Oil & Gas
What this tool does
Ideal vertical-cylinder volume from a gauge reading, in barrels and gallons. This page says what the tool is for, in plain language. The working formula stays on the signed-in tool.
When to use it
Open Vertical Tank Volume when this is the job: Ideal vertical-cylinder volume from a gauge reading, in barrels and gallons. That is usually a capacity, displacement, or geometry check from the pipe record.
Step-by-step
- Open Vertical Tank Volume from the tool list.
- Fill Unit system, Tank diameter, Tank height, Fluid level from the instrument, the drawing, or the job record. Use the unit shown beside each field.
- Fill the remaining fields the same way. Skip a field only when the screen marks it optional.
- Run Calculate when that control is on the page, then read every result row and any warning.
- Check the result against the site procedure and the manufacturer data before you change a range, a wire, a setpoint, or a weight.
- A free account can open this tool after signing in.
Inputs
- Unit system
- Imperial or metric. Pick one and enter every other field in that system.
- Tank diameter
- The diameter of the vertical tank.
- Tank height
- The shell height, not the fluid level, unless the label says level.
- Fluid level
- How full the tank is, measured the way the screen asks.
- Fluid level inches
- Fluid level inches is the value you read from the instrument, the drawing, or the job record. Enter it in in.
- Deadwood
- Volume inside the tank that does not hold fluid. Enter zero when you are not subtracting any.
Results
- Result
- The reported value for Vertical Tank Volume. Use the unit printed on that row.
- Warnings
- A warning means an entry is incomplete or outside what this tool will stand behind. Recheck the inputs and the site procedure.
Common mistakes
- Using a nominal diameter where the job needs the measured inside diameter.
- Forgetting that the site procedure may require a different method than this field estimate.
- Do not treat a result from Vertical Tank Volume as a substitute for the site procedure or the manufacturer data.
Standards references
These are the standards and public references named on this tool. Clause numbers appear only when the catalog already cites them.
- API barrel: 42 × 231 in³ (NIST SP 811)
- Field tank factor 0.1399 bbl/ft per ft² of diameter squared
- Ideal flat-bottom cylinder. Not an API MPMS Chapter 2 or Chapter 3 strapping table
Offline and access
This engine can run offline after the server has cached it for the signed-in account.
A free account can open this tool in the workspace.