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# US gallons to oil barrels

**1 US gallon in oil barrels: 1 gal = 0.02381 bbl**

bbl = gal × 1/42

To convert US gallons to oil barrels, multiply by 0.02380952381. The table below gives the values people look up most often, and the converter works for any number.

## US gallons to oil barrels table

*Common US gallon values converted to oil barrels.*

| US gallons | Oil barrels |
| --- | --- |
| 1 gal | 0.02381 |
| 2 gal | 0.047619 |
| 3 gal | 0.071429 |
| 4 gal | 0.095238 |
| 5 gal | 0.11905 |
| 10 gal | 0.2381 |
| 15 gal | 0.35714 |
| 20 gal | 0.47619 |
| 25 gal | 0.59524 |
| 30 gal | 0.71429 |
| 40 gal | 0.95238 |
| 50 gal | 1.190476 |
| 75 gal | 1.785714 |
| 100 gal | 2.380952 |
| 250 gal | 5.952381 |
| 500 gal | 11.90476 |
| 1,000 gal | 23.80952 |

## How the conversion works

The relationship is bbl = gal × 1/42. Both units measure volume, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes. The figure is exact rather than approximate: since the international yard and pound agreement of 1959, an inch is defined as exactly 25.4 millimetres and a pound as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and every other imperial and US customary unit here is derived from those two.

> US gallon: US liquid gallon. The imperial gallon is about 20% larger.

> Oil barrel: Petroleum barrel = 42 US gallons.

## Common questions

### How many oil barrels are in one US gallon?

One US gallon equals 0.02381 oil barrels. bbl = gal × 1/42.

### How do you convert US gallons to oil barrels?

Use bbl = gal × 1/42. So 10 gal is 0.2381 bbl.

### How many US gallons are in one oil barrel?

One oil barrel equals 42 US gallons, which is the reverse of the conversion above.

### Is there more than one kind of US gallon?

US liquid gallon. The imperial gallon is about 20% larger. Petroleum barrel = 42 US gallons.

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## Sources

- Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811) [Public domain (US Government)]
- The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (https://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure)
- Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)