Convert US Dry Gallons (dry gal) to Barrels (bbl) | dry gal in bbl

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Quick Reference for Converting US Dry Gallons to Barrels

Formula
bbl = dry gal / 36.09
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Barrels, divide the number of US Dry Gallons by 36.1
US Dry Gallons (dry gal) in 1 Barrel
There are 36.09 US Dry Gallons in 1 Barrel
Barrels (bbl) in 1 US Dry Gallon
There are 0.03 Barrels in 1 US Dry Gallon

Unit Information

US Dry Gallon
/drʌɪˈɡalən/
Symbol: dry gal
Unit System: US Customary

What is the US Dry Gallon?

The US dry gallon is a unit of volume in the US customary unit system with the symbol dry gal.

The dry gallon is equal to 268.8025‬ in³ or 4.404 L.

The US dry gallon is not used anywhere any more - the unit below is the dry pint and the unit above is the bushel.

Barrel
/ˈbar(ə)l/
Symbol: bbl
Unit System: US Customary

What is the Barrel?

The barrel is a unit of volume used in the oil industry with the symbol bbl.

Oil is more commonly expressed in terms of cubic metres (m³) but in the US and in the economic world (mainly because such a large percentage of the world's oil is shipped to the US) as barrels.

The measurement of the barrel originated in the US at the first oil well in Pennsylvania. There were so many variants of barrel size (including those used for wine and other goods) that the distrust became so prevalent a central and standard barrel size was created. This was finally established in 1872 as 42 US gallons.


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