US 12,292,277 B2
Determining a volume of a tank
Sahejad Patel, Thuwal (SA); Abdulwahab A. Halawani, Jeddah (SA); and Hesham Jifri, Thuwal (SA)
Assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/840,929.
Prior Publication US 2023/0408239 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. G01B 5/00 (2006.01); G01B 5/02 (2006.01); G01S 17/00 (2020.01)
CPC G01B 5/0002 (2013.01) [G01B 5/025 (2013.01); G01S 17/00 (2013.01)] 33 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for determining a volume of a tank, the method comprising:
attaching, by a plurality of magnetic rollers, a measuring tape to a first location of the tank;
measuring, by the measuring tape, a portion of a first circumference of the tank at the first location of the tank;
recording a value of the portion of the first circumference;
rotating a plurality of wheels coupled to the measuring tape;
responsive to rotating the plurality of wheels, moving the measuring tape from the first location to a second location of the tank;
measuring a portion of a second circumference of the tank at the second location;
recording a value of the portion of the second circumference; and
based on the value of the portion of the first circumference and the value of the portion of the second circumference, calculating the volume of the tank as a function of the value of the portion of the first circumference and the value of the portion of the second circumference.