[thackney]

MBPD is an industry standard for thousand Barrels per Day

MMBPD is the standard for Million Barrels per Day

also MSCFD is thousand Standard Cubic Feet of Gas per Day,

MMSCFD is Million Standard Cubic Feet of Gas per Day

They come from the old Roman numeral system

M = a thousand

MM = a thousand thousands = a million

[alexander_busek]

Thanks for the clarification!

Regards,

[truth_seeker]

“MBPD is an industry standard for thousand Barrels per Day

MMBPD is the standard for Million Barrels per Day

also MSCFD is thousand Standard Cubic Feet of Gas per Day,

MMSCFD is Million Standard Cubic Feet of Gas per Day

They come from the old Roman numeral system

M = a thousand

MM = a thousand thousands = a million”

I went from the oil business using the terms you summarized above, to other businesses using “K” for thousand.

I worked with several petroleum engineers and geologists, many with masters degrees, and they were one smart bunch of guys.