| Working gas in underground storage, lower 48 states Summary textCSVJSN |
|
|
Historical Comparisons |
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf) |
|
Year ago
(07/10/14) |
5-Year average
(2010-2014) |
| Region |
07/10/15 |
07/03/15 |
net change |
implied flow |
|
(Bcf) |
% change |
(Bcf) |
% change |
| East |
1,235 |
|
|
1,178 |
|
|
57 |
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
1,035 |
|
|
19.3 |
|
|
1,300 |
|
|
-5.0 |
|
|
| West |
450 |
|
|
440 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
356 |
|
|
26.4 |
|
|
426 |
|
|
5.6 |
|
|
| Producing |
1,082 |
|
|
1,050 |
|
|
32 |
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
723 |
|
|
49.7 |
|
|
967 |
|
|
11.9 |
|
|
| Salt |
305 |
|
|
297 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
200 |
|
|
52.5 |
|
|
215 |
|
|
41.9 |
|
|
| Nonsalt |
777 |
|
|
753 |
|
|
24 |
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
522 |
|
|
48.9 |
|
|
753 |
|
|
3.2 |
|
|
| Total |
2,767 |
|
|
2,668 |
|
|
99 |
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
2,114 |
|
|
30.9 |
|
|
2,694 |
|
|
2.7 |
|
|
|
Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,767 Bcf as of Friday, July 10, 2015, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 99 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 653 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 73 Bcf above the 5-year average of 2,694 Bcf. In the East Region, stocks were 65 Bcf below the 5-year average following net injections of 57 Bcf. Stocks in the Producing Region were 115 Bcf above the 5-year average of 967 Bcf after a net injection of 32 Bcf. Stocks in the West Region were 24 Bcf above the 5-year average after a net addition of 10 Bcf. At 2,767 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.