A 1,000 BBL steel gun barrel tank is a key piece of oilfield production equipment used to separate produced oil from water before the oil is transferred to sales or storage tanks. Produced fluid enters the vessel and is distributed internally, allowing gravity and residence time to separate the lighter oil from the heavier produced water. These 2018-year tanks are internally coated and feature the newer-style internal gun barrel design, eliminating the tall external flume/standpipe associated with older gun barrel configurations. The internal arrangement provides the fluid distribution and level-control functions necessary for continuous oil-water separation while maintaining a cleaner, more compact installation.

Buying a good used 1,000 BBL gun barrel can provide substantial savings compared with purchasing newly fabricated equipment while performing the same fundamental production function. New large steel vessels require significant material, fabrication, coating, labor and lead time, whereas quality used equipment can often be placed back into service much faster and at a fraction of replacement cost. For operators needing dependable, high-capacity oil-water separation without paying new-fabrication pricing, MillQuip’s 2018 internally coated, new-style 1,000 BBL steel gun barrel tanksoffer a practical and economical solution.