convertimate Seismic velocity

Feet per second to meters per second

Type a value in ft/s to get it in m/s instantly.

914.4m/s

That's 1.83× as fast as loose soil, while water is 1.64× faster. A reflector one kilometer down would return in about 2,187 ms.

What it means

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Rock velocity rises with depth, compaction and cementation, so a single figure describes one interval rather than a whole well.

The math

How to convert ft/s to m/s

To convert feet per second to meters per second, multiply by 0.3048.

Example: 3,000 ft/s × 0.3048 = 914.4 m/s.

In the other direction, 1 m/s = 3.28084 ft/s.

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Tables

ft/s to m/s conversion table

ft/s to m/s conversion table
ft/sm/s
330 ft/s100.584 m/s
1,000 ft/s304.8 m/s
1,500 ft/s457.2 m/s
2,000 ft/s609.6 m/s
2,500 ft/s762 m/s
3,000 ft/s914.4 m/s
4,000 ft/s1,219.2 m/s
5,000 ft/s1,524 m/s
6,000 ft/s1,828.8 m/s
8,000 ft/s2,438.4 m/s
13,000 ft/s3,962.4 m/s
m/s to ft/s conversion table
m/s to ft/s conversion table
m/sft/s
330 m/s1,082.68 ft/s
1,000 m/s3,280.84 ft/s
1,500 m/s4,921.26 ft/s
2,000 m/s6,561.68 ft/s
2,500 m/s8,202.1 ft/s
3,000 m/s9,842.52 ft/s
4,000 m/s13,123.4 ft/s
5,000 m/s16,404.2 ft/s
6,000 m/s19,685 ft/s
8,000 m/s26,246.7 ft/s
13,000 m/s42,650.9 ft/s

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many m/s is 1 ft/s?
1 ft/s is 0.3048 m/s.
How many m/s is 10 ft/s?
10 ft/s is 3.048 m/s.
How many m/s is 3,000 ft/s?
3,000 ft/s is 914.4 m/s.

The units

About these units

Feet per second (ft/s)

The US oilfield unit.

Meters per second (m/s)

The standard unit for seismic velocity.

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