| Working gas in underground storage, lower 48 states Summary textCSVJSN |
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|
Historical Comparisons |
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf) |
|
Year ago
(11/07/13) |
5-Year average
(2009-2013) |
| Region |
11/07/14 |
10/31/14 |
net change |
implied flow |
|
(Bcf) |
% change |
(Bcf) |
% change |
| East |
1,964 |
|
|
1,956 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
1,983 |
|
|
-1.0 |
|
|
2,066 |
|
|
-4.9 |
|
|
| West |
502 |
|
|
498 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
553 |
|
|
-9.2 |
|
|
531 |
|
|
-5.5 |
|
|
| Producing |
1,145 |
|
|
1,117 |
|
|
28 |
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
1,295 |
|
|
-11.6 |
|
|
1,251 |
|
|
-8.5 |
|
|
| Salt |
327 |
|
|
314 |
|
|
13 |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
331 |
|
|
-1.2 |
|
|
259 |
|
|
26.3 |
|
|
| Nonsalt |
818 |
|
|
803 |
|
|
15 |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
964 |
|
|
-15.1 |
|
|
992 |
|
|
-17.5 |
|
|
| Total |
3,611 |
|
|
3,571 |
|
|
40 |
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
3,831 |
|
|
-5.7 |
|
|
3,848 |
|
|
-6.2 |
|
|
|
Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,611 Bcf as of Friday, November 7, 2014, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 40 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 220 Bcf less than last year at this time and 237 Bcf below the 5-year average of 3,848 Bcf. In the East Region, stocks were 102 Bcf below the 5-year average following net injections of 8 Bcf. Stocks in the Producing Region were 106 Bcf below the 5-year average of 1,251 Bcf after a net injection of 28 Bcf. Stocks in the West Region were 29 Bcf below the 5-year average after a net addition of 4 Bcf. At 3,611 Bcf, total working gas is below the 5-year historical range.
Note: The shaded area indicates the range between the historical minimum and maximum values for the weekly series from 2009 through 2013.
Source: Form EIA-912, "Weekly Underground Natural Gas Storage Report." The dashed vertical lines indicate current and year-ago weekly periods.