001 edition is still available, see API MPM CH3.1B SPANISH. (04/2018)
    Document Type Revision
    Product Note Reconfirmed 2001
    Publisher American Petroleum Institute
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    API 500 : 2012 RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR CLASSIFICATION OF LOCATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AT PETROLEUM FACILITIES CLASSIFIED AS CLASS 1, DIVISION 1 AND DIVISION 2
    API MPM CH7 : 2001 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 7 - TEMPERATUREDETERMINATION
    ISO 4266:1994 Petroleum and liquid petroleum products — Measurement of temperature and level in storage tanks — Automatic methods
    API 2003 : 2015 PROTECTION AGAINST IGNITIONS ARISING OUT OF STATIC, LIGHTNING, AND STRAY CURRENTS
    API MPM CH19.2 : 2012 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 19.2: EVAPORATIVE LOSS FROM FLOATING-ROOF TANKS
    API MPM CH12.1 : 1ED 96 CALCULATION OF STATIC PETROLEUM QUANTITIES, PART 1, UPRIGHT CYLINDRICAL TANKS AND MARINE VESSELS
    API MPM CH8.1 : 2013 MANUAL OF PETROLEUM MEASUREMENT STANDARDS - CHAPTER 8.1: STANDARD PRACTICE FOR MANUAL SAMPLING OF PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
    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 CH1 : 1994 Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards - Chapter 1: Vocabulary
    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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