Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
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Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (04/29/15) | 5-year average (2011-15) |
Region | 04/29/16 | 04/22/16 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 454 | | | 431 | | | 23 | | | 23 | | | | 305 | | | 48.9 | | | 351 | | | 29.3 | | |
Midwest | 566 | | | 554 | | | 12 | | | 12 | | | | 307 | | | 84.4 | | | 364 | | | 55.5 | | |
Mountain | 157 | | | 155 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 119 | | | 31.9 | | | 113 | | | 38.9 | | |
Pacific | 284 | | | 277 | | | 7 | | | 7 | | | | 285 | | | -0.4 | | | 226 | | | 25.7 | | |
South Central | 1,164 | | | 1,140 | | | 24 | | | 24 | | | | 747 | | | 55.8 | | | 735 | | | 58.4 | | |
Salt | 362 | | | 352 | | | 10 | | | 10 | | | | 219 | | | 65.3 | | | 186 | | | 94.6 | | |
Nonsalt | 802 | | | 788 | | | 14 | | | 14 | | | | 528 | | | 51.9 | | | 549 | | | 46.1 | | |
Total | 2,625 | | | 2,557 | | | 68 | | | 68 | | | | 1,764 | | | 48.8 | | | 1,789 | | | 46.7 | | |
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Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,625 Bcf as of Friday, April 29, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 68 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 861 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 836 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,789 Bcf. At 2,625 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.