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Title: Verification Of Tank Calibration Volumes
Author: James C. Hassell
Source: 2008 South East Asia Flow Measurement Conference
Year Published: 2008
Abstract: Accurate and defensible measurement forms a critical basis for sustainable relationships in the worldwide trading of chemicals, petroleum products and liquefied gases. In storage tanks, accurate and defensible fiscal measurement requires determining a transferred volume from the containment system to a high level of accuracy. To meet this high level of accuracy, the petroleum industry goes to great efforts in accurately measuring the liquid levels of its fiscal tank systems. Unfortunately, even the best gauging system or accurate manual measurement is compromised if the equivalent volumes are extracted from inaccurate calibration tables or measurements are defended with poor records. Adding to the problem of inaccurate calibrations is the fact that once an error has been integrated into a capacity table, it will act in a single direction until its discovery. The effect of any capacity table error is compounded by the number of transfers made. Clearly with these factors at play, even a small error can appreciate into a large sum of money.

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