Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
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Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (04/22/15) | 5-year average (2011-15) |
Region | 04/22/16 | 04/15/16 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 431 | | | 408 | | | 23 | | | 23 | | | | 287 | | | 50.2 | | | 332 | | | 29.8 | | |
Midwest | 554 | | | 538 | | | 16 | | | 16 | | | | 292 | | | 89.7 | | | 350 | | | 58.3 | | |
Mountain | 155 | | | 152 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 118 | | | 31.4 | | | 112 | | | 38.4 | | |
Pacific | 277 | | | 271 | | | 6 | | | 6 | | | | 280 | | | -1.1 | | | 219 | | | 26.5 | | |
South Central | 1,140 | | | 1,115 | | | 25 | | | 25 | | | | 710 | | | 60.6 | | | 712 | | | 60.1 | | |
Salt | 352 | | | 342 | | | 10 | | | 10 | | | | 204 | | | 72.5 | | | 178 | | | 97.8 | | |
Nonsalt | 788 | | | 774 | | | 14 | | | 14 | | | | 506 | | | 55.7 | | | 534 | | | 47.6 | | |
Total | 2,557 | | | 2,484 | | | 73 | | | 73 | | | | 1,687 | | | 51.6 | | | 1,725 | | | 48.2 | | |
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Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,557 Bcf as of Friday, April 22, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 73 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 870 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 832 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,725 Bcf. At 2,557 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.