Convert US barrels per day to Acre-feet per second
Convert US barrels per day (bbl/d) to Acre-feet per second (ac-ft/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
ac-ft/s = bbl/d × 1.491818260e-9
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 second
The acre-foot per second (ac-ft/s) equals 1233.48183754752 m³/s, an enormous unit representing the flow that would fill a football-field-sized area to 1 ft depth every second. It appears in descriptions of exceptionally large dam-break flood waves and major river-system extreme events. The 1976 Teton Dam collapse peak outflow was estimated at ≈65 000 ft³/s ≈ 1.49 ac-ft/s. 1 ac-ft/s = 1 233.48 m³/s.
Quick Reference Table
| US barrels per day (bbl/d) | Acre-feet per second (ac-ft/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 bbl/d | 1.492 × 10-9 ac-ft/s |
| 2 bbl/d | 2.984 × 10-9 ac-ft/s |
| 5 bbl/d | 7.459 × 10-9 ac-ft/s |
| 10 bbl/d | 1.492 × 10-8 ac-ft/s |
| 25 bbl/d | 3.73 × 10-8 ac-ft/s |
| 50 bbl/d | 7.459 × 10-8 ac-ft/s |
| 100 bbl/d | 1.492 × 10-7 ac-ft/s |