Convert US barrels per day to Acre-feet per hour
Convert US barrels per day (bbl/d) to Acre-feet per hour (ac-ft/h) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
ac-ft/h = bbl/d × 5.370545735e-6
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.
About Acre-feet per hour
The acre-foot per hour (ac-ft/h) equals 1233.48183754752/3600 ≈ 0.34263 m³/s, standard for sizing irrigation district delivery canals, reservoir outflow scheduling, and aquifer recharge basin calculations in the western US. The US Bureau of Reclamation uses ac-ft/h for canal operational planning; a 1 000-acre farm irrigating with 0.5 in/h rain-equivalent receives ≈41 ac-ft/h. 1 ac-ft/h ≈ 0.34263 m³/s.
Quick Reference Table
| US barrels per day (bbl/d) | Acre-feet per hour (ac-ft/h) |
|---|---|
| 1 bbl/d | 5.371 × 10-6 ac-ft/h |
| 2 bbl/d | 1.074 × 10-5 ac-ft/h |
| 5 bbl/d | 2.685 × 10-5 ac-ft/h |
| 10 bbl/d | 5.371 × 10-5 ac-ft/h |
| 25 bbl/d | 0.000134264 ac-ft/h |
| 50 bbl/d | 0.000268527 ac-ft/h |
| 100 bbl/d | 0.000537055 ac-ft/h |