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Air Water Land CONVERSION FACTORS

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LENGTH
Canadian Oil Register
1 inch = 25.4 millimetres*
Daily Oil Bulletin
1 foot = 12 inches
Data Central
= 0.3048 metre*
New Technology
Magazine 1 yard = 3 feet
= 0.9144 metre*
Nickle's Energy Group

Oil & Gas Inquirer 1 mile = 1,760 yard

= 1.609344 kilometres*
Oilpatch Careers
1 British nautical = 1.8532 kilometres*
Oilsands Review
mile
Petroleum Explorer
1 international = 1.852 kilometres
Petroleum Ownership
nautical mile
Structures

P.O.S.T. Report
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Weekly Energy Bulletin

AREA
OTHER 1 square inch = 6.4516 cm2*
INFORMATION
1 square foot = 929.0304 cm2*
Careers/Jobs

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Daily Well Licences 1 square yard = 0.83612736 cm2*

Drilling Summary
1 acre = 4.046.8654 m2*
Energy Toolkit = 0.40468564 hectare
Geo Webworks
1 hectare (ha) = 2.4710538 acres
People on the Move
1 square mile = 2.5899881 km2
Recession to Recovery

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Weather

VOLUME

1 bbl (petroleum U. = 42 gallons (U.S)

S.) = 0.158987 m3
1 cubic foot = 28.316847 dm3
1 cubic yard = 0.76455486 m3
1 acre foot = 1.233.4818 m3
1 gallon (Imperial) = 4.54609 L*
1 gallon (U.S.) = 3.785412 L
1 quart (Imperial) = 1.136522 L
1 quart (U.S.) = 0.94635264 L

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NATURAL GAS VOLUME

1 cubic foot (14.73 = 0.02832784 m3 (101.325 kPa 15oC)

psia. 60oF)

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NATURAL GAS LIQUID VOLUME

Ethane: 1 bbl = 0.157976 m3

Oil & Gas Prices
Propane: 1 bbl = 0.15873 m3 March 4, 2010
NYMEX-WTI
Butane: 1 bbl = 0.15881 m3
CAD 80.87 / BBL
Propane, butane and ethane converted from 60oF to 15oC, at NYMEX Natural Gas
equilibrium pressure. CAD 4.76 / MMBTU
AECO/NGX Spot Price
CAD 4.42 / GJ
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Imperial Light Crude
CAD 81.36 / BBL
OIL VOLUME CORRECTION FACTORS Imperial Bow River (25 API)
1 bbl (60oF) = (0.1589873 x CF) m3 (15oC) CAD 73.58 / BBL
Flint Hills/Lloyd Blend
API Gravity Correction Factor (CF)
CAD 73.10 / BBL
0-6 0.9997
7-35 0.9996
36-51 0.9995
52-64 0.9994

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Conversion Factors

65-78 0.9993
79-91 0.9992
92-99 0.9991

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SPEED

1 mile per hour = 1.609344 km/hr*

1 foot per second = 0.3048 m/s*

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MASS

1 pound = 0.45359237 kg
(avoirdupois)
1 ounce = 28.349523 g
(avoirdupois)
1 grain = 64.79891 mg*
1 tonne (t) = 1.000 kg*
1 long ton = 1.016.0469 kg
1 short ton = 907.18474 kg

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DENSITY

1 pound per cubic = 16.01846 kg/m3

foot
1 pound per cubic = 27.67990 Mg/m3
inch
1 long ton per cubic = 1,328.939 kg/m3
yard
1 short ton per cubic = 1,186.553 kg/m3
yard

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FORCE

1 kilogram (force) = 1 kilopond

= 9.80665 newtons*
1 pound (force) = 4.448222 newtons

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PRESSURE

1 psi = 6.894757 kPa

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1 standard = 101.325 kPa*

atmosphere
1 bar = 100 kPa*

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PIPE PRESSURE

psig MPa
200 1.378951
400 2.757903
600 4.136854
800 5.515806
1,000 6.894757
1,200 8.273708
1,500 0.342136

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ENERGY

1 Btu60/61°F = 1,054.615 J

1 Btu (IT) = 1,055.06 J

1 foot-pound = 1.355818 J
1 horsepower-hour = 2.684520 MJ
1 kilowatt-hour = 3.6 MJ*
= 3,414 Btu (Int)

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POWER

1 Btu60/61 per hour = 0.2929486 W

1 foot-pound per = 0.3766161 mW

hour
1 horsepower (boiler) = 9.0950 kW
1 horsepower = 746 W*
(electric)
1 horsepower = 746.043 W
(hydraulic)
1 horsepower (brake) = 745.69999 W

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TEMPERATURE

Degrees Fahrenheit = (oC x 9/5) + 32*

(oF)

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Degrees Centigrade/ = (oF - 32) x 5/9

Celsius (oC)
Degrees Kelvin (oK) = oC + 273.15*
Degrees Rankine = oF + 459.67
(oR)
Degrees Rankine = oK x 9/5
(oR)

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SPECIFIC GRAVITY

ammonia = 0.77
asphaltic bitumens = 1.00-1.10
aviation gasolines = 0.70-0.78
benzene = 0.879
butane = 0.599
crude oils = 0.80-0.97
diesel oils = 0.82-0.92
ethane = 0.446
ethylene = 0.610
fuel oils = 0.92-0.99
gas oils = 0.82-0.90
kerosenes = 0.78-0.84
lubricating oils = 0.85-0.95
methanol = 0.7924
motor gasolines = 0.71-0.79
naphtha = 0.885
n-pentane = 0.62624
propane = 0.531
propylene = 0.5139
sulfur = 2.06
toluene = 0.866
xylene = 0.86

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PETROLEUM SPECIFIC GRAVITY (15.6oC)

oAPI Specific Gravity bbl/tonne
25 0.904 6.98
26 0.898 7.02
27 0.893 7.06
28 0.887 7.22

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29 0.882 7.15
30 0.876 7.19
31 0.871 7.24
32 0.865 7.28
33 0.860 7.33
34 0.855 7.37
35 0.850 7.42
36 0.845 7.46
37 0.840 7.51
38 0.835 7.55
39 0.830 7.60
40 0.825 7.64
41 0.820 7.69
42 0.816 7.73

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HEATING VALUES

ammonia = 22.315 GJ/tonne

aviation gasoline = 33.518 MJ/L
aviation turbo fuel = 35.934 MJ/L
benzene = 41.914 GJ/tonne
butane (liquid) = 29.475 GJ/m3
coal = imported bituminous - 29.527 GJ/tonne
= Canadian bituminous - 29.993 GJ/tonne
= sub-bituminous - 19.763 GJ/tonne
= lignite - 15.345 GJ/tonne
coke = 28.830 GJ/tonne
coke oven gas = 18.614 MJ/L
crude oil = 5.81 MMbtu/bbl
= 38.512 MJ/L
= 38.512 GJ/m3
diesel fuel = 38.675 MJ/L
electricity = 3.6 MJ/kWh
ethane (liquid) = 18.36 GJ/m3
ethylene = 49.469 GJ/tonne
heavy fuel oil = 41.727 MJ/L
kerosene = 37.676 MJ/L
light fuel oil = 38.675 MJ/L
methanol = 22.322 GJ/tonne
motor gasoline = 34.656 MJ/L
naphtha = 34.656 GJ/m3

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natural gas - 1 = 37.229 kJ/L

MMBtu/Mcf =37.229 MJ/m3
pentanes-plus = 35.17 GJ/m3
petroleum coke = 42.376 MJ/L
propane (liquid) = 25.53 GJ/m3
propylene = 25.53 GJ/m3
still gas = 41.727(1) MJ/L
sulfur = 9.337 GJ/tonne
toluene = 42.433 GJ/tonne
xylene = 42.987 GJ/tonne

Important Disclaimer:
Conversion Factors are provided as a reference only. Accuracy is not
guaranteed.

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