Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary textCSVJSN |
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Historical Comparisons |
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf) |
|
Year ago
(10/14/15) |
5-year average
(2011-15) |
Region |
10/14/16 |
10/07/16 |
net change |
implied flow |
|
Bcf |
% change |
Bcf |
% change |
East |
925 |
|
|
913 |
|
|
12 |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
894 |
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
899 |
|
|
2.9 |
|
|
Midwest |
1,093 |
|
|
1,071 |
|
|
22 |
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
1,037 |
|
|
5.4 |
|
|
1,038 |
|
|
5.3 |
|
|
Mountain |
243 |
|
|
240 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
212 |
|
|
14.6 |
|
|
204 |
|
|
19.1 |
|
|
Pacific |
325 |
|
|
323 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
367 |
|
|
-11.4 |
|
|
355 |
|
|
-8.5 |
|
|
South Central |
1,250 |
|
|
1,212 |
|
|
38 |
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
1,279 |
|
|
-2.3 |
|
|
1,154 |
|
|
8.3 |
|
|
Salt |
330 |
|
|
305 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
354 |
|
|
-6.8 |
|
|
283 |
|
|
16.6 |
|
|
Nonsalt |
920 |
|
|
907 |
|
|
13 |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
925 |
|
|
-0.5 |
|
|
871 |
|
|
5.6 |
|
|
Total |
3,836 |
|
|
3,759 |
|
|
77 |
|
|
77 |
|
|
|
3,790 |
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
3,651 |
|
|
5.1 |
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Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,836 Bcf as of Friday, October 14, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 77 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 46 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 185 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,651 Bcf. At 3,836 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.