| Working gas in underground storage, lower 48 states Summary textCSVJSN |
|
|
Historical Comparisons |
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf) |
|
Year ago
(05/22/14) |
5-Year average
(2010-2014) |
| Region |
05/22/15 |
05/15/15 |
net change |
implied flow |
|
(Bcf) |
% change |
(Bcf) |
% change |
| East |
806 |
|
|
742 |
|
|
64 |
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
577 |
|
|
39.7 |
|
|
941 |
|
|
-14.3 |
|
|
| West |
395 |
|
|
382 |
|
|
13 |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
247 |
|
|
59.9 |
|
|
335 |
|
|
17.9 |
|
|
| Producing |
900 |
|
|
865 |
|
|
35 |
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
540 |
|
|
66.7 |
|
|
843 |
|
|
6.8 |
|
|
| Salt |
261 |
|
|
251 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
150 |
|
|
74.0 |
|
|
195 |
|
|
33.8 |
|
|
| Nonsalt |
638 |
|
|
614 |
|
|
24 |
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
388 |
|
|
64.4 |
|
|
647 |
|
|
-1.4 |
|
|
| Total |
2,101 |
|
|
1,989 |
|
|
112 |
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
1,364 |
|
|
54.0 |
|
|
2,119 |
|
|
-0.8 |
|
|
|
Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,101 Bcf as of Friday, May 22, 2015, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 112 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 737 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 18 Bcf below the 5-year average of 2,119 Bcf. In the East Region, stocks were 135 Bcf below the 5-year average following net injections of 64 Bcf. Stocks in the Producing Region were 57 Bcf above the 5-year average of 843 Bcf after a net injection of 35 Bcf. Stocks in the West Region were 60 Bcf above the 5-year average after a net addition of 13 Bcf. At 2,101 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.