Efficient Inventory Control of Petroleum Products
McCabe & Sons, Inc. has developed two exceptional products to optimize the accuracy of tank gauging and inventory verification of petroleum and petrochemical products.
Used in tandem, the McCabe Gasoline Level Indicator Paste, and McCabe H2O Plus+ Water Level Indicator Paste are our company’s top-of-the-line products that can make the inventory control of your petroleum products faster and easier!
Why Is Inventory Control Important?
Generally, an inventory control system entails keeping track of product levels and knowing how much inventory is on hand, how much more is coming in, and how much was disposed of, sold, or delivered to customers.
If your business has tanks that store petroleum products, you may be required by law to perform regular inventory checks to ensure that both your tanks and products are in tip-top condition and there are no tank leaks or any product contamination.
Typically, you need to check the physical inventory of your tanks and petroleum products. In other words, you need to measure or calculate the amount of product you have in storage, add any deliveries, and subtract the amount of product pumped.
Additionally, part of the inventory control is quality check. Since water is a natural element, it may accumulate inside your petroleum storage tank in numerous ways. Not detecting water can cause issues like engine or burner damage, resulting in lower mileage, poor combustibility, and total burner failure. Also, you are paying for water in lieu of the product!
McCabe Indicator Pastes help in inventory control of petroleum products.
McCabe & Sons, Inc.’s very own fantastic duo, McCabe Gasoline Level Indicator Paste and McCabe H2O Plus+ Water Level Indicator Paste, are innovative tools that can help expedite the process of inventory control of petroleum products.
McCabe Gasoline Level Indicator Paste
The McCabe Gasoline Level Indicator Paste changes color from light blue to dark blue when immersed in various petroleum products, including light crude oil, gasoline, diesel, kerosene, reformulated gasoline (RFG), heating oil, and jet fuel. While it was primarily intended to be used with light or volatile hydrocarbons, it also works with plant oils and petrochemicals.
McCabe H2O Plus+ Water Level Indicator Paste
The McCabe H2O Plus+ Water Level Indicator Paste is a water-finding paste that detects water in numerous petroleum products. It provides a vivid color change from green to dark purple when it comes in contact with free water.
When this product is used to test RFG, it produces a variety of color indicators depending upon the ethanol to water bottom concentration. Because water will pull ethanol out of RFG, the water bottoms are not just free water but a water-ethanol blend.
McCabe’s Indicator Pastes works with all these common petroleum products!
Petroleum products are fuels derived from crude oil and other hydrocarbons found in natural gas. Here are the common petroleum products used with McCabe’s gasoline and water indicator pastes:
Diesel fuel, also known as diesel oil, is combustible and is commonly used as automotive fuel. Diesel is generally extracted from crude oil fractions that are less volatile than the ones used in gasoline. The heat of air compressed in the cylinder of diesel engines ignites the diesel fuel.
Gasoline, also known as gas or petrol, is a petroleum-derived mixture of volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbons used as fuel in internal-combustion motors. Initially a byproduct of the petrochemical industry, gasoline quickly became the preferred automotive vehicle fuel due to its high combustion energy and ability to mix easily with air in a carburetor.
Kerosene, sometimes referred to as paraffin or paraffin oil, is a flammable hydrocarbon liquid commonly used as a fuel. It has a pleasant distinctive odor and is usually pale yellow or colorless. Kerosene is manufactured from petroleum and is used as an energy source for jet engines and a solvent for insecticides and greases.
Jet fuel, also known as aviation turbine fuel (ATF), is a refined kerosene-based, colorless fuel used in aircraft with turbine and jet engines. Jet fuels are typically made by blending and refining various crude oil petroleum distillation products such as gasoline, naphtha, or kerosene in order to meet specific military or commercial specifications.
Reformulated Gasoline (RFG). This petroleum product is a blend of ethanol and gasoline and is 30% less powerful than pure gasoline. RFG is considered the most environmentally friendly fuel as it produces fewer carbon emissions than regular petrol or diesel vehicles.
Heating oil is mainly used in furnaces or boilers for space heating. It is derived from petroleum distillation as a by-product of crude oil. It’s similar to diesel in terms of properties, but there is variation in chemical composition.
Partner With McCabe for efficient petroleum inventory control solutions!
By applying McCabe H20 Plus+ Water Level Indicator to the bottom of a plumb bob/tape/stick and applying McCabe Gasoline Level Indicator to the portion of the gauging device where you anticipate the product/air interface to be, you can gauge the volume of a petroleum product and determine if water is present at the same time. The color reactions with both pastes are distinctive and very easy to read, expediting your inventory control process.
McCabe & Sons, Inc. manufactures only the highest-quality water and gasoline detection pastes. We’ve been in the industry since the 1930s, and we’ve established an excellent and solid reputation and direct involvement with various sectors, including service stations, petroleum terminals, refining facilities, inspection industry and the barge and shipping industries.
We can help you achieve efficient inventory control of your petroleum products! Get in touch with us for more information on our exceptional indicator pastes!