What is a barrel (oil) in volume terms?

A barrel (oil) is a petroleum volume unit equal to exactly 42 U.S. gallons or about 158.9873 liters.

What does an acre-foot represent?

An acre-foot is the volume of water covering one acre of area to a depth of one foot, roughly 43,560 cubic feet.

Why convert barrels (oil) to acre-feet?

To compare or combine petroleum volumes with large water volumes in environmental or resource management contexts.

How to Convert from Barrel (oil) [bbl (oil)] to Acre-foot [ac*ft]?

Convert volumes from barrel (oil), a petroleum industry unit, to acre-foot, a water volume measurement, using this reliable online unit converter tool.

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Barrel (oil) [bbl (oil)] to Acre-foot [ac*ft] Conversion Table

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What Is This Tool?

This unit converter transforms volume measurements from barrel (oil), commonly used in the petroleum sector, to acre-foot, a customary water volume unit. It helps users relate oil volumes to large-scale water volume measurements for various industry applications.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the volume in barrel (oil) units
Select barrel (oil) as the source unit and acre-foot as the target unit
Click convert to see the equivalent volume in acre-foot
Use provided examples to verify conversion results

Key Features

Converts volume from barrel (oil) to acre-foot accurately
Supports petroleum, water resource, and environmental management contexts
Simple interface ideal for quick volume comparisons
Browser-based with no installation required
Provides example conversions for clarity

Examples

10 barrels (oil) equal approximately 0.001288931 acre-foot
1000 barrels (oil) convert to about 0.1288931 acre-foot

Common Use Cases

Tracking crude oil production and transport volumes in relation to water resources
Assessing storage capacities comparing petroleum and water volumes
Environmental assessments requiring integration of petroleum and large water volumes
Water resource management and agricultural planning involving volume comparisons

Tips & Best Practices

Double-check entered values for accurate conversions
Understand that this conversion focuses on volume without considering fluid properties
Use this tool for contextual comparisons rather than direct fluid property equivalence
Keep in mind acre-foot units are much larger, so results may be small decimals

Limitations

Conversion is volumetric only; it does not reflect differences in density or compressibility
Results may be very small due to size difference between units
Not suitable for calculations requiring fluid characteristics or physical property data

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a barrel (oil) in volume terms?: A barrel (oil) is a petroleum volume unit equal to exactly 42 U.S. gallons or about 158.9873 liters.
What does an acre-foot represent?: An acre-foot is the volume of water covering one acre of area to a depth of one foot, roughly 43,560 cubic feet.
Why convert barrels (oil) to acre-feet?: To compare or combine petroleum volumes with large water volumes in environmental or resource management contexts.

Key Terminology

Barrel (oil) [bbl (oil)]: A non-SI petroleum volume unit equal to 42 U.S. gallons (approximately 158.9873 liters).
Acre-foot [ac*ft]: A customary volume measure used for water, defined as the volume covering one acre to a depth of one foot (about 43,560 cubic feet).
Conversion Rate: The factor used to convert barrel (oil) volume to acre-foot volume is 0.0001288931.

Quick Knowledge Check

Which industries use barrel (oil) volume measurements?

Municipal water supply management

Petroleum production and trading

Agricultural irrigation planning

What does one acre-foot represent?

A volume of petroleum products

Water covering one acre to one foot depth

A volume equal to 42 U.S. gallons

Which limitation applies to this volume conversion?

It accounts for fluid density differences

It only converts volumetric units without fluid properties

It measures temperature variations

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