| Working gas in underground storage, lower 48 states Summary textCSVJSN |
|
|
Historical Comparisons |
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf) |
|
Year ago
(05/08/14) |
5-Year average
(2010-2014) |
| Region |
05/08/15 |
05/01/15 |
net change |
implied flow |
|
(Bcf) |
% change |
(Bcf) |
% change |
| East |
687 |
|
|
628 |
|
|
59 |
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
448 |
|
|
53.3 |
|
|
837 |
|
|
-17.9 |
|
|
| West |
376 |
|
|
368 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
217 |
|
|
73.3 |
|
|
308 |
|
|
22.1 |
|
|
| Producing |
834 |
|
|
790 |
|
|
44 |
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
480 |
|
|
73.8 |
|
|
789 |
|
|
5.7 |
|
|
| Salt |
243 |
|
|
223 |
|
|
20 |
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
124 |
|
|
96.0 |
|
|
176 |
|
|
38.1 |
|
|
| Nonsalt |
591 |
|
|
567 |
|
|
24 |
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
356 |
|
|
66.0 |
|
|
613 |
|
|
-3.6 |
|
|
| Total |
1,897 |
|
|
1,786 |
|
|
111 |
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
1,145 |
|
|
65.7 |
|
|
1,935 |
|
|
-2.0 |
|
|
|
Summary
Working gas in storage was 1,897 Bcf as of Friday, May 8, 2015, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 111 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 752 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 38 Bcf below the 5-year average of 1,935 Bcf. In the East Region, stocks were 150 Bcf below the 5-year average following net injections of 59 Bcf. Stocks in the Producing Region were 45 Bcf above the 5-year average of 789 Bcf after a net injection of 44 Bcf. Stocks in the West Region were 68 Bcf above the 5-year average after a net addition of 8 Bcf. At 1,897 Bcf, total working gas is within the 5-year historical range.
Note: The shaded area indicates the range between the historical minimum and maximum values for the weekly series from 2010 through 2014.
Source: Form EIA-912, "Weekly Underground Natural Gas Storage Report." The dashed vertical lines indicate current and year-ago weekly periods.