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PHDwin uses the following unit conversion factors to automatically convert from one unit to another or from one convention to another. These conversion rates take into account the conversion between Imperial and Metric units. Many of these rates are taken from the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).

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Volume

 

 

 

 

 

Converted Unit

 

Conversion Factor

Equivalent Unit

 

1 Mcf

=

1000

scf

 

 

=

178.095

bbl

 

 

=

7480.52

gal

 

 

=

28.17

m3

 

Standard Barrel (bbl)

=

0.00561

Mcf

 

 

=

42

gal

 

 

=

34.97231

UK gal

 

 

=

0.14612

toe (tonnes of oil equivalent)

 

 

=

0.15899

m3

 

 

=

0.15881

m3 (butane)

 

 

=

0.15798

m3 (ethane)

 

 

=

0.15837

m3 (propane)

 

 

=

0.15898

m3 (water)

 

Gallon (gal)

=

0.0001337

Mcf

 

 

=

0.02381

bbl

 

 

=

0.00378541

m3

 

 

=

3.78541

liters

 

 

=

0.832674

UK gal

 

Imperial Gallon

=

1.201

gal

 

 

=

4.545

liters

 

Standard Cubic Meters

=

0.035498758

Mcf

 

 

=

6.289822438

bbl

 

 

=

6.29683

bbl (butane)

 

 

=

6.33

bbl (ethane)

 

 

=

6.30001

bbl (propane)

 

 

=

6.2901

bbl (water)

 

 

=

264.1721769

gal

 

Cubic Yards (y^3)

=

0.764555

m3

 

Cubic Feet (f^3)

=

0.02831685

m3

 

Cubic Feet Natural Gas

=

0.0001767

boe (barrels of oil equivalent)

 

Barrels of Oil Equivalent (boe)

=

5658.53

ft3 natural gas

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Weight

 

 

 

 

 

Converted Unit

 

Conversion Factor

Equivalent Unit

 

Long Tons (LT)

=

2240

lbs

 

 

=

1.01605

mt

 

Metric Ton (mt)

=

0.984203533

LT

 

 

=

1.102

short ton

 

 

=

1000

kg

 

Short Ton

=

2000

lbs

 

 

=

0.907441016

mt

 

Pounds (lb)

=

0.453592

kg

 

Kilograms (kg)

=

2.20462442

lbs

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Length

 

 

 

 

 

Converted Unit

 

Conversion Factor

Equivalent Unit

 

Feet (ft)

=

12

in

 

 

=

0.3048

m

 

 

=

0.3333

yd

 

Inches (in)

=

0.08333

ft

 

 

=

0.0254

m

 

Meters (m)

=

3.28084

ft

 

 

=

39.37

in

 

 

=

1.09361

yd

 

Miles (mi)

=

1.60934

km

 

 

=

5280

ft

 

 

=

1760

yd

 

Yards

=

0.9144

m

 

 

=

3

ft

 

Kilometer

=

0.62317

mi

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Time

 

 

 

 

 

Converted Unit

 

Conversion Factor

Equivalent Unit

 

Days

=

24

hours

 

 

=

0.032878712

months

 

 

=

0.002737851

years

 

Hours

=

0.041666667

days

 

Months

=

30.41481674

days

 

 

=

0.083333333

years

 

Years

=

365.25

days

 

 

=

12

months

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Pressure

 

 

 

 

 

Converted Unit

 

Conversion Factor

Equivalent Unit

 

KiloPascals - Absolute (kPaa)

=

0.145038

psia

 

Pounds per sq. inch - Absolute (psia)

=

6.894744825

kPa

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Energy

 

 

 

 

 

Converted Unit

 

Conversion Factor

Equivalent Unit

 

GigaJoules (GJ)

=

0.9482133

MMBTU

 

Million British Thermal Units (MMBtu)

=

1.054615032

GJ

 

British Thermal Units (Btu)

=

1055.06

J

 

Calories (cal)

=

4.1868

J

 

Kilowatt hours (kWh)

=

3.6

MJ

 

Therms

=

99976.1

BTU

 

Tonnes of Oil Equivalent

=

10,000,000

kcal

 

 

=

396.927

Therm

 

 

=

41.868

GJ

 

 

=

11,630

kWh

 

Cubic feet (f3) of natural gas

=

1025

BTU

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Area

 

 

 

 

 

Converted Unit

 

Conversion Factor

Equivalent Unit

 

Hectares (Ha)

=

2.47105

acre

 

Acres (ac)

=

0.404686267

Ha

 

Square Miles (mi^2)

=

2.58999

km2

 

Square Yards (yd2)

=

0.8361274

m2

 

Square Feet (ft2)

=

0.09290304

m2

 

Square Inches (in2)

=

6.4516

cm2