Plantation Pipe Line restores 50-yr. old storage tanks
When Plantation Pipe Line Co., Greensboro, NC purchased an adjacent tank farm containing six above ground steel storage tanks, the facilities had been idle for 18 months. As a result, major repairs and modifications were needed before the tanks and associated equipment could be returned to service. The main challenge, however, was to bring the 50-year old storage tanks up to operating standards as quickly and cost-effectively as possible. Varying degrees of restoration and a variety of procedures were implemented as solutions to the restoration project. Of particular concern was assuring the overall integrity of the steel tank bottoms and that they were fully protected from internal and external corrosion. Work on the six newly-acquired tanks began in July 1994 and was completed in five months. Configurations ranged from 84 feet in diameter cone roof tanks with interior steel floaters to 110 in diameter tanks with open top floating roofs, to 140 feet in diameter cone roof tanks. All tanks were in different states of condition and many of the same maintenance procedures were used during restoration. This paper reviews the various renovation techniques used to restore these tanks to service.
- OSTI ID:
- 147974
- Journal Information:
- Pipeline and Gas Journal, Vol. 222, Issue 10; Other Information: PBD: Oct 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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