Oil Tank Locating

   Oil Tank Locating, also known as a property sweep or scan, is process where multiple technologies are used to determine if an old underground tank is located on the property.  Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), Electromagnetic Detection and Magnetometers.  If you are buying a home and the owner cant provide documentation regarding the removal and location of previous tanks, it is highly recommended that a scan be done make sure no tanks are detected.

In Westchester and Putnam, oil heat was quite common. Oil heating systems required storage tanks, either underground or above ground. It is important to make sure all old tanks have been located or removed. No matter what the current heat source, old underground oil tanks could still be present.  Very often when heating systems were upgraded or converted people just left the old tanks.  For example, a house built in the 1940’s may have been built with an underground tank.  Then over time, owners may have installed an above ground tank or converted to gas, with out removing the old tank.  Another example could be, the old tank was decommissioned in place improperly

Ground Penetrating Radar used for locating underground oil tanks by Barrier Contracting

Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is one of the most accurate tools used in locating underground heating oil tanks.  Another technology is Electromagnetic Detection (ED). Barrier Contracting uses both of these technologies to identify and locate any previous and in use underground heating oil tanks or associated piping. When purchasing (or selling) a property, In Westchester or Putnam County, it is imperative to know whether or not underground storage tanks (UST’s) are present.  If found Barrier Contracting can guide you through the oil tank removal process.

–Ground Penetrating Radar uses radio signals to determine the characteristics of what lays underground. These signals can identify  and locate tanks, piping and various other materials beneath the surface without excavation.

The transmitter (red) using radio signal to identify if underground oil tanks exist

–Electromagnetic Detection involves connecting a transmitter to induce radio frequency to old oil lines and using a handheld device to trace and follow them in order to locate the precise locations. This technology can help determine if an underground oil tank exists or has existed.

Inspecting a property for old underground oil tank and locating it if one is found

Using the latest technology and trained personnel Barrier Contracting can help locate and identify underground home heating oil tanks, please call, text or email us to schedule an appointment, 914-760- 2090 or [email protected]