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API SPEC 12B

Specification for Bolted Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids

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Organization: API
Publication Date: 1 December 2020
Status: active
Page Count: 30
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This specification establishes minimum requirements for material, design, fabrication, erection, inspection, and marking of vertical, cylindrical, aboveground, unanchored, closed- and open-top, bolted storage tanks in standard sizes designed for the loads specified in Section 5.

Purpose

This specification provides the oil production industry with safe, economical tanks for storing liquids.

Document History

API SPEC 12B
December 1, 2020
Specification for Bolted Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids
This specification establishes minimum requirements for material, design, fabrication, erection, inspection, and marking of vertical, cylindrical, aboveground, unanchored, closed- and open-top,...
API SPEC 12B
November 1, 2014
Specification for Bolted Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids
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...
API SPEC 12B
October 1, 2008
Specification for Bolted Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids
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...
SPEC 12B
January 1, 1995
Specification for Bolted Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids
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...
API SPEC 12B
January 1, 1995
Specification for Bolted Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids
1 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...
API SPEC 12B
October 1, 1990
SPECIFICATION FOR BOLTED TANKS FOR STORAGE OF PRODUCTION LIQUIDS THIRTEENTH EDITION
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SPEC 12B
January 1, 1977
SPECIFICATION FOR BOLTED TANKS FOR STORAGE OF PRODUCTION LIQUIDS TWELFTH EDITION; SUPPLEMENT 1 - JANUARY 1982, SUPPLEMENT 2 - MAY 1985
A description is not available for this item.
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References

This document references:
ASCE 7-10 - Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures
Published by ASCE on March 12, 2014
A description is not available for this item.
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360 - Specification for Structural Steel Buildings
Published by AISC on August 1, 2022
The Specification for Structural Steel Buildings (ANSI/AISC 360), hereafter referred to as this Specification, shall apply to the design, fabrication, erection, and quality of the structural steel...
This document references:
API SPEC 5L - Line Pipe
Published by API on April 1, 2018
Coverage This specification specifies requirements for the manufacture of two product specification levels (PSL 1 and PSL 2) of seamless and welded steel pipe for use in pipeline transportation...
This document references:
API SPEC 6A - Specification for Wellhead and Tree Equipment
Published by API on November 1, 2018
This specification identifies requirements and gives recommendations for the performance, dimensional and functional interchangeability, design, materials, testing, inspection, welding, marking,...
This document references:
API STD 2000 - Venting Atmospheric and Low-pressure Storage Tanks
Published by API on March 1, 2014
This standard covers the normal and emergency vapor venting requirements for aboveground liquid petroleum or petroleum products storage tanks and aboveground and underground refrigerated storage...
This document references:
ASCE 7-10 - Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures
Published by ASCE on March 12, 2014
A description is not available for this item.
This document is referenced by:
ICC I-CODE IMC - I-Codes: IMC - International Mechanical Code
Published by ICC on January 1, 2021
This code shall regulate the design, installation, maintenance, alteration and inspection of mechanical systems that are permanently installed and utilized to provide control of environmental...
This document is referenced by:
29 CFR PART 1910 VOL 5 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS
Published by DOL on July 1, 2021
Purpose and scope. (a) Section 6(a) of the Williams- Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1593) provides that ‘‘without regard to chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, or...
This document is referenced by:
12R1 - Installation, Operation, Maintenance, Inspection, and Repair of Tanks in Production Service
Published by API on March 1, 2020
This standard provides the minimum requirements to install, operate, maintain, inspect, repair, and reconstruct both new and existing tanks used in petroleum production service in a manner that...
This document is referenced by:
ISO 27916 - Carbon dioxide capture, transportation and geological storage - Carbon dioxide storage using enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR)
Published by ISO on January 1, 2019
Applicability This document applies to carbon dioxide (CO2) that is injected in enhanced recovery operations for oil and other hydrocarbons (CO2-EOR) for which quantification of CO2 that is safely...
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