Symbol

Fundamental
Units

Oilfield Units

SI Units

Mass

lbm

kg

Moles

lbmol

kmol

Force

mL/t2

lbf

Length

ft

Area

L2

acres

m2

Volume - liquids

L3

bbl

m3

Volume - gases

L3

ft3

m3

Pressure

m/Lt2

psi

kPa

Temperature

Flowrate - liquids

L3/t

bbl/d

m3/d

Flowrate - gases

L3/t

ft3/d

m3/d

Viscosity

m/Lt

cp

mPas

Permeability

L2

md

m2

Quantity

SI

Oilfield

Mass

1 kg

2.2046225 lbm

Length

0.3048 m

1 ft

Area

4,046.873 m2

1 acre = 43,560 ft2

Volume

1 m3

6.2898106 bbl
1 bbl = 5.614583 ft3

Temperature

Pressure

Dynamic viscosity
Density

1K

1.8 R

K = C+273.15

R = F+459.67

C = (F-32)/1.8

F = 1.8 C+32

6.894757 kPa

1 psi

1 MPa

145.03774 psi

101.325 kPa

1 atm = 14.69595 psi

1 bar = 100 kPa

14.503774 psi

1 mPas

1 cp

1000

62.42797 lbm/ft3

kg/m3

8.345405 lbm/gal
Water density @ 60F/1 atm

999.04 kg/m3

62.368 lbm/ft3

Energy

1.055056 kJ

1 btu

1 kWh

3412.14 btu
1 btu=778.169 ftlbf

Power

745.700 W
kPa m3
8.31441
kmol K
kJ
8.31441
kmol K

1 hp=550 ftlbf/s
psia ft 3
10.7315
lbmol R
btu
1.98586
lbmol R

Molecular weight of air

Gravitational conversion
constant

28.9625 kg/kmol
kg m
9.80665 2
s kgf

28.9625 lbm/lbmol
lbm ft
32.1740 2
s lbf

Permeability

1 m2

Universal gas constant

1 m 2 0.0864

1013.25 md
m mPa s
d kPa
2

ft 2 cp
d psi
bbl cp
887.220 md 1
ft d psi

158.0206 md 1