Water value calculators
The three calculations behind every water deal: what the volume is, what a lease earns, and what oilfield demand grosses. Conversions are exact; the preset rates are sourced examples.
Acre foot converter
One acre foot is the volume covering one acre, one foot deep.
- Gallons
- 325,851
- Oilfield barrels (42 gal)
- 7,758
- Cubic feet
- 43,560
- Million gallons
- 0.33
Lease income estimator
Sourced example rates: $33/AF (Idaho bank posted rate, 2025) and about $200/AF/yr (Colorado Front Range leases). Your basin's number may differ substantially, which is the point of a valuation.
- Annual lease income
- $20,000
- Total over 5 years
- $100,000
Frac water gross calculator
Reported Permian fresh water pricing reached $1.00/bbl and in cases exceeded $2.00/bbl. Gross revenue only: real agreements hinge on take-or-pay minimums, metering, and your legal authority to sell.
- Barrels
- 77,584
- Gross revenue
- $77,584
- Gross per acre foot
- $7,758
Estimates for orientation only, not an offer or a valuation of any specific water. Get your water valued properly.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert acre feet to gallons?
Multiply acre feet by 325,851. One acre foot is 325,851 gallons, or 43,560 cubic feet, the volume covering one acre of land one foot deep.
How do I convert acre feet to barrels?
Multiply acre feet by about 7,758, using the oilfield standard 42-gallon barrel. This is the conversion that matters in frac water deals, where operators quote per barrel and rights are decreed in acre feet.
How do I estimate what my water lease could earn?
Multiply your leaseable acre feet by a rate per acre foot. Sourced 2025-2026 anchors run from $33 per acre foot (Idaho bank posted rate) to about $200 per acre foot per year (Colorado Front Range) and far higher for oilfield and municipal demand. The calculator gives orientation; a valuation gives your basin's actual range.
Find out what your water is worth before anyone else tells you.
Tell us what you hold. We bracket its value against sourced comparables and real demand in your basin, then point you at the strongest path: lease, bank, or sell. Confidential, and yours to act on however you like.
- A defensible range, anchored to sourced comparables
- The demand map for your basin: who would pay and why
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