| Month | Gallons # 6 | BTU’s / Gallon | Total BTU’s | DTH |
| 1 | 34769 | 153200 | 5326610800 | 5326.611 |
| 2 | 17420 | 153200 | 2668744000 | 2668.744 |
| 3 | 26083 | 153200 | 3995915600 | 3995.916 |
| 4 | 16013 | 153200 | 2453191600 | 2453.192 |
| 5 | 8276 | 153200 | 1267883200 | 1267.883 |
| 6 | 8737 | 153200 | 1338508400 | 1338.508 |
| 7 | 8749 | 153200 | 1340346800 | 1340.347 |
| 8 | 8700 | 153200 | 1332840000 | 1332.84 |
| 9 | 8714 | 153200 | 1334984800 | 1334.985 |
| 10 | 8750 | 153200 | 1340500000 | 1340.5 |
| 11 | 8243 | 153200 | 1262827600 | 1262.828 |
| 12 | 17418 | 153200 | 2668437600 | 2668.438 |
Sample Oil to Natural Gas Conversion Table:
| BTU’s per Gallon | |
| #2 Oil | 138500 |
| #4 Oil | 145850 |
| #6 Oil | 153200 |
- 1 Dekatherm = 1,000,000 BTU’s.
- Oil contains heat output known as British Thermal Units (BTU’s). Heavy oils such as Number 5 and 6 are what remains of the crude oil after gasoline and the distillate fuel oils are extracted through distillation. The conversions to the most popular heating oils are listed above.
- To convert gallons of oil to dekatherms replace the BTU’s / Gallon with the correct BTU’s based on the type of oil consumed.
- For example: #6 oil burns at a rate of 153200 BTU’s per gallon.
- If you multiply the number of gallons X 153200 = (total BTU’s per month) divided by 1,000,000 = Dekatherms per month.
To convert your actual Monthly oil consumption to dekatherms download this Excel spreadsheet:
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