| Working gas in underground storage, lower 48 states Summary textCSVJSN |
|
|
Historical Comparisons |
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf) |
|
Year ago
(05/15/14) |
5-Year average
(2010-2014) |
| Region |
05/15/15 |
05/08/15 |
net change |
implied flow |
|
(Bcf) |
% change |
(Bcf) |
% change |
| East |
742 |
|
|
687 |
|
|
55 |
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
513 |
|
|
44.6 |
|
|
888 |
|
|
-16.4 |
|
|
| West |
382 |
|
|
376 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
229 |
|
|
66.8 |
|
|
321 |
|
|
19.0 |
|
|
| Producing |
865 |
|
|
834 |
|
|
31 |
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
509 |
|
|
69.9 |
|
|
815 |
|
|
6.1 |
|
|
| Salt |
251 |
|
|
243 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
81.9 |
|
|
186 |
|
|
34.9 |
|
|
| Nonsalt |
614 |
|
|
591 |
|
|
23 |
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
371 |
|
|
65.5 |
|
|
629 |
|
|
-2.4 |
|
|
| Total |
1,989 |
|
|
1,897 |
|
|
92 |
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
1,251 |
|
|
59.0 |
|
|
2,024 |
|
|
-1.7 |
|
|
|
Summary
Working gas in storage was 1,989 Bcf as of Friday, May 15, 2015, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 92 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 738 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 35 Bcf below the 5-year average of 2,024 Bcf. In the East Region, stocks were 146 Bcf below the 5-year average following net injections of 55 Bcf. Stocks in the Producing Region were 50 Bcf above the 5-year average of 815 Bcf after a net injection of 31 Bcf. Stocks in the West Region were 61 Bcf above the 5-year average after a net addition of 6 Bcf. At 1,989 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.