API GRAVITY

1 °API

0 Specific Gravity

0 Density (kg/m ) 3

0 bbl/Te

° A P I = ( 1 41 . 5 / G ) - 1 3 1 . 5

b bl s / T e = 1 / ( 0 . 1 5 9 * G )

G = S p ec i f i c G r a v i t y ( o i l / w a t e r a t 6 0 ° F )

D en s i t y   o f w a t e r @ 6 0 ° F = 9 9 9 . 0 1 6 k g / m 3
 

  °API kg/m3

L i g h t c r ud e > 31.1 < 870

M ed i u m oi l 22.3 - 31.1 870 - 920

H ea v y c r u d e 10 - 22.3 920 - 1000

E x t r a he av y c r u d e < 10 > 1000

  Specific Gravity bbl/Te

N ap ht h a l i g h t 0.66-0.70 9.55-9.01

N ap ht h a me d i u m 0.70-0.75 9.01-8.40

N ap ht h a h e a v y 0.75-0.80 8.40-7.88

C r u de oi l 0.80-0.97 8.0-6.6

Aviation gasoline 0.70-0.78 9.1-8.2

K er os en e 0.71-0.79 9.0-8.1

G as o i l 0.78-0.86 8.2-7.6

D i e s e l oi l 0.82-0.90 7.8-7.1

L ub r i c a t i n g o i l 0.82-0.92 7.8-6.9
F ue l o i l 0.92-0.99 6.9-6.5

A s ph as l i t c b i t u m e n 1.00-1.10 6.4-5.8