What Is This Tool?
This tool allows you to convert flow rates measured in acre-foot per day, a volumetric unit used in water resources, to kilobarrel (US) per day, a unit used in the oil and gas sector. It facilitates translating flow volumes between hydraulic engineering and petroleum industry standards.
How to Use This Tool?
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Enter the flow value in acre-foot per day [ac*ft/d]
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Select acre-foot/day as the input unit
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Choose kilobarrel (US)/day as the output unit
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Initiate the conversion to see the equivalent flow in kilobarrel (US)/day
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Use the results for water resource or oil industry applications
Key Features
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Converts volumetric flow rate from acre-foot/day to kilobarrel (US)/day
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Provides precise unit definitions and use cases for each unit
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Includes example conversions for quick reference
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Browser-based and easy to use with clear instructions
Examples
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1 acre-foot/day equals approximately 7.7584 kilobarrel (US)/day
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3 acre-foot/day converts to about 23.2752 kilobarrel (US)/day
Common Use Cases
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Specifying irrigation water delivery rates for farmland management
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Reporting reservoir or river inflows in water resource planning
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Measuring municipal or industrial surface-water withdrawals
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Assessing an oil field's daily production rate in kilobarrels
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Determining pipeline or tanker throughput capacity for crude oil
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Analyzing refinery crude-oil intake or processing volumes
Tips & Best Practices
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Verify the context of flow measurement units before converting, due to differences in application standards
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Use the provided conversion factor: 1 acre-foot/day equals 7.7583983805 kilobarrel (US)/day
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Ensure consistency in units when combining flow data from water and petroleum sources
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Remember this tool converts volumetric flow and does not adjust for fluid properties like density or viscosity
Limitations
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Conversion assumes equivalent volumetric flow but ignores physical fluid properties such as density or viscosity
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Units apply in different industry contexts, so direct comparisons may require caution
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Does not account for environmental or operational factors affecting flow measurements
Frequently Asked Questions
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What does one acre-foot/day represent?
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It is a volumetric flow rate equal to the volume of one acre-foot of water delivered or removed each day, used mainly in water-resources and hydraulic engineering.
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Why convert acre-foot/day to kilobarrel (US)/day?
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To translate water flow measurements into oil industry units, aiding comparison and integrated resource management between water and petroleum sectors.
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Does this conversion consider fluid properties?
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No, the conversion only translates volumetric flow rate and does not factor in fluid density, viscosity, or other physical characteristics.
Key Terminology
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Acre-foot/day [ac*ft/d]
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A flow unit measuring the volume of water equivalent to one acre of surface area to a depth of one foot flowing per day.
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Kilobarrel (US)/day
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A flow unit representing 1,000 US oil barrels per day, commonly used to express production and throughput in the oil industry.
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Volumetric Flow Rate
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The volume of fluid passing a point per unit of time, used here to measure flow in acre-foot/day or kilobarrel (US)/day.