Convert Acre-feet per minute to US barrels per day
Convert Acre-feet per minute (ac-ft/min) to US barrels per day (bbl/d) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
bbl/d = ac-ft/min × 11172048.98
About Acre-feet per minute
The acre-foot per minute (ac-ft/min) equals 1233.48183754752/60 ≈ 20.558 m³/s, encountered in large irrigation canal capacity descriptions and reservoir emergency spillway sizing in the US West. A major canal gate releasing 1 ac-ft/min drains a 1-acre field 1 foot deep every minute - a substantial agricultural flow. 1 ac-ft/min ≈ 20.558 m³/s ≈ 726.0 ft³/s.
About US barrels per day
The US barrel per day (bbl/d or bpd) equals 0.158987294928/86400 ≈ 1.840×10⁻⁶ m³/s, the universal unit for crude-oil production, refinery capacity, and petroleum-product supply/demand reporting. Saudi Arabia produces ≈9-10 million bbl/d; global demand is ≈99-102 million bbl/d. All oil-market pricing, OPEC quotas, and EIA reports use bbl/d. 1 bbl/d ≈ 1.840×10⁻⁶ m³/s ≈ 0.15899 m³/d.
Quick Reference Table
| Acre-feet per minute (ac-ft/min) | US barrels per day (bbl/d) |
|---|---|
| 1 ac-ft/min | 11172000 bbl/d |
| 2 ac-ft/min | 22344100 bbl/d |
| 5 ac-ft/min | 55860200 bbl/d |
| 10 ac-ft/min | 111720000 bbl/d |
| 25 ac-ft/min | 279301000 bbl/d |
| 50 ac-ft/min | 558602000 bbl/d |
| 100 ac-ft/min | 1.117 × 109 bbl/d |