Leak Detection for Aboveground Storage Tanks

Storage tank leak detection using our mass measurement system is less costly and safer than conventional leak testing methods, and more precise. Aboveground vertical tank testing, leak measurement, tank tightness certification, API 653 certification are necessary steps in maintaining your productivity, protecting the environment, and maintaining safety. Our mass measurement system for leak detection eliminates guesswork and avoids tank entry that is required with other leak testing technologies. mass tightness testing is a precision measurement that overcomes problems of tank content expansion/contraction. Aboveground storage tanks stay in service longer. Fluid containment capability of the tank is determined, and an accurate measurement of the leak rate is made, if a leak exists. The system is capable of measuring leak rates of less than 0.80 gallon per hour in 100,000-barrel storage tanks. This is a detection capacity of less than one part per million based on tank capacity.

 
 
 

Practical Application

Practical Application

API 653 Deferment

API 653 Deferment

Third-Party Evaluations

Third-Party Evaluations
 
 

Precision leak testing for aboveground fluid storage tanks. Our mass measurement system, applicable to all types and sizes of tanks and viscous products, is a safer, more economical, and more precise method of detecting leaks in above ground storage tanks than other testing methods. It is field-proven and third-party certified. Employing pressure-sensing transducers, enhanced data collection, and experience gained from practical applications, Mass Technology's system detects leaks at a threshold of less than 0.80 gallons per hour in a 100,000 barrel tank. Practical application in testing aboveground storage tanks allows us to test for leaks and produce precise measurements without entering the tank or taking the storage tank out of service.

Defer API 653 tank entry and inspection with a tightness certification from Mass Technology Corporation. Reduce expenses. Avoid the environmental impact of tank entry and clean-out. Prevent tank bottom damage caused by tank entry, and reduce tank out of service time. Save real dollars. Entering a tank that can be verified tight is something no operator wants to do. Entry does not ensure tightness and can cause tight tanks to leak. Defer the cost of sending an API 653 Certified Inspector into an aboveground storage tank with annual integrity testing by Mass Technology Corporation.

EPA Certification: Mass Technology has made third-party EPA certification forms available.

The detection of leaks from large aboveground storage tanks has presented an ongoing challenge for many years. Although the Environmental Protection Agency is currently working with ASTM, API, and other interested groups to develop leak detection methodology and standards, no official requirements have been issued. Several companies have made efforts to develop leak detection systems for large tanks. Mass Technology Corporation has demonstrated a leak detection technique based on mass measurement. Their technology has been applied to large bulk storage tanks of several million gallons capacity. This report describes an independent evaluation of that system when applied to a large tank containing crude oil.