Mcf

Units & Measurements abbreviation · Engineering Unit

Mcf
Stands forThousand cubic feet
CategoriesUnits & Measurements

Mcf stands for Thousand cubic feet, an engineering unit abbreviation.

The standard volume unit for natural gas production and sales in the US, with M as the Roman numeral for thousand. One Mcf of typical natural gas contains about 1.04 million BTU.

Example: The well produced 2,400 Mcf per day in its first month.

Usage notes

Larger volumes use MMcf (million cubic feet), Bcf (billion) and Tcf (trillion); annual US consumption is over 30 Tcf. Volumes are measured at standard temperature and pressure so they can be compared. Utility bills for homes use the smaller CCF, hundred cubic feet.

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