Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
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Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (08/05/15) | 5-year average (2011-15) |
Region | 08/05/16 | 07/29/16 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 746 | | | 729 | | | 17 | | | 17 | | | | 674 | | | 10.7 | | | 688 | | | 8.4 | | |
Midwest | 845 | | | 825 | | | 20 | | | 20 | | | | 704 | | | 20.0 | | | 730 | | | 15.8 | | |
Mountain | 215 | | | 213 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 175 | | | 22.9 | | | 166 | | | 29.5 | | |
Pacific | 314 | | | 314 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | 343 | | | -8.5 | | | 326 | | | -3.7 | | |
South Central | 1,197 | | | 1,207 | | | -10 | | | -10 | | | | 1,059 | | | 13.0 | | | 968 | | | 23.7 | | |
Salt | 313 | | | 320 | | | -7 | | | -7 | | | | 291 | | | 7.6 | | | 228 | | | 37.3 | | |
Nonsalt | 884 | | | 886 | | | -2 | | | -2 | | | | 767 | | | 15.3 | | | 739 | | | 19.6 | | |
Total | 3,317 | | | 3,288 | | | 29 | | | 29 | | | | 2,956 | | | 12.2 | | | 2,877 | | | 15.3 | | |
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Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,317 Bcf as of Friday, August 5, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 29 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 361 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 440 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,877 Bcf. At 3,317 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.