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roll a tank

1. vb. [Production Facilities]

To agitate a tanks contents with gas or air injected through a roll line. This procedure is performed to settle out impurities or obtain a more homogeneous mixture of the chemicals added to oil, such as when chemicals used to break emulsions. The procedure is also used to mix chemicals before a stimulation treatment of an oil or gas well.