Oil Buying Audit

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

Buying process.

• Drop woodback in top third of oil column.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Tie off woodback to hatch (wait fifteen minutes).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Thief top third of oil column.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Top sample.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Thief middle of oil column. (of loaded oil)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Insert hydrometer (five minutes).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Read hydrometer quickly for gravity and temp. (after five minutes)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Thief bottom of tank.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Take bottom sample (10")

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Gauge tank (twice).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Read woodback (Is the woodback marked for easy read 30,60,90?).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Empty woodback and hang in tank.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Testing.

• Test samples at a minimum 160 degrees.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Spin out.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Read grind out, check BS&W (Do you know how to read a 100 vs. 200 sample viles?).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If grind out is unacceptable, CALL Crude Operations.<br>If grindout is acceptable, continue with steps to load.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Loading.

• Hook up hose.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Break seal(keep seal), open valves.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Load trailer (remember top spill issues- getty box, know your trailer, do not get in truck)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Shut valves, seal tank.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Suck hose and getty box dry.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Unground.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Finishing process.

• Lower woodback between 8" to 15" from bottom (five minutes).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Gauge tank (twice).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Read woodback (careful to get accurate reading quickly).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Fill out paperwork, leave appropriate slip at wellhead.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Must KNOW

• Top gauge move down to first quarter inch, bottom gauge moves to the nearest quarter inch.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When oil buying procedures are completed, the tank top and hatch must be wiped clean.

  Yes

  No

  N/A