Cool. If time permits a before and after ripple test would be nice to see. It's possible that the greater reservoir capacity may smooth out the ripple some.
Have you figured out how to capture your Tektronix O'scope display and transfer the file to your computer? That is a powerful tool if you have the "spare time" to finger this one out.
All of my oscilloscopes are older. One of my newer ones is a HP 54622A that has a floppy drive and GPIB interface but nothing with a USB interface to use with todays computers. Jer has suggested a GPIB - USB interface device that I may be getting in the future to use with several pieces of test gear.
Cameras work just fine but being able to download a screen shot and put it on line or in a document would be cool.
That sounds like a big job. It's cool to get a bit more insight on the workings of the oil industry. I have a few family members working in this industry so the gouge you give us provides for great reading.