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Chemical Storage Tanks: A Complete Guide Chemical manufacturers use various chemicals that are inherently corrosive and it is difficult to imagine an industry that does not use any chemicals. Refineries use propane, liquefied natural gas, petroleum products (gasoline, diesel), crude oil, and other chemicals. Paint manufacturers use various types of latex polymers in the manufacturing […]
Have you faced difficult situations at your facility or at a fracking site in regards to containing oil, wastewater or flowback spills? Containing oil spills is a common challenge faced by several industry players. Every year, up to 16 percent of oil and gas wells that were hydraulically fractured had a liquid spill incident. Due […]
Types of Atmospheric Storage Tanks, Safety Challenges, and How to Overcome Them For decades, refineries and chemical process industries have relied on storage tanks to safely store hazardous and flammable hydrocarbon liquids. Their popularity is evident with the numbers. For instance, nearly 542,000 underground storage tanks in the USA store petroleum and hazardous substances. This […]
The hydraulic fracturing process, or fracking, efficiently extracts crude oil and gas trapped in shale rock formations. This guide covers hydraulic frac equipment, features and applications, and the chemicals and fluids used in fracturing operations. How Does Hydraulic Fracking Work? Hydraulic fracturing operations involve drilling a vertical well at least a mile below the earth’s […]
The oil and gas industry has been using frac pumps to perform vertical drilling for decades. However, traditional frac pumps do not provide enough power to drill through shale rock formations, which is necessary for modern hydraulic fracking and horizontal drilling. Modern frac pumps require better lubrication mechanisms to function in higher pressures and for […]
Hurricanes can be unpredictable in the path they follow and the kind of devastation they cause. While a recent report cites less intensity for hurricanes in 2018 compared to 2017, we could still see 10 to 16 named storms with one to four major hurricanes in Categories three or higher, making it an average to […]
Frac tanks have gotten most of their press coverage in the oil and gas industry, since these tanks are commonly used to hold the liquids used for fracking. But did you know frac tanks can be used for more than just fracking? That’s right! Frac tanks are used extensively across many other industries for municipal […]
Temporary water storage tanks for non-potable water are helpful in various industrial operations such as fracking, agriculture, and collection of stormwater runoff. Aboveground water storage tanks are made of carbon steel, stainless steel, or fiberglass. You can also use durable poly tanks made of high-density cross-linked polyethylene. How do you Choose the Right Aboveground Storage […]