Refinery Storage Tank Surveys

Sonar Surveys has earned an enviable reputation for reliable, accurate and cost-effective cavern integrity inspections since its inception in 2009. In addition to its sonar engineering teams with over 30 years of experience, it is Sonar Surveys’ commitment to pushing the technology envelope in oil field applications that sets it apart. One such example would be the patented Storage Tank Surveyor™, designed and manufactured by SONASEARCH. This state-of-the-art sonar tool provides an extremely accurate image of features, anomalies and problem areas in fluid-filled storage tanks - without the need to remove the tank from service. In the hands of the extremely experienced Sonar Surveys sonar engineers, the Storage Tank Surveyor has proven itself to the perfect tool for high-reliability, high-resolution storage tank integrity inspection.

In an ongoing effort to improve productivity, minimize costs, improve safety and maximize revenue, oil refinery management would greatly prefer to avoid the expense and disruption to production of removing their above-ground storage tanks from service during inspection of the tank floor and shell. The ability to survey the tank shell concurrently with the floor is an added bonus. Automating the inspection process provides a significant safety enhancement, exposing far fewer personnel to risk of harm. It’s time to deploy the Storage Tank Surveyor. With the STS system, there is no need to take the tank out of service. No need to transfer its contents to another tank. With the exception of extreme cases, no need to perform a sediment removal operation prior to measurement. No need for environmental concerns regarding disposal of the sediment removed. No concerns about tank ventilation, forced air working conditions or teams of workers subjected to hazardous working conditions. In contrast, the STS system is designed to operate without the necessity of sediment removal and tank cleaning, producing accurate, properly oriented measurements of tank shell and floor integrity with a minimum of lost time, lost patience and lost revenue.