Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
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Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (04/15/15) | 5-year average (2011-15) |
Region | 04/15/16 | 04/08/16 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 408 | | | 419 | | | -11 | | | -11 | | | | 265 | | | 54.0 | | | 315 | | | 29.5 | | |
Midwest | 538 | | | 538 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | 277 | | | 94.2 | | | 341 | | | 57.8 | | |
Mountain | 152 | | | 150 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 118 | | | 28.8 | | | 112 | | | 35.7 | | |
Pacific | 271 | | | 269 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 275 | | | -1.5 | | | 213 | | | 27.2 | | |
South Central | 1,115 | | | 1,101 | | | 14 | | | 14 | | | | 668 | | | 66.9 | | | 692 | | | 61.1 | | |
Salt | 342 | | | 334 | | | 8 | | | 8 | | | | 185 | | | 84.9 | | | 170 | | | 101.2 | | |
Nonsalt | 774 | | | 767 | | | 7 | | | 7 | | | | 483 | | | 60.2 | | | 522 | | | 48.3 | | |
Total | 2,484 | | | 2,477 | | | 7 | | | 7 | | | | 1,603 | | | 55.0 | | | 1,673 | | | 48.5 | | |
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Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,484 Bcf as of Friday, April 15, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 7 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 881 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 811 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,673 Bcf. At 2,484 Bcf, total working gas is within 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.