16th Annual National Aboveground Storage Tank
Conference & Trade Show
The Woodlands, Texas

December 5, 2023
8:30AM – 4:30PM

NISTM offering this unique aboveground storage tank course taught by industry experts Phil Myers and Andrew Yearwood of PEMY Consulting.

This comprehensive and broad course is aimed at engineers, inspectors, regulators, administrators, and managers responsible for storage tank facilities who wish to improve their overall knowledge and understanding of these facilities in the petroleum, chemical, aviation and paper and pulp industries. More importantly, this course offers an excellent opportunity to network with others in the same situation and ask questions and consult with experts.

COURSE OVERVIEW

Complete overview of various kinds of “tanks” used aboveground and underground in both vertical and horizontal configurations including their application and use. We cover the fundamentals for the design, construction, operation, maintenance, and inspection of petroleum terminal and tank facilities. We discuss the different kinds of designs, best practices and the general considerations associated with storage tanks including the hazards of petroleum storage. Also addressed is what you need to know about keeping your tank personnel safe based on lessons learned from past incidents that have shaped the industry.

Tanks 101 will provide an overview of all the important tanks standards such as API 650, API 653, API 2610, API 2350, and API 579. It will provide additional detail on API 650 and provide the basic principles of shell design, floating roofs, foundations, fixed roofs, venting, hydrostatic tests, materials of construction, and many other issues associated with building new tanks.

Having designed and built a good tank the next problem is to ensure it remains safe and leak free. The focus is on the well-known tank inspection standard, API 653. We cover some of the various damage mechanisms such as brittle fracture, corrosion, settlement, repairs and more