Petroleum & Gas Field Processing 08

• Title : Petroleum & Gas Field Processing 08 by H.K. Abdel-Aal and Mohamed Aggour - King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, M.A Fahim Kuwait University Safat, Kuwait
• Publish : Marceld Ekkeirn, C New York Basel
• Type Document : pdf
• Release : December 2003
• Total Page : 15 page
• Size : 0.39 Mb

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Storage Tanks and Other Field Facilities
This chapter is devoted to the discussion of storage tanks of crude oil and other hydrocarbons, vapor recovery units (VRUs), and piping in the oil field, including gathering schemes.

STORAGE TANKS

Introduction
The design of storage tanks for crude oil and petroleum products requires, in general, careful consideration of the following important factors: 

• The vapor pressure of the materials to be stored
• The storage temperature and pressure
• Toxicity of the petroleum material

In order to meet the environmental constraints on air pollution, to prevent fire hazards, and to avoid losses of valuable petroleum products at the same time, it is recommended to adopt the following:

• The use of floating-roof tanks for petroleum materials with a vapor pressure of 1.12–11.5 psia (at the storage temperature) or 
•  Using fixed-roof tanks along with the VRU system (to be described later).

These alternatives are schematically illustrated in Figure 1. Storage tanks for crude oil are needed in order to receive and collect oil produced by wells, before pumping to the pipelines as well as to allow for measuring oil properties, sampling, and gauging.

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