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Title: From Mcf To Mmbtu
Author: Wilford Allen Tate
Source: 1979 Gulf Coast Measurement Short Course (Now called ASGMT)
Year Published: 1979
Abstract: The calculation of MMBTU, which is the volume of gas expressed in thousand cubic feet multiplied by the heating value per cubic foot of gas, or British Thermal Units (BTUs) expressed in thousands, quantifies the energy content of natural gas. The calculation of MMBTU is a simple procedure and lends itself quite readily to calculation by persons such as Accountants not schooled in the technical aspects of natural gas measurement. Relatively little time is necessary to explain the calculation of MMBTU given the needed factors, while an explanation of the calculation of MCF to someone who is not familiar with gas measurement is tedious, at best. Thus, the simplicity of calculation of the MMBTU and the recognition that it is a better measure of energy in title and custody transfer has caused the realization, though slowly in some circles, that the MCF without its companion the BTU, is a poor measure of gas transfer.

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