Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
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Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (07/29/15) | 5-year average (2011-15) |
Region | 07/29/16 | 07/22/16 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 729 | | | 715 | | | 14 | | | 14 | | | | 654 | | | 11.5 | | | 668 | | | 9.1 | | |
Midwest | 825 | | | 815 | | | 10 | | | 10 | | | | 676 | | | 22.0 | | | 703 | | | 17.4 | | |
Mountain | 213 | | | 213 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | 173 | | | 23.1 | | | 163 | | | 30.7 | | |
Pacific | 314 | | | 318 | | | -4 | | | -4 | | | | 341 | | | -7.9 | | | 322 | | | -2.5 | | |
South Central | 1,207 | | | 1,233 | | | -26 | | | -26 | | | | 1,055 | | | 14.4 | | | 968 | | | 24.7 | | |
Salt | 320 | | | 336 | | | -16 | | | -16 | | | | 294 | | | 8.8 | | | 233 | | | 37.3 | | |
Nonsalt | 886 | | | 897 | | | -11 | | | -11 | | | | 761 | | | 16.4 | | | 735 | | | 20.5 | | |
Total | 3,288 | | | 3,294 | | | -6 | | | -6 | | | | 2,899 | | | 13.4 | | | 2,824 | | | 16.4 | | |
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Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,288 Bcf as of Friday, July 29, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 6 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 389 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 464 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,824 Bcf. At 3,288 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.