API SPEC 12B-2008
Specification for Bolted Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids (Fifteenth Edition)

Standard No.
API SPEC 12B-2008
Release Date
2008
Published By
API - American Petroleum Institute
Replace
API SPEC 12B:1995
Scope
This specification covers material@ design@ fabrication@ and testing requirements for vertical@ cylindrical@ aboveground@ closed and open top@ bolted steel storage tanks in various standard sizes and capacities for internal pressures approximately atmospheric@ not to exceed those listed in Column 2@ Table 1. This specification is designed to provide the oil production industry with tanks of adequate safety and reasonable economy for use in the storage of crude petroleum and other liquids commonly handled and stored by the production segment of the industry. This specification is for the convenience of purchasers and manufacturers in ordering and fabricating tanks.



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