Standard AWWA D100** API 650* API 620* API 12F* API 12D*

Welded Carbon Welded Steel Design and Specification for Specification for
Steel Tanks for Tanks for Oil Construction of Shop Welded Field Welded
Description Water Storage Storage Large, Low- Tanks for Storage Tanks for Storage
Pressure Storage of Production of Production
Tanks Liquids Liquids

Water Any Liquid Any Liquid Any Liquid Any Liquid

Product Stored
Wastewater

Ground-Supported Ground- Any configuration Ground-Supported Ground-Supported

Bottom Supported that has a single or Skirted Bottom Bottom
Configuration Open or Closed Bottom centered, vertical Closed Roof Closed Roof
Roof Open or Closed axis of revolution

Elevated Tanks Roof

Field Erected Shop (Appendix Field Erected Shop Erected Field Erected
Shop/Field Erected J) or Field
Erected

Any Any Any Only sizes as listed Only sizes as listed

in Table 1 (7’-6 in Table 1 of API
Tank Sizes Diameter to 15’-6 12D (15’-6
Diameter) Diameter to 55’-0
Diameter)

Ambient -40 Deg. F to 500 -325 Deg. F to 250 Ambient Ambient

Temperature Range
Deg. F Deg. F

Atmospheric 2.5 psig (pounds 15 psig As shown in Table As shown in Table

Maximum Pressure per square inch 1 (8 – 16 oz/in^2) 1 (3 – 8 oz/in^2)
gage) based on tank size based on tank size

Carbon Steel Carbon Steel Carbon Steel Carbon Steel Carbon Steel
Austenitic Austenitic Stainless
Stainless Steel Steel
Materials
Duplex Stainless Nickel Alloys
Steel (Low Temp only)
Aluminum

Primarily for Oil, Gas, API 620 tanks are 12F tanks are 12D tanks are
municipal water Chemical, Water, used for product standardized shop standardized tanks
storage or and Bio-Fuel that needs high tanks built in built in accordance
wastewater process storage. API 650 internal pressure accordance with with API 12D,
but also found tanks are some of such as LNG tanks API 12F, including including
industrially when the most or Cryogenic tanks. dimensions and dimensions and
water storage is common welded internal and internal and
necessary steel tanks used external pressures. external pressures.
Uses/Industries
in industry. Most Primary use is for Primary use is for
tanks in the storage of the storage of
Refineries, production oil & production oil &
Terminals, produced water. produced water.
Pipelines, and
other process
facilities use
these tanks.