On 2019-08-09 2:04 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 8/9/2019 1:04 PM, wrote:
>
>> I can deal with weights and volumes in metric but not sizes... I can
>> easily visualize inches, feet, yards, even miles but not silly
>> millimeters,.Â* Metric wrenches give me a fit, especially allen
>> wrenches.Â* And don't dare tell me "spanners".
>
> That surprises me.Â* I had many guys at work far less intelligent and
> skilled as you and they picked up metric sizes and tools easily.
>
In Canada and most foreign countries, petroleum exploration and
development wells are measured in metres. However, even though the same
companies work in the US, they measure US wells in feet. The weirdest
situation, however, is that Latin American countries have long been
metric but their wells are measured in feet.