Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
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Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (03/11/15) | 5-year average (2011-15) |
Region | 03/11/16 | 03/04/16 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 452 | | | 464 | | | -12 | | | -12 | | | | 295 | | | 53.2 | | | 337 | | | 34.1 | | |
Midwest | 577 | | | 587 | | | -10 | | | -10 | | | | 290 | | | 99.0 | | | 370 | | | 55.9 | | |
Mountain | 147 | | | 146 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 111 | | | 32.4 | | | 117 | | | 25.6 | | |
Pacific | 259 | | | 258 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 261 | | | -0.8 | | | 200 | | | 29.5 | | |
South Central | 1,043 | | | 1,024 | | | 19 | | | 19 | | | | 524 | | | 99.0 | | | 647 | | | 61.2 | | |
Salt | 303 | | | 291 | | | 12 | | | 12 | | | | 108 | | | 180.6 | | | 136 | | | 122.8 | | |
Nonsalt | 740 | | | 733 | | | 7 | | | 7 | | | | 416 | | | 77.9 | | | 511 | | | 44.8 | | |
Total | 2,478 | | | 2,479 | | | -1 | | | -1 | | | | 1,480 | | | 67.4 | | | 1,671 | | | 48.3 | | |
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Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,478 Bcf as of Friday, March 11, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 1 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 998 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 807 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,671 Bcf. At 2,478 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 2011 through 2015. The dashed vertical lines indicate current and year-ago weekly periods.