| Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary textCSVJSN |
|
|
Historical Comparisons |
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf) |
|
Year ago
(10/21/15) |
5-year average
(2011-15) |
| Region |
10/21/16 |
10/14/16 |
net change |
implied flow |
|
Bcf |
% change |
Bcf |
% change |
| East |
939 |
|
|
925 |
|
|
14 |
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
903 |
|
|
4.0 |
|
|
913 |
|
|
2.8 |
|
|
| Midwest |
1,115 |
|
|
1,093 |
|
|
22 |
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
1,065 |
|
|
4.7 |
|
|
1,062 |
|
|
5.0 |
|
|
| Mountain |
245 |
|
|
243 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
215 |
|
|
14.0 |
|
|
207 |
|
|
18.4 |
|
|
| Pacific |
326 |
|
|
325 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
371 |
|
|
-12.1 |
|
|
360 |
|
|
-9.4 |
|
|
| South Central |
1,284 |
|
|
1,250 |
|
|
34 |
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
1,303 |
|
|
-1.5 |
|
|
1,185 |
|
|
8.4 |
|
|
| Salt |
352 |
|
|
330 |
|
|
22 |
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
363 |
|
|
-3.0 |
|
|
297 |
|
|
18.5 |
|
|
| Nonsalt |
931 |
|
|
920 |
|
|
11 |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
940 |
|
|
-1.0 |
|
|
888 |
|
|
4.8 |
|
|
| Total |
3,909 |
|
|
3,836 |
|
|
73 |
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
3,857 |
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
3,727 |
|
|
4.9 |
|
|
|
Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,909 Bcf as of Friday, October 21, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 73 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 52 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 182 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,727 Bcf. At 3,909 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.