PETE 2031 Chapter : Common Oil Field Units And Measurements
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Common oil field units and measurements (suggestion: obtain a copy of convert. exe computer program) Depths and lengths in the u. s. are measured in feet, but other parts of the world, the meter is typically used. All conversions of length, area and volume begin with the definition of 1 inch = 2. 54 cm. Thus, any equality can be multiplied by 1 and not change that equality. 1 ft = 12 in [1] or: ft1 in 12. = 30. 48 cm or 1 ft = 0. 3048 meters. Inversely, 1 meter = 1/0. 3048, or = 3. 28 ft. Tubing is measured in inches or cm, e. g. , 2 3/8 inch od tubing has a 1. 995 inch id, or. 375 in (60. 325 mm) od and 1. 995(2. 54 cm/in) = 5. 067 cm (50. 67 mm) id. An acre is also 1/640th of a square mile, or. Thus 1 acre = 43,560 ft2 (1 m/3. 28 ft)2 = 4048. 9 m2.
