Propane Tank Locations: Data for Route Growth in 2026

For this planning model, a 1,000-gallon commercial tank serves an account buying 5,180 gallons annually at $0.62 in fuel margin per gallon. A 500-gallon residential tank serves an account buying 710 gallons at $0.74. After the delivery and account costs worked through below, their five-year expected contributions are $11,674.22 and $1,438.70. All campaign costs and conversion rates below are planning inputs; public benchmarks are cited separately. Annual gallons and delivery cost determine the acquisition budget, while tank capacity helps qualify the installation.

Asset Search by PorchRocket locates visible tank sites and returns dated evidence with parcel and owner information. That gives a propane marketer somewhere to start a qualification call, a consolidator a way to investigate a branch territory, and a tank service business a list matched to its work.

I would keep four counts on the first page of the branch worksheet: candidate locations, reviewed propane sites, individual containers and active buying accounts. Each answers a different money question. Two tanks behind one greenhouse do not automatically mean two customers.

Who buys propane tank location data?

Propane marketers, branch acquisition teams, tank service shops and equipment manufacturers buy location data to decide where sales or operating hours should go next.

For a marketer, the first decision is route growth. Find tanks close to delivery days that have room for more gallons, then qualify the supply arrangement. A tank ten minutes beyond the day’s last stop needs a different acquisition budget from one across the road from an existing customer.

For a consolidator, the decision is reconciliation. Compare the physical territory with the seller’s equipment schedule and account file. Separate the tanks included in the transaction from other installations nearby, because a neighborhood full of tanks can support an expansion plan without adding a single existing customer to the purchase.

For a refurbishment shop, the question is service eligibility. Define the container families and work your shop accepts before ordering a search. The right contact might be a fleet equipment manager who controls tanks across several branches rather than the business occupying one parcel.

Buyer	Decision the tank file supports	Qualification field that changes the budget
Propane branch manager	Which neighboring accounts to approach	Annual gallons and added delivery time
Acquisition operating team	Which records need reconciliation	Tank ownership and active account status
Tank refurbishment manager	Which installations merit a records request	Container specification and authorized work scope
Bulk plant service team	Which facilities fit a maintenance campaign	Equipment arrangement and access requirements
Equipment manufacturer’s sales team	Which owners fit a replacement or upgrade offer	Application, purchasing authority and equipment records

Equipment makers can use the same territory to answer a narrower installed-base question. A new service method might make a previously unsuitable installation worth another review. The installed base mapping guide explains how to retain those decisions instead of rebuilding the market file each time the offer changes.

I would write the buying decision at the top of the search request. “Find propane tanks” leaves too much room for disagreement. “Find commercial propane installations within the branch territory for a fuel-supply qualification campaign, excluding our existing accounts” gives the review team a starting rule and an exclusion file.

Why do propane candidate lists overstate the opportunity?

A directory entry or possible tank shape is a candidate; a reviewed propane site needs evidence that meets the buyer’s search rules.

In a 2026 Ohio propane audit, PorchRocket confirmed 151 propane sites among 682 candidate locations. I would use that finding to insist on review before assigning sales hours, then use a territory pilot to establish the yield for the next search.

Candidate generation should cast a wide net. Review narrows it. When a branch office address enters a residential sales forecast merely because it appears in a propane directory, the salesperson inherits a record that belongs in a different campaign before making the first call. A duplicate parcel can make a territory look larger without adding another buyer.

Set rejection reasons before reviewing the file. For a commercial fuel campaign, those might include an address outside the service boundary, a site already in your active account file, or a visible asset that fails the agreed propane evidence rule. Keep unclear fuel identity unresolved until the designated check settles it.

Do not call every unconfirmed location a false positive. “Not visible in this view” and “reviewed and rejected” describe different evidence. Returning both dispositions lets the branch choose whether another view or a short, authorized field check is worth the effort.

Measure the work in two stages. First, ask how many candidate locations become accepted tank sites. Then ask how many accepted sites become commercially eligible accounts. Equipment ownership or an uneconomic delivery detour can remove a confirmed tank from the sales campaign without making the location data wrong.

I would also demand stable site identifiers. If an alternate mailing address creates a second record, keep the address relationship while counting the site once. The same rule applies when a campus has several parcels. Decide whether the buying unit is a parcel, delivery point or operating account before calculating market share.

The aerial asset inventory hub covers this distinction across other equipment categories. For propane, the consequence is immediate: a salesperson can spend an afternoon investigating four versions of the same stop.

Where can I find propane tanks near me on a map?

For nearby sales prospects, use a map of reviewed installations; a station directory answers where a driver can buy autogas.

The Department of Energy’s propane fueling station resource supports searches for public and private vehicle-fueling stations, including locations along a route. Use that source when the question concerns autogas infrastructure; a fleet seeking a fueling stop needs a different file from a salesperson trying to reach heating accounts behind homes and commercial buildings.

The Census Bureau’s 2024 House Heating Fuel table definitions, B25040 group occupied homes by heating fuel, including bottled or tank gas. That category includes propane and butane. Use the resulting area totals to compare territory context, then order property-level research for the addresses the sales team will work. A household category and an equipment location belong in separate worksheets.

For a standard property list, Ground Control by PorchRocket finds homes and commercial buildings with visible storage tanks in selected areas. For a propane-specific investigation, Asset Search sets the acceptance rules with your team and returns reviewed sites, including the dispositions that need another check.

Define “near me” with the branch’s operating map. Start from the delivery depot and existing stops, then mark the roads or county boundaries operations will accept. A circle is a starting sketch. Give dispatch the proposed boundary before paying for a larger search.

For the first pass, I would select one connected delivery corridor instead of scattered pockets across the county. Add current accounts as exclusions, and keep plant service targets in a separate layer. A bulk plant and a residential heating account should not share the same qualification form or account value.

Ask for an export with coordinates and site identifiers so the map remains connected to the records after import. The aerial prospecting guide explains the broader workflow from visible property features to a researched sales territory.

What belongs in a confirmed propane tank record?

A reviewed site needs location, dated evidence, a disposition and ownership context, with observed facts separated from fields that still require records or access.

Asset Search cross-references aerial and satellite views with property records and public datasets. Your experts define what counts, including the edge cases. People review every candidate before the file ships. The search can extend from one county to the contiguous United States.

For propane, specify whether the deliverable counts sites or individual visible containers. Include a broad size class where the views support one, and retain an unresolved capacity field where they do not. Exact gallons belong in a verified nameplate or equipment record.

Record field	What to request	How the branch uses it
Site ID and coordinates	A persistent identifier and mapped location	Join the record to accounts and route planning
Address and parcel	Physical site separated from mailing information	Direct research and letters to the correct place
Dated views	Capture date attached to supporting evidence	Judge whether the observation fits the decision date
Observed containers	Count and visible arrangement under the agreed scope	Distinguish one multi-tank site from several accounts
Visible size class	Broad class only where supported	Prioritize the request for equipment records
Property owner	Owner information tied to the parcel	Start research into the responsible operating contact
Tank owner and supplier	Separate fields verified through documentation	Determine who can authorize a switch or service job
Access observations	Visible drive or yard arrangement, with uncertainties marked	Prepare the authorized access review
Disposition	Fits, rejects with reason, or unresolved	Route each record to the right next action
Remaining field check	One question that would settle an unresolved case	Give the technician a defined assignment

Property ownership starts contact research. Keep two ownership fields, one for the equipment and one for the parcel. Record the fuel purchaser separately. Before an acquisition team assigns an installation to the seller’s equipment schedule, it should be able to connect that physical site with the ownership documents and the account responsible for buying fuel.

Access deserves similar discipline. An image can show the drive arrangement you want reviewed. Ask operations to confirm the approach and approved delivery position during the site assessment. Put the answer in the record so the next salesperson does not ask dispatch the same question again.

The most valuable unresolved note is short: “Confirm the nameplate capacity,” or “Ask whether this container remains connected to propane service.” An unlabeled question mark pushes the analysis back onto the branch.

Keep the reviewed evidence alongside later field answers. That lets an equipment maker change the size threshold or a service shop add an accepted container family and revisit the same territory. The above-ground storage tank guide covers searches that include other tank applications.

Gallons and five-year contribution per account

The modeled commercial account contributes $2,794.60 annually after delivery and account costs, compared with $344.40 for the residential account, before fixed overhead and equipment investment.

Fuel margin here means collected fuel revenue minus the delivered purchase cost of the propane. Deduct direct delivery costs next. A high gallon count with a long detour can earn less than a smaller account on a dense route.

The two accounts introduced in the opening both use customer-owned tanks with documented permission to serve, so the model assigns no tank purchase or tank set expense before calculating sales and onboarding costs separately.

Annual input or calculation	Commercial account	Residential account
Tank capacity used for planning	1,000 gallons	500 gallons
Annual delivered gallons	5,180	710
Fuel margin per gallon	$0.62	$0.74
Gallons × fuel margin	$3,211.60	$525.40
Delivery frequency	8 stops	4 stops
Direct delivery cost per stop	$47	$38
Annual account servicing cost	$41	$29
Contribution after these costs	$2,794.60	$344.40

For public context, EIA’s 2020 household fuel consumption table reports 656 annual propane gallons for households whose main heating fuel is propane, including other propane uses in those homes. That is a dated household survey benchmark, not the consumption of a 500-gallon tank. The model’s 710 gallons remains a separate input.

Customer lifetime value, or CLV, measures the account’s expected contribution across the years you plan to retain it. Hold annual gallons, margin, delivery frequency and service costs flat. Start with a full year of service and retain 91% of accounts from each year to the next. Five-year expected contribution is annual contribution × (1 + 0.91 + 0.8281 + 0.753571 + 0.68574961).

The multiplier is 4.17742061. Commercial CLV is $2,794.60 × 4.17742061 = $11,674.22. Residential CLV is $344.40 × 4.17742061 = $1,438.70. These undiscounted contributions exclude fixed overhead and taxes. Deduct equipment spending too. The tank set needs to fit inside the contribution left after acquiring the account.

Use the customer lifetime value calculator with the branch’s gallons and retention. A sales manager should be able to change one input without rewriting the acquisition plan.

Test the commercial fuel margin before setting the acquisition budget. Only fuel margin changes below; the operating inputs and retention stay at their stated levels.

Commercial margin case	Fuel margin per gallon	Annual contribution after delivery and account costs	Five-year expected contribution
Low	$0.47	$2,017.60	$8,428.36
Base	$0.62	$2,794.60	$11,674.22
High	$0.77	$3,571.60	$14,920.08

I would approve outreach against the low case and use the base case for staffing. If the campaign needs the high margin to repay acquisition and equipment spending inside the branch’s required period, narrow the territory or change the offer before expanding.

Conquest sales with the same 40 hours

The worked campaign produces two first-fill commercial accounts from reviewed locations versus one from unreviewed candidates, using 40 sales hours in either case.

Define conquest here as qualifying an account currently buying elsewhere. Start the conversation about service and purchasing arrangements. Establish equipment permissions before planning a change. Do not enter the current supplier in the database without supporting evidence.

Use 80 commercial records in each campaign. Value all sales time at a loaded $48 per hour, including record work, contact attempts, permitted surveys, quote preparation and onboarding. The branch allocates the same 40 hours differently because the reviewed file needs less preliminary sorting. This campaign uses existing outreach tools with no additional subscription, advertising or mailing expense. Include those charges in CAC when a campaign incurs them.

Campaign measure	Unreviewed candidate addresses	Reviewed commercial sites
Records assigned	80	80
Hours locating and sorting records	16	2
Hours on buyer contact and onboarding	12	10
Hours on permitted surveys and quotes	12	28
Total sales hours	40	40
Quotes produced	4	8
First-fill accounts	1	2
Quote-to-first-fill conversion	25%	25%
Record-to-first-fill conversion	1.25%	2.5%
Annual gallons added	5,180	10,360
Five-year expected account contribution	$11,674.22	$23,348.44

The improvement comes from getting more qualified quotes in front of buyers. The assumed quote acceptance rate stays at 25%. Before assigning these values to the pipeline, verify that each quoted account fits the commercial model’s annual consumption and delivery cost, and put any company-owned tank set in a separate cash budget so equipment spending stays visible when the branch approves the campaign.

Customer acquisition cost, or CAC, equals total acquisition spending divided by accounts receiving their first fill. Sales labor is 40 × $48 = $1,920. Add $85 in nonlabor onboarding expense per acquired account for the campaign worksheet. Before the separately quoted research charge, CAC is $2,005 for the unreviewed campaign and $2,090 / 2 = $1,045 for the reviewed campaign.

Add the accepted research quote to acquisition spending. For two acquired accounts, CAC becomes ($2,090 + research charge) / 2. Compare that figure with $11,674.22 in five-year contribution per account and the branch’s cash payback requirement.

Reverse funnel planning starts with the accounts needed and works backward to quotes and records. Under this campaign’s inputs, two accounts require eight quotes and 80 reviewed records. If the first territory produces only four eligible quote opportunities, change the next territory or the qualification rule before increasing outreach volume.

I would count first deliveries and collected contribution, then review retention by campaign. A signed form without a delivery does not belong in the account-won total. The propane customer acquisition guide extends this worksheet into the first-fill process.

Tank locations in branch acquisition diligence

A consolidator should reconcile physical sites against equipment and account schedules, then calculate retained gallons from verified customers rather than assigning revenue to every visible tank.

Start with three files: the seller’s equipment schedule, the active account ledger and the independently reviewed territory. Preserve each source. Join the files through delivery addresses and stable site identifiers, then ask the operating team to resolve unmatched records.

Use four reconciliation categories. A site can appear in both seller files and the territory review; in the equipment schedule without a recent buying account; in the account ledger without a clear equipment link; or only in the broader territory. Each category gets a different question.

An equipment-only record needs ownership documentation and service status. An account-only record needs a delivery point connected to the tank it uses. Treat a territory-only installation as a separate expansion prospect until diligence establishes another relationship.

The count of visible tanks cannot establish customer retention after closing. Build that forecast from the account history and transaction terms. Tank data helps the operating team find discrepancies and plan the field work that settles them.

Consider 137 verified commercial accounts, each delivering the commercial contribution calculated earlier. Assume retained accounts buy for the full first year and departing accounts contribute nothing. At 88% transition retention, expected first-year contribution is 137 × 0.88 × $2,794.60, or $336,917 rounded to the nearest dollar, before branch fixed overhead and transition spending. At 82% retention, it is $313,945. The six-percentage-point difference is about $22,972 annually.

Those figures describe account operating contribution, not an acquisition price. Review personnel capacity and equipment commitments alongside the retained gallons. Keep nearby conquest opportunities outside the purchased-account forecast so the expansion case does not hide a weak transition plan.

I would make the final reconciliation a working list for operations: who supplies each missing document, which sites need permission to visit, and which questions must be settled before the delivery schedule changes. That gives the transaction team a defined task at every unmatched location.

Refurbishment and plant service demand in 2026

Tank service campaigns need container specifications and maintenance records because DOT cylinder requalification dates differ from the work planned for stationary tanks and bulk plants.

For 2026 planning, 49 CFR 180.209(e) and (g) provide these intervals. The linked annual edition’s provisions were checked against current eCFR text on November 5, 2026:

Eligible cylinder method	Interval under the cited rule	Scheduling input to verify
Volumetric expansion, DOT 4B, 4BA, 4BW or 4E in qualifying noncorrosive service with suitable external coating	12 years	Specification, service and test record
Proof pressure under paragraph (e)	Initial 12 years, then 10 years	Original test date and subsequent method
Permitted external visual inspection under paragraph (g)	Subsequent inspections every 5 years	Eligibility and inspection record

Keep these cylinder intervals out of a blanket “tank expiration” campaign. Verify specification and applicable requirements before assigning a due date to an installation. PHMSA’s cylinder requalifier resource explains how to check approved facilities, including authorized methods and specifications.

NFPA 58 addresses LP-gas storage, handling, transportation and use; its current published edition is 2024. Ask which edition and amendments the authority having jurisdiction applies at the site before scoping the job. The publication year alone does not establish local adoption.

After the facility qualifies, request its equipment schedule and maintenance history. PERC’s 2026 safety education catalog separates bulk plant maintenance from container servicing and cylinder requalification. Its plant material covers storage tanks, plant equipment, valves and vaporizers. Match the sales request to the crew’s authorized scope.

Service value needs a different worksheet from fuel value. A shop campaign could budget a $6,450 defined service package with $4,380 in direct labor, materials and disposal, plus $310 for mobilization. The calculation is $6,450 - $4,380 - $310 = $1,760 contribution before fixed overhead and acquisition spending. Count one purchased job with no repeat work included. Budget that amount after the shop has reviewed the records and sold a defined scope.

I would sell the records review first, with a clear list of what the shop needs to quote. A visible installation can tell the sales team where to ask. Equipment records determine whether the next offer concerns coating work, component service or a different authorized job.

Safe qualification and marketing rules

Before dispatching to a propane prospect, establish equipment-owner permission and the site’s service requirements; before outreach, apply the rules for the channel and recipient.

Ohio provides a clear ownership example. Its LP-gas rule, section 6107.5, effective November 20, 2025, requires the container owner’s permission for propane transfers to and from the container. That makes equipment ownership a qualification field with an operating consequence.

I would ask for the tank purchase or lease record early in a supplier-switch conversation. Set a price and schedule for any transfer or replacement before promising the first fill. Record who authorizes site access separately from who buys fuel.

PERC’s exterior-assessment training in the safety education catalog applies NFPA 58 location requirements to ASME tanks, DOT cylinders and other storage containers. Assign the physical review to personnel qualified for the task. A sales map should feed that assessment with the correct address and question.

For commercial email, the FTC’s CAN-SPAM guide covers business-to-business messages too. Use accurate sender information and subject lines, identify advertising, include a valid postal address and provide an opt-out. Honor opt-outs within 10 business days.

For covered consumer sales calls, the FTC’s telemarketing guidance requires current National Do Not Call screening, using data no more than 31 days old, and respect for company-specific stop requests. Have the campaign owner check the applicable calling and state requirements before loading residential numbers into a dialer.

A location file records property fit. Treat channel permission as a separate field. I would start a residential tank campaign with addressed mail while the branch confirms its calling process, and use a short commercial qualification message that states the purpose plainly.

A first-call prompt can be this direct: “We serve commercial propane accounts in this area. Who handles your fuel purchasing, and would reviewing a supply proposal fit your buying schedule?” Ask for permission to discuss the equipment records after reaching the responsible buyer.

Which tank sites deserve the first sales call?

Rank reviewed sites by expected annual contribution and added route cost, then move records with unresolved ownership or service eligibility into a separate qualification queue.

I would start with route fit. The account model charges $47 for each commercial delivery because the target fits the intended route economics. A remote stop needs another cost calculation before it receives the same acquisition budget.

Take the two commercial accounts from the sales model. If each requires 32 extra miles per delivery compared with the planned corridor, eight annual deliveries create 2 × 8 × 32 = 512 additional miles. At a planning cost of $3.10 per added mile for truck and driver, that adds $1,587.20 annually.

Holding retention constant, the five-year contribution reduction is $1,587.20 × 4.17742061 = $6,630.40. That cost comes from serving the accounts, so put it in contribution before calculating acquisition payback. The route density calculator lets operations test another detour or delivery schedule.

Use a short ranking sheet after the first buyer conversation:

• Put expected annual delivered gallons in the account record, with the invoice period supporting them.
• Calculate contribution using the proposed margin and the route’s direct service cost.
• Record tank ownership and the approved switching or service arrangement.
• Set the next buying date and identify the person authorized to approve the proposal.

Records still waiting for evidence stay in research. Among qualified accounts, I would call the highest contribution per added delivery hour first. That rule makes a dense group of moderate accounts compete fairly with a larger isolated load.

The same worksheet exposes where the branch should stop expanding. If the new corridor requires more service hours than operations can supply during its busiest weeks, improve density inside the existing boundary first. The market intelligence guide connects territory selection to that operating decision.

How to build a propane tank inventory, step by step

Use an eight-step pilot to deliver an importable branch inventory this month, with one manager responsible for accepting the site evidence.

1. Choose one buying decision on days 1 and 2. Pick commercial fuel growth, branch reconciliation or tank service. Write the territory boundary and the unit being counted: sites, individual containers or buying accounts. Assign the branch manager who will accept the file.

2. Write acceptance rules on days 3 and 4. Define evidence sufficient to call a site propane, the size classes worth reviewing and your exclusions. Give the reviewers examples of accepted and rejected sites from records you are authorized to share. Define the question that settles each common unresolved case.

3. Scope the search in Asset Search. Submit the territory and rules through the propane asset search form. Request human-reviewed candidates with dated views, parcels, owner information and every disposition. Start with a small paid pilot credited toward the full order and agree on the delivery format.

4. Reconcile the pilot during the next branch review. Compare the site IDs with current accounts and equipment records. Check accepted sites against the written rule. Separate data corrections from sales exclusions, such as an account that fits the tank rule but sits beyond the delivery boundary.

5. Resolve the highest-value open questions. Obtain the owner’s authorization for any field visit, then assign one question per unresolved site. Request nameplate information or ownership documentation from the appropriate contact. Keep the answer and its date with the original record.

6. Build the contribution-ranked campaign. Add verified gallons, proposed margin and direct cost to serve. Use the account model to set a CAC ceiling. Divide outreach into manageable weekly batches so the branch can quote and onboard the accounts it finds.

7. Track first deliveries and paid service work. Record sales hours and all acquisition spending, including the accepted research quote. Attribute a fuel account when it receives its first fill and a service opportunity when the defined work is purchased. Review stalled proposals separately.

8. Order the next territory or monitoring edition. Expand the rules that produced eligible accounts. Correct exclusions before scaling. If the territory needs ongoing coverage, agree on the changes worth reporting and let the operating team choose who receives each update.

I would finish the month with a file the branch can import and a short account-level outcome report. Expand after the pilot produces eligible matches that earn enough contribution and fit within the branch’s delivery capacity. The propane prospecting tools guide compares the wider prospecting workflow around that file.

Refreshing tank locations after the first search

Asset Search can watch a territory for visible changes and re-answer previously reviewed sites when new imagery or a revised buying requirement changes the decision.

Agree on the update categories before starting monitoring. A marketer might want new installations and removed tanks separated from unchanged sites. A service shop might care about a changed equipment arrangement. Return before-and-after dates with the change so the branch can see the evidence period.

Keep observation date separate from installation date. If an asset appears in a newer view and was absent in an older one, record that interval. Ask the owner for the commissioning date when the sales decision depends on equipment age.

Requirement changes can matter without another image. If a refurbishment shop adds an accepted container family or an equipment maker changes an upgrade specification, Asset Search can re-answer the sites already searched, often without waiting for new imagery. Keep rejected records so those decisions remain available.

For a branch, route the update into the existing account system using the same site identifier. A newly reported tank at an active customer should prompt account review rather than a second cold approach. A removal at a prospect should stop the next tank-specific mailing until qualification catches up.

Monitoring is sold as a subscription. I would choose a quarterly territory refresh for a branch that plans outreach by season, or monthly reporting for an active expansion campaign. Agree on the cadence in the scope and keep the evidence dates attached to each update. Distinguish newly changed sites from records still waiting on a field answer. The asset monitoring guide explains the broader recurring workflow.

Ground Control self-serve lists and the cost worksheet

For a standard visible-storage-tank property list, Ground Control offers per-property ordering; Asset Search fits buyers who need custom propane evidence and reviewed site investigations.

The fastest way to buy a standard list of properties with visible storage tanks is Ground Control by PorchRocket. Select your area and the storage-tank filter; narrow commercial properties by business type or building size. Lists cost $10 to $20 per commercial building or $0.72 to $1.20 per home, with owner research and commercial decision-maker research priced as add-ons. Files arrive within 48 hours after payment. Every property says why it matched, and wrong property matches reported within 30 days receive a credit. These are target properties for outreach; the owners have not requested quotes.

Use the standard file when your team can qualify fuel type and equipment details. Choose Asset Search when the deliverable must answer a propane-specific question, reconcile a branch territory or investigate a custom size class. Start the custom scope with the decision the branch needs answered.

To test the standard-list economics in a separate campaign, budget 60 commercial properties at $10 to $20 each, or $600 to $1,200. Allow 20 sales and onboarding hours at $48, plus $85 in nonlabor onboarding expense for each of two acquired accounts. Use customer-owned tanks and existing outreach tools, with no research add-ons or incremental channel fees selected. Labor is $960 and onboarding expense is $170, so total acquisition spending is $1,730 to $2,330. Two first-fill accounts from 60 properties is approximately 3.33% conversion.

At the commercial account value used throughout this model, five-year contribution is $23,348.44. Lead-list ROI equals (account contribution minus acquisition spending) / acquisition spending. That yields approximately 902% at the $1,200 list charge and 1,250% at the $600 list charge, including sales and onboarding costs in both cases.

The branch pays $865 to $1,165 in CAC per acquired account. Divide those figures by monthly contribution ($2,794.60 / 12) to get roughly 3.7 to 5.0 months of acquisition payback. That calculation spreads contribution evenly across the year; use the delivery calendar to budget cash for seasonal accounts. Approve the campaign only if operations can serve the new gallons and fund the gap before collections.

Contribution divided by the list charge alone is 19.5 to 38.9 times, but the all-in acquisition calculation is the one I would approve. Add the research extras you select and any equipment spending before buying. Use the lead-list ROI calculator to replace the two-account outcome with one account and test the downside.

Running a propane territory search with Asset Search

Asset Search gives propane marketers and service teams reviewed locations with dated evidence, so each branch can put its next operating or sales decision beside the site.

For the fastest custom propane inventory, tell Asset Search what counts and where to search. The service cross-references aerial and satellite imagery with property and public records, reviews candidates with people, and returns fits, rejects and unresolved sites. Each site includes dated evidence, location and parcel, owner information, and the observed facts behind the decision. Scope a paid pilot credited toward the full order, then receive the results in your branch’s format. No software to learn, imagery to buy or analysts to hire.

For an ongoing conquest program, I would discuss per-accepted-result terms, with acceptance tied to the agreed site rule. For branch acquisition diligence, per-investigation pricing fits the need to explain every candidate. Monitoring belongs on a subscription. The scope and quote settle the choice before the pilot begins. If your branch only needs properties with visible storage tanks, order the standard self-serve file through Ground Control.

Your propane search should deliver:

• Reviewed tank sites inside the operating territory, with counts and visible size classes where the agreed evidence supports them.
• Dated views tied to each site, plus the facts behind its fit, rejection or unresolved disposition.
• Parcel and owner information, with decision-maker contact where applicable, ready for the branch’s qualification process.
• A defined field question for unresolved cases so operations can assign the next check.
• CSV, Excel or GIS-ready files, or an import formatted for the CRM or dealer system your team uses.
• A path to re-answer the territory when service requirements change and to monitor installations or removals with dated comparisons.

Tell Asset Search what to find, and put the next sales hour against a reviewed tank site.