Convert US barrels per minute to US barrels per second

Convert US barrels per minute (bbl/min) to US barrels per second (bbl/s) instantly and accurately.

US barrels per minute (bbl/min)
US barrels per second (bbl/s)

Conversion Formula

bbl/s = bbl/min × 0.01666666667

About US barrels per minute

The US barrel per minute (bbl/min) equals 0.158987294928/60 ≈ 2.650×10⁻³ m³/s, used in oil-pipeline pigging operations and tanker loading/unloading rates. A large crude-oil loading arm at a terminal can transfer 20 000 bbl/h = ≈333 bbl/min = ≈52 000 US gal/min. Pipeline operators monitor block-valve isolation in bbl/min to detect ruptures. 1 bbl/min ≈ 2.650×10⁻³ m³/s.

About US barrels per second

The US barrel per second (bbl/s) equals 0.158987294928 m³/s, an extremely large flow rate used only for catastrophic spill-rate estimates and very large pipeline surge calculations. The 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill peaked at ≈60 000 bbl/d ≈ 0.000694 bbl/s; major subsea pipeline ruptures may briefly exceed 1 bbl/s during decompression. 1 US bbl/s = 0.158987 m³/s ≈ 158.987 L/s.

Quick Reference Table

US barrels per minute (bbl/min)US barrels per second (bbl/s)
1 bbl/min0.0166667 bbl/s
2 bbl/min0.0333333 bbl/s
5 bbl/min0.0833333 bbl/s
10 bbl/min0.166667 bbl/s
25 bbl/min0.416667 bbl/s
50 bbl/min0.833333 bbl/s
100 bbl/min1.66667 bbl/s

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