| Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary textCSVJSN |
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|
Historical Comparisons |
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf) |
|
Year ago
(09/23/15) |
5-year average
(2011-15) |
| Region |
09/23/16 |
09/16/16 |
net change |
implied flow |
|
Bcf |
% change |
Bcf |
% change |
| East |
874 |
|
|
851 |
|
|
23 |
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
830 |
|
|
5.3 |
|
|
837 |
|
|
4.4 |
|
|
| Midwest |
1,014 |
|
|
985 |
|
|
29 |
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
942 |
|
|
7.6 |
|
|
950 |
|
|
6.7 |
|
|
| Mountain |
233 |
|
|
230 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
200 |
|
|
16.5 |
|
|
193 |
|
|
20.7 |
|
|
| Pacific |
318 |
|
|
318 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
354 |
|
|
-10.2 |
|
|
338 |
|
|
-5.9 |
|
|
| South Central |
1,161 |
|
|
1,167 |
|
|
-6 |
|
|
-6 |
|
|
|
1,183 |
|
|
-1.9 |
|
|
1,062 |
|
|
9.3 |
|
|
| Salt |
275 |
|
|
278 |
|
|
-3 |
|
|
-3 |
|
|
|
318 |
|
|
-13.5 |
|
|
247 |
|
|
11.3 |
|
|
| Nonsalt |
885 |
|
|
889 |
|
|
-4 |
|
|
-4 |
|
|
|
864 |
|
|
2.4 |
|
|
815 |
|
|
8.6 |
|
|
| Total |
3,600 |
|
|
3,551 |
|
|
49 |
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
3,510 |
|
|
2.6 |
|
|
3,380 |
|
|
6.5 |
|
|
|
Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,600 Bcf as of Friday, September 23, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 49 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 90 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 220 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,380 Bcf. At 3,600 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.