| Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary textCSVJSN |
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Historical Comparisons |
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf) |
|
Year ago
(12/18/14) |
5-year average
(2010-14) |
| Region |
12/18/15 |
12/11/15 |
net change |
implied flow |
|
Bcf |
% change |
Bcf |
% change |
| East |
894 |
|
|
894 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
778 |
|
|
14.9 |
|
|
821 |
|
|
8.9 |
|
|
| Midwest |
1,051 |
|
|
1,066 |
|
|
-15 |
|
|
-15 |
|
|
|
905 |
|
|
16.1 |
|
|
945 |
|
|
11.2 |
|
|
| Mountain |
198 |
|
|
203 |
|
|
-5 |
|
|
-5 |
|
|
|
166 |
|
|
19.3 |
|
|
193 |
|
|
2.6 |
|
|
| Pacific |
346 |
|
|
361 |
|
|
-15 |
|
|
-15 |
|
|
|
333 |
|
|
3.9 |
|
|
320 |
|
|
8.1 |
|
|
| South Central |
1,325 |
|
|
1,322 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
1,070 |
|
|
23.8 |
|
|
1,124 |
|
|
17.9 |
|
|
| Salt |
378 |
|
|
376 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
327 |
|
|
15.6 |
|
|
273 |
|
|
38.5 |
|
|
| Nonsalt |
947 |
|
|
946 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
744 |
|
|
27.3 |
|
|
851 |
|
|
11.3 |
|
|
| Total |
3,814 |
|
|
3,846 |
|
|
-32 |
|
|
-32 |
|
|
|
3,253 |
|
|
17.2 |
|
|
3,403 |
|
|
12.1 |
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Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,814 Bcf as of Friday, December 18, 2015, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 32 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 561 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 411 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,403 Bcf. At 3,814 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-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. The dashed vertical lines indicate current and year-ago weekly periods.