Heating Oil Tank Chart

Measure the inches of fuel in your tank, then read the gallons.

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Scully, the Patriot Petroleum mascot dog — Stick Your Tank, Then Check the Chart

Three Steps to Your Gallons

Stick Your Tank

Measure the number of inches of fuel in your tank.

Find the Inches

Pick your tank size, then find your inches in the chart.

Read the Gallons

Read across to see how many gallons are in your tank.

Find Your Gallons

Choose your tank size, then find the inches of fuel in your tank. An asterisk on the original chart means the tank is not that tall, shown here as a dash.

275 Gallon26 Inches High275 Gallon42 Inches High330 Gallon44 1/2 Inches High550 Gallon48 Inches High1000 Gallon48 Inches High1080 Gallon47 Inches High

275 Gallon Tank, 26 Inches High

Readings run from 1 to 26 inches, up to 275 gallons.

Inches	Gallons	Level
1	6
2	14
3	23
4	33
5	43
6	54
7	65
8	77
9	89
10	100
11	113
12	125
13	137
14	149
15	161
16	174
17	185
18	197
19	209
20	221
21	231
22	241
23	251
24	260
25	268
26	275
27	Not available for this tank
28	Not available for this tank
29	Not available for this tank
30	Not available for this tank
31	Not available for this tank
32	Not available for this tank
33	Not available for this tank
34	Not available for this tank
35	Not available for this tank
36	Not available for this tank
37	Not available for this tank
38	Not available for this tank
39	Not available for this tank
40	Not available for this tank
41	Not available for this tank
42	Not available for this tank
43	Not available for this tank
44	Not available for this tank
45	Not available for this tank
46	Not available for this tank
47	Not available for this tank
48	Not available for this tank

275 Gallon Tank, 42 Inches High

Readings run from 1 to 42 inches, up to 271 gallons.

Inches	Gallons	Level
1	2
2	5
3	9
4	14
5	20
6	26
7	32
8	39
9	46
10	53
11	60
12	67
13	75
14	82
15	90
16	97
17	105
18	112
19	120
20	127
21	135
22	142
23	150
24	157
25	165
26	172
27	180
28	187
29	195
30	203
31	210
32	217
33	224
34	231
35	238
36	244
37	250
38	256
39	261
40	265
41	268
42	271
43	Not available for this tank
44	Not available for this tank
45	Not available for this tank
46	Not available for this tank
47	Not available for this tank
48	Not available for this tank

330 Gallon Tank, 44 1/2 Inches High

Readings run from 1 to 44 inches, up to 325 gallons.

Inches	Gallons	Level
1	3
2	6
3	11
4	17
5	23
6	30
7	37
8	44
9	52
10	60
11	68
12	77
13	85
14	93
15	102
16	110
17	119
18	127
19	136
20	144
21	152
22	161
23	169
24	178
25	186
26	194
27	203
28	211
29	220
30	228
31	237
32	245
33	253
34	262
35	270
36	278
37	285
38	292
39	299
40	306
41	311
42	317
43	320
44	325
45	Not available for this tank
46	Not available for this tank
47	Not available for this tank
48	Not available for this tank

550 Gallon Tank, 48 Inches High

Readings run from 1 to 48 inches, up to 560 gallons.

Inches	Gallons	Level
1	3
2	8
3	14
4	22
5	30
6	40
7	50
8	61
9	72
10	84
11	96
12	109
13	122
14	136
15	149
16	163
17	177
18	192
19	206
20	221
21	236
22	250
23	265
24	280
25	295
26	310
27	325
28	339
29	354
30	369
31	383
32	397
33	411
34	424
35	438
36	451
37	464
38	476
39	488
40	500
41	510
42	519
43	530
44	538
45	546
46	552
47	558
48	560

1000 Gallon Tank, 48 Inches High

Readings run from 1 to 48 inches, up to 1007 gallons.

Inches	Gallons	Level
1	5
2	14
3	26
4	40
5	55
6	72
7	90
8	110
9	130
10	151
11	173
12	196
13	220
14	244
15	269
16	294
17	319
18	345
19	371
20	397
21	424
22	451
23	477
24	504
25	531
26	558
27	584
28	611
29	637
30	663
31	689
32	715
33	740
34	764
35	789
36	812
37	835
38	857
39	879
40	899
41	918
42	935
43	954
44	969
45	983
46	994
47	1004
48	1007

1080 Gallon Tank, 47 Inches High

Readings run from 1 to 47 inches, up to 1095 gallons.

Inches	Gallons	Level
1	8
2	19
3	32
4	47
5	64
6	83
7	103
8	124
9	145
10	169
11	193
12	219
13	244
14	271
15	298
16	327
17	357
18	386
19	415
20	444
21	473
22	502
23	534
24	561
25	591
26	620
27	649
28	678
29	707
30	736
31	764
32	793
33	820
34	848
35	875
36	901
37	926
38	951
39	973
40	994
41	1014
42	1033
43	1050
44	1065
45	1078
46	1089
47	1095
48	Not available for this tank

A dash means your tank is not that tall.

Usable Capacity

A 275 gallon tank has a usable capacity of about 256 gallons. Every heating oil tank has a usable capacity that is less than its actual capacity. The remaining space is needed during filling to avoid spills and to allow for expansion as the fuel warms.

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