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Basic Conversions
Acceleration
Centimeter per Square Second cm/s2

Foot per Square Second ft/s2

Galileo gal

Grav grav

G-unit G

Inch per Square Second in/s2

Kilometer per Hour per Second kph/s

Kilometer per Square Second km/s2

Knot per Second knot/s

Meter per Square Second m/s2

Mile per Hour per Second mph/s

Mile per Square Hour mi/hr2

Mile per Square Second mi/s2

Millimeter per Square Second mm/s2



Angle
Degree deg

Grad grad

Mil mil

Minute min

Point pt

Radian rad

Second sec



Area
Acre acre

Hectare ha

Square Centimeter cm2

Square Decimeter dm2

Square Foot ft2

Square Inch in2

Square Kilometer km2

Square Meter m2

Square Mile mi2

Square Millimeter mm2

Square Yard yd2



Cost Rate
Dollars per Day $/d

Dollars per Hour $/hr

Thousand Dollars per Day 1000$/d



Decimal Number Prefix
Base Unit 0

Centi c

Deca da

Deci d

Giga G

Hecto h

Kilo k

Mega M

Micro mic

Milli m



Density
Gram per Cubic Centimeter g/cm3

Gram per Liter g/L

Kilogram per Cubic Centimeter kg/cm3

Kilogram per Cubic Meter kg/m3

Kilogram per Liter kg/L

Ounce per Cubic Foot oz/ft3

Ounce per Cubic Inch oz/in3

Pound per Cubic Foot lb/ft3

Pound per Cubic Inch lb/in3

Pound per U.S. Gallon lb/gal

Slug per Cubic Foot slug/ft3

Slug per Cubic Inch slug/in3

Specific Gravity S.G.

Water Density H2O



Distributed Force
Deka Newton per Meter daN/m

Kilogram per Meter kg/m

Kilonewton per Centimeter kN/cm

Kilopound per Inch klb/in

Newton per Meter N/m

Poundforce per Feet lbf/ft



Energy
Barrel of Oil Equivalent boe

British Thermal Units BTU

Calorie cal

Cubic Feet of Natural Gas nat gas ft3

Foot Pound ft-lb

Foot Poundal ft-poundal

GigaJoule gJ

Horsepower Hour HP-hr

Joule J

Kilocalories kcal

Kilogram-force Meter kg-m

KiloJoule kJ

KiloJoule kJ

Kilowatt Hour kW-hr

Liter Atmosphere L-atm

MegaJoules mJ

Newton Meter Nm

Therm therm

Thermie thermie

Ton of Explosive ton-exp

Tonne of Coal Equivalent tce

Tonne of Oil Equivalent toe

Watthour W-hr



Flowrate - Mass
Gram per Day g/day

Gram per Hour g/hr

Gram per Minute g/min

Gram per Second g/sec

Kilogram per Day kg/day

Kilogram per Hour kg/hr

Kilogram per Minute kg/min

Kilogram per Second kg/sec

Pound per Day lb/day

Pound per Hour lb/hr

Pound per Minute lb/min

Pound per Second lb/sec

Ton (Long) per Day ton/day

Ton (Long) per Hour ton/hr

Ton (Long) per Minute ton/min

Ton (Metric) per Day ton/day

Ton (Metric) per Hour ton/hr

Ton (Metric) per Minute ton/min

Ton (Short) per Day ton/day

Ton (Short) per Hour ton/hr

Ton (Short) per Minute ton/min



Flowrate - Volume
Barrels per Day BPD

Barrels per Hour BPH

Barrels per Minute BPM

Barrels per Second BPS

Cubic Feet per Day ft3/day

Cubic Feet per Hour ft3/hr

Cubic Feet per Minute ft3/min

Cubic Feet per Second ft3/sec

Cubic Meter per Minute m3/min

Cubic Meters per Day m3/day

Cubic Meters per Hour m3/hr

Cubic Meters per Second m3/sec

Gallons per Day gal/day

Gallons per Hour gph

Gallons per Minute gpm

Gallons per Second gal/sec

Frequency
Gigahertz gHz

Hertz Hz

Kilohertz kHz

Megahertz mHz

Radian/hour rad/hr

Radian/minute rad/min

Radian/second rad/sec

Revolutions/hour RPH

Revolutions/minute RPM

Revolutions/second RPS



Length
Centimeter cm

Decimeter dm

Dekameter dam

Fathom fath

Feet ft

Hectometer hm

Inch in

Kilometer km

League leag

Meter m

Miles mi

Millimeter mm

Nautical League nleag

Nautical Mile nm

Yard yd




Momentum
Gram-Centimeter per Second g.cm/sec

Kilogram-Meter per Hour kg.m/hr

Kilogram-Meter per Second kg.m/sec

Pound-Foot per Hour lb.ft/hr

Pound-Foot per Second lb.ft/sec

Pound-Inch per Second lb.in/sec



Pressure
Atmosphere atm

Bar bar

Centimeter of Mercury cm Hg

Centimeter of Water cm H2O

Dyne per Square Centimeter dyne/cm2

Foot of Air (0 Celcius) ft air

Foot of Mercury (0 Celcius) ft Hg

Foot of Water (4 Celcius) ft H2O

Inch of Air (0 Celcius) in air

Inch of Mercury (0 Celcius) in Hg

Inch of Water (4 Celcius) in H2O

Kilogram-force per Square Centimeter kg/cm2

Kilogram-force per Square Meter kg/m2

KiloPascal kPa

Mega Pascal MPa

Meter of Mercury m Hg

Meter of Water m H2O

Millibar mbar

Millimeter of Mercury (0 Celcius) mmHg

Millimeter of Water (4 Celcius) mmH2O

Newton per Square Centimeter N/cm2

Newton per Square Meter N/m2

Newton per Square Millimeter N/mm2

Pascal Pa

Pound-force per Square Foot psf

Pound-force per Square Inch psi

Torr torr



Time
Day day

Decade decade

Hour hr

Minute min

Second sec

Year yr



Torque
Foot Ounce-force ft-oz

Foot Pound-force ft-lb

Inch Ounce-force in-oz

Inch Pound-force in-lb

Kilogram-force Centimeter kg-cm

Kilogram-force Meter kg-m

KiloNewton Meter kN-m

Newton Centimeter N-cm

Newton Meter N-m



Volume
Barrel (Petroleum) bbl

Bucket bucket

Bushel (U.S.) bu

Cubic Centimeter cm3

Cubic Foot ft3

Cubic Inch in3

Cubic Meter m3

Cubic Millimeter mm3

Cubic Yard yd3

Cup C

Dram dr

Drum drum

Fluid Ounce fl oz

Gallon gal

Gill (U.S.) gi

Imperial (UK) Gallon UK gal

Kiloliter kL

Liter L

Milliliter ml

Pint Pt

Quart - Dry qt

Quart - Liquid qt

Tablespoon tbsp

Teaspoon tsp

Tonne of Oil Equivalent toe



Weight
Carat ct

Centigram cg

Decigram dg

Dram dram

Grain gr

Gram g

Kilogram kg

Kip kip

Long Ton lt

Metric Ton mt

Milligram mg

Ounce oz

Pound lb

Slug slug

Ton ton

Tonne mt

Troy Ounce toz



Weight per Unit Length
Kilogram per Centimeter kg/cm

Kilogram per Meter kg/m

Pound per Foot lb/ft

Pound per Inch lb/in
























Drilling Conversions
Axial Damping Coefficient
Newton Second per Meter N-sec/m

Pound Second per Inch lb-s/in



Axial Spring Constant
Newton per Meter N/m

Pound per Inch lb/in



Dogleg
deg/100ft deg/100ft

deg/30m deg/30m



Drilling Rate
Feet per Day ft/d

Feet per Hour ft/hr

Feet per Minute ft/min

Feet per Second ft/s

Meter per Day m/d

Meter per Hour m/hr

Meter per Minute m/min

Meter per Second m/s



Footage Cost
Dollar per Feet $/ft

Dollar per Meter $/m

Thousand Dollars per Feet $1000/ft

Thousand Dollars per Meter $1000/m



Mud Weight
Gram per Cubic Centimeter g/cm3

Grams per Liter g/L

Kilogram per Cubic Meter kg/m3

Kilogram per Liter kg/L

KiloPascal per Meter kPa/m

Pound per Cubic Feet lb/ft3

Pounds per Barrel lb/bbl

Pounds per Gallon lb/gal

Pounds per Square Inch per Feet psi/ft

Pounds per Square Inch per hundred Feet psi/100ft

Specific Gravity S.G



Pressure Gradient
KiloPascal kPa

Mega Pascal per Minute MPa/m

Pascal per Minute Pa/m

Pounds per Gallon ppg

Pounds per Square Inch per Feet psi/ft



Pumping and Flow Rate
Barrel per Hour bbl/hr

Barrel per Minute bbl/min

Cubic Feet per Minute ft3/min

Cubic Meter per Hour m3/hr

Cubic Meter per Minute m3/min

Gallon per Hour gal/hr

Gallons per Minute gpm

Liter per Hour L/hr

Liter per Minute L/min

Torsional Damping Coefficient
Newton Meter Second per Radian N-m-s/rad

Pound Inch Second per Radian lb-in-s/rad



Torsional Spring Constant
Newton Meter per Radian N-m/rad

Pound Inch per Radian lb-in/rad



Yield Slurry
Cubic Feet per Sack ft3/sk

Cubic Meters per Sack m3/sk

Gallons per Sack gal/sk























Fluid Conversions
Crude Oil
Barrel (Petroleum) bbl

Barrel of Oil Equivalent BOE

Gallon gal

Kiloliter kL

Million Barrels of Oil Equivalent MMBOE

Thousand Barrels of Oil Equivalent KBOE

Tonne of Oil Equivalent toe



Fluid Consistency
dyne-s^n/cm2 dyne-s^n/cm2

eq.cp eq.cp

lbf-s^n/100ft2 lbf-s^n/100ft2

lbf-s^n/ft2 lbf-s^n/ft2

Pa-s^n Pa-s^n



Fluid Velocity
Feet per Day ft/d

Feet per Hour ft/hr

Feet per Minute ft/min

Feet per Second ft/s

Meter per Day m/d

Meter per Hour m/hr

Meter per Minute m/min

Meter per Second m/s



Fluid Yield Point
Dyne per Square Centimeter dyne/cm2

KiloPascal kPa

Mega Pascal MPa

Pound Force per Hundred Square Feet lbf/100ft2



Liquid Production Rate
Barrels per Day BPD

Barrels per Hour BPH

Barrels per Minute BPM

Barrels per Second BPS

Cubic Feet per Day ft3/day

Cubic Feet per Hour ft3/hr

Cubic Feet per Minute ft3/min

Cubic Feet per Second ft3/sec

Cubic Meters per Day m3/day

Cubic Meters per Hour m3/hr

Cubic Meters per Minute m3/min

Gallons per Day gal/day

Gallons per Hour gph

Gallons per Minute gpm

Gallons per Second gal/sec

UK Gallons per Day UK gal/day

UK Gallons per Hour UK gal/hr

UK Gallons per Minute UK gal/min

UK Gallons per Second UK gal/sec



Viscosity
Centipoise cp

Gram per Centimeter Second g/(cm.s)

Kilogram per Meter Hour kg/(m.hr)

Kilogram per Meter Second kg/(m.s)

Kilogram-force Second per Square Meter kg-f.s/m2

KiloPascal Second kPa-s

Newton Second per Square Meter N.s/m2

Pascal Second Pa-s

Poise dyne-s/cm2

Pound force-Second per Square Foot lbf-s/ft2

Pound force-Second per Square Inch lbf-s/in2

Pound per Foot Hour lb/(ft.hr)

Pound per Foot Second lb/(ft.s)

Poundal Second per Square Foot poundal.s/ft2

Reyn reyn
































Force & Power Conversions
Electric Current
Ampere amp

Biot biot

Centiampere camp

Gilbert gilbert

Kiloampere kamp

Milliampere mamp

Volt/ohm v/ohm

Watt/volt w/v



Force
DekaNewton daN

Dyne dyn

HectoNewton hN

Joule/meter J/m

Kilo Pound Force klbf

Kilogram-force kg

KiloNewton kN

Kip kip

Meganewton MN

Millinewton mN

Newton N

Pound Force lbf

Poundal pdl

Ton-force (long) ton

Ton-force (short) ton

Torque T





Fracture Conductivity
Darcy Inch darcy-in

mu.m2-m mu.m2-m



Fuel Volume
Barrel bbl

Gallon gal

Liter L

Milliliter mL



Heat Capacity
British Thermal Units per Pound - Degree Farenheit Btu/lb-F

Joule per Kilogram Celsius J/kg-C



Heat Conductivity
British Thermal Units per Hour -Feet -Degree Farenheit Btu/hr-ft-F

Watt per Meter Celsius W/m-C



Power
British Thermal Unit per Second BTU/sec

British Thermal Units per Minute BTU/min

Calorie per Minute cal/min

Calorie per Second cal/sec

Foot Pound-force per Minute ft-lb/min

Foot Pound-force Per Second ft-lb/sec

Horsepower HP

Horsepower - Electric hp

Horsepower - Metric hp

Joule per Second J/s

Kilocalorie per Minute kcal/min

Kilocalorie per Second kcal/s

Kilogram-force Meter per Minute kg-m/min

Kilogram-force Meter per Second kg-m/s

Kilowatt kW

Megawatt MW

Newton Meter per Second N-m/s

Ton of Refrigeration ton ref

Volt Ampere var

Watt W



Power/Arew
Horse Power per Square Inch HP/in2

Kilowatt per Square Millimeter kW/mm2



Velocity
Feet per Day ft/d

Feet per Hour ft/hr

Feet per Minute ft/min

Feet per Second ft/s

Kilometers per Hour kph

Kilometers per Minute k/min

Kilometers per Second k/sec

Knot knot

Mach mach

Meter per Day m/d

Meter per Hour m/hr

Meter per Minute m/min

Meter per Second m/s

Miles per Hour mph

Miles per Minute mi/min

Miles per Second mi/sec



Velocity - Angular
Degrees per Hour deg/hr

Degrees per Minute deg/min

Degrees per Second deg/sec

Radians per Hour rad/hr

Radians per Minute rad/min

Radians per Second rad/sec

Revolutions per Hour RPH

Revolutions per Minute RPM

Revolutions per Second RPS























Gas Conversions
Gas Injection Rate
Cubic Meter per Minute m3/min

Standard Cubic Feet per Minute scfm



Gas Production Index
Cubic Meter per Day -Mega Pacal m3/d-MPa

Cubic Meter per Day-KiloPascal m3/d-kPa

Cubic Meter per Hour -KiloPascal m3/hr-kPa

Million Standard Cubic Feet per Day per Pounds per
Square Inch
MMSCFD/psi

MSCF/hr-psi MSCF/hr-psi

MSCFD/psi MSCFD/psi

SCF/hr-psi SCF/hr-psi

Standard Cubic Feet per Day per Pounds per Square Inch SCFD/psi



Gas Production Rate
Cubic Meter per Minute m3/min

MM MM

MMM3/d MMM3/d

Standard Cubic Feet per Minute scfm


Gas Volume
Barrel of Oil Equivalent BOE

Cubic Meter m3

Million Standard Cubic Feet MMscf

Million Standard Cubic Meters MMsm3

Thousand Barrels of Oil Equivalent KBOE

Thousand Cubic Meter dam3

Thousand Standard Cubic Feet Mscf

Ton Liquefied Natural Gas ton LNG

Liquefied Natural Gas
Barrel of Oil Equivalent BOE

Million Barrels of Oil Equivalent MMBOE

Million Cubic Feet MMCF

Thousand Barrels of Oil Equivalent KBOE

Ton of LNG ton lng



Specific Volume
Barrels per Ton (U.K.) bbl/UK ton

Barrels per Ton (U.S.) bbl/US ton

Cubic Foot per Pound ft3/lb

Cubic Inch per Pound in3/lb

Cubic Meter per Kilogram m3/kg

Gallons (U.K.) per Pound UK gal/lb

Gallons (U.S.) per Pound US gal/lb

Liter per Gram l/g

Liter per Kilogram l/kg



Volume
Barrel (Petroleum) bbl

Cubic Centimeter cm3

Cubic Decimeter dm3

Cubic Foot ft3

Cubic Inch in3

Cubic Meter m3

Cubic Yard yd3

Fluid Ounce fl oz

Gallon gal

Liter L

Quart - Liquid qt

Production Conversions
Nozzle Size
Millimeter mm

One Eighth per Inch 1/8 in

One Sixteenth per Inch 1/16 in

One Sixty-fourth per Inch 1/64 in

One Thirty-second per Inch 1/32in



Nozzle Speed
Feet per Second ft/s

Meter per Second m/s



Oil Production Index
Barrel per Day-Pounds per Square Inch bbl/d-psi

Barrel per Hour - Pounds per Square Inch bbl/hr-psi

Barrel per Minute-Pounds per Square Inch bbl/min-psi

Cubic Feet per Day-Pounds per Square Inch ft3/d-psi

Cubic Meter per Day -KiloPascal m3/d-kPa

Cubic Meter per Day -Mega Pascal m3/d-MPa

Cubic Meter per Hour-KiloPascal m3/hr-kPa

Gallons per Day-Pounds per Square Inch gal/d-psi

Liter per Hour-KiloPascal L/hr-kPa



Permeability
Darcy darcy

Milli Darcy md



Pipe Capacity
Barrel per Feet bbl/ft

Cubic Meter per Meter m3/m



Production Rate
Cubic Meter per Day m3/d

STB/d STB/d



Rotation
Radian per Second rad/sec

Rotation per Minute rpm



Section Modulus
Cubic Centimeter cm3

Cubic Inch in3



Section Modulus - Moment of Section
Centimeter to the power 4 cm4

Foot to the power 4 ft4

Inch to the power 4 in4

Meter to Power 4 m4



Stress Elastic Modulus
Kilogram per Square Centimeter kg/cm2

KiloPascal kPa

Mega Pascal MPa

Pascal Pa

Pounds per Square Inch psi




Stroke Rate
Stroke per Hour stk/hr

Stroke per Minute stk/min



Stroke Volume
Barrel per Stroke bbl/stk

Cubic Meter per Stroke m3/stk

Gallon per stroke gal/stk

Liter per Stroke L/stk