Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
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Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (07/01/15) | 5-year average (2011-15) |
Region | 07/01/16 | 06/24/16 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 654 | | | 632 | | | 22 | | | 22 | | | | 575 | | | 13.7 | | | 594 | | | 10.1 | | |
Midwest | 764 | | | 742 | | | 22 | | | 22 | | | | 572 | | | 33.6 | | | 604 | | | 26.5 | | |
Mountain | 202 | | | 198 | | | 4 | | | 4 | | | | 157 | | | 28.7 | | | 149 | | | 35.6 | | |
Pacific | 313 | | | 315 | | | -2 | | | -2 | | | | 330 | | | -5.2 | | | 303 | | | 3.3 | | |
South Central | 1,246 | | | 1,253 | | | -7 | | | -7 | | | | 1,007 | | | 23.7 | | | 931 | | | 33.8 | | |
Salt | 354 | | | 360 | | | -6 | | | -6 | | | | 296 | | | 19.6 | | | 239 | | | 48.1 | | |
Nonsalt | 893 | | | 893 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | 711 | | | 25.6 | | | 692 | | | 29.0 | | |
Total | 3,179 | | | 3,140 | | | 39 | | | 39 | | | | 2,641 | | | 20.4 | | | 2,580 | | | 23.2 | | |
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Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,179 Bcf as of Friday, July 1, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 39 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 538 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 599 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,580 Bcf. At 3,179 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.