Convert Acre-Feet to Oil Barrels
Convert Acre-Feet (ac ft) to Oil Barrels (bbl) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
bbl = ac ft × 7758.367347
About Acre-Feet
An acre-foot (ac ft) = the volume covering 1 acre to 1 ft depth ≈ 1,233.5 m³ (325,851 US gal). Almost exclusively used in US water resource management. California's Lake Shasta: 4.55 million ac ft at capacity. A typical US household uses ~0.5-1 ac ft/year. Water rights on the Colorado and Sacramento rivers are traded in acre-feet. 1 ac ft ≈ 1,233.5 m³.
About Oil Barrels
An oil barrel (bbl) = exactly 42 US gallons ≈ 158.99 L - established by the Pennsylvania oil industry in the 1860s and now the global petroleum standard. Global oil production, OPEC quotas, and crude spot prices are all quoted in barrels or Mb/d (millions of barrels per day); world consumption ~100 Mb/d in 2024. 'Bbl' derives from the 'blue barrel' mark on petroleum containers. 1 bbl = 42 US gal ≈ 159 L.
Quick Reference Table
| Acre-Feet (ac ft) | Oil Barrels (bbl) |
|---|---|
| 1 ac ft | 7758.37 bbl |
| 2 ac ft | 15516.7 bbl |
| 5 ac ft | 38791.8 bbl |
| 10 ac ft | 77583.7 bbl |
| 25 ac ft | 193959 bbl |
| 50 ac ft | 387918 bbl |
| 100 ac ft | 775837 bbl |