Legal Definitions - MCF

MCF

mcf.abbr. Oil & gas. One thousand cubic feet, one of the standard units for measuring natural gas.

MCF stands for "one thousand cubic feet" and is used as a unit of measurement for natural gas. It is commonly used in the oil and gas industry to measure the amount of natural gas produced or consumed.

Example 1: The gas company reported that they sold 10,000 MCF of natural gas last month.

Example 2: The production of natural gas from the well was 5,000 MCF per day.

These examples illustrate how MCF is used to measure the amount of natural gas produced or consumed. In example 1, the gas company sold 10,000 MCF of natural gas, which means they sold 10 million cubic feet of natural gas. In example 2, the production of natural gas from the well was 5,000 MCF per day, which means they produced 5 million cubic feet of natural gas per day.