--- title: Locating Buried Oil Tanks description: A buried oil tank may be present, even if natural gas is present. Don't assume a tank was never used or present at a property. image: https://www.currenenvironmental.com/hubfs/IMG_4209-2.jpg --- [![](https://www.currenenvironmental.com/hs-fs/file-13663245-jpg/images/currenheader.jpg)](https://www.currenenvironmental.com/) ## Locating Buried Oil Tanks ## Tank Sweep for Real Estate Cells phones have advanced a lot, so has energy.  We have solar, & heat pumps.    But turn the clock back 100 years and oil was king.  Oil was not dethroned until the 1980's.  So buy an older home (house with character) you buy oil heat liability.   The house below with the old car, was heated by oil. ![Oil tank property inspections](https://www.currenenvironmental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_0493.png?width=2048&height=2732&name=IMG_0493.png) If you find a leaking tank on a property, you the owner has to pay to clean it up, not the person who last used it. Totally unfair, but that's how it rolls. ![oil tank inspection](https://www.currenenvironmental.com/hs-fs/hub/28573/file-13664973.jpg?width=462&height=350&name=file-13664973.jpg) 85% of buried tanks were installed prior to environmental regulations which came into effect in the 1970's.   Tanks installed in the 1970's and 1980's were NOT directly subject to environmental regulations unless a leak was discovered.   The house below was built in 1900 The house likely had coal heat until the 1940's In the 1940's post WWII, oil boomed and the house got oil. *The excavation you see in the center of the photos is the buried tank, which is about 20' away from the house, which is unusually far.  You see the newer grey Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) to the left of the *   ![IMG_9826](https://www.currenenvironmental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_9826.jpg?width=4032&height=3024&name=IMG_9826.jpg) ![newer ast](https://www.currenenvironmental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/newer%20ast.png?width=621&height=433&name=newer%20ast.png)   ![1-1](https://www.currenenvironmental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1-1.jpg?width=4032&height=3024&name=1-1.jpg)   So yes the property you are buying that was built before 1980 likely had oil heat and the tank is likely still buried.       # We are good at locating tanks because we remove them. ## Call the Experts ## 888-301-1050 ![Locating Buried Oil Tanks](https://www.currenenvironmental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Curren%20Equipment-1.jpg?width=4032&height=3024&name=Curren%20Equipment-1.jpg)                     ### Tank Sweep Request [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.currenenvironmental.com%2Flocating-buried-oil-tanks%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on LinkedIn](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/linkedin-24x24.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.currenenvironmental.com%2Flocating-buried-oil-tanks%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dlinkedin) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.currenenvironmental.com%2Flocating-buried-oil-tanks%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.currenenvironmental.com%2Flocating-buried-oil-tanks%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Locating%20Buried%20Oil%20Tanks) [![Share on Pinterest](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/pinterest-24x24.png)](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.currenenvironmental.com%2Flocating-buried-oil-tanks%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dpinterest&media=) [LSRP ](https://www.currenenvironmental.com/njdep-lsrp-licensed-site-remediation-professional/)| [ISRA ](https://www.currenenvironmental.com/NJDEP-ISRA-Industrial-Site-Recovery-Act-Process-/)| [Services](https://www.currenenvironmental.com/services/remediation/remediation-overview/) | [Tanks](https://www.currenenvironmental.com/services/ust-removal/commercial-tank-removal/) | [Remediation](https://www.currenenvironmental.com/services/remediation/remediation-overview/) | [Real Estate](https://www.currenenvironmental.com/Environmental-Issues-in-Residential-Real-Estate) | [Mold Remediation ](https://www.currenenvironmental.com/mold-remediation--/)| [Blog](https://www.currenenvironmental.com/blog/) | [Contact](https://www.currenenvironmental.com/contact-us/) | [Foam Tank Filling](https://www.currenenvironmental.com/foam-tank-filling) | [Insurance Restoration](https://www.currenenvironmental.com/insurance-restoration/) |[UST AST Closure](https://www.currenenvironmental.com/ust-ast-closure/) Curren Environmental is your environmental services company servicing Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. *Nothing on this web page, or anywhere on this website, is to be construed as giving legal advice, nor is it intended to replace the counsel of your own legal and financial advisors.   The information supplied is intended to help make you more aware of issues that you should consider and then discuss with your own legal and financial advisors. * [*Privacy Policy.*](https://www.currenenvironmental.com/curren-environmental-privacy-policy) © 2026 Curren Environmental, Inc. - All Rights Reserved.