Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
| | Historical Comparisons |
Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (11/03/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) |
Region | 11/03/17 | 10/27/17 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 925 | | | 926 | | | -1 | | | -1 | | | | 945 | | | -2.1 | | | 926 | | | -0.1 | | |
Midwest | 1,112 | | | 1,107 | | | 5 | | | 5 | | | | 1,145 | | | -2.9 | | | 1,097 | | | 1.4 | | |
Mountain | 224 | | | 226 | | | -2 | | | -2 | | | | 252 | | | -11.1 | | | 220 | | | 1.8 | | |
Pacific | 317 | | | 317 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | 327 | | | -3.1 | | | 363 | | | -12.7 | | |
South Central | 1,212 | | | 1,199 | | | 13 | | | 13 | | | | 1,339 | | | -9.5 | | | 1,254 | | | -3.3 | | |
Salt | 336 | | | 324 | | | 12 | | | 12 | | | | 383 | | | -12.3 | | | 342 | | | -1.8 | | |
Nonsalt | 876 | | | 874 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 956 | | | -8.4 | | | 912 | | | -3.9 | | |
Total | 3,790 | | | 3,775 | | | 15 | | | 15 | | | | 4,009 | | | -5.5 | | | 3,861 | | | -1.8 | | |
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Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,790 Bcf as of Friday, November 3, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 15 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 219 Bcf less than last year at this time and 71 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,861 Bcf. At 3,790 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.
For information on sampling error in this report, see Estimated Measures of Sampling Variability table below.
Note: The shaded area indicates the range between the historical minimum and maximum values for the weekly series from 2012 through 2016. The dashed vertical lines indicate current and year-ago weekly periods.
Estimated measures of sampling variabilityDownload History (April 2015 to Present) |
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Coefficient of Variation for Stocks % of working gas | | Standard Error for Net Change billion cubic feet (Bcf) |
Region | 11/03/17 | 10/27/17 | | net change |
East | 1.4 | | | 1.4 | | | | 0.3 | | |
Midwest | 1.8 | | | 1.8 | | | | 0.5 | | |
Mountain | 1.8 | | | 1.7 | | | | 0.4 | | |
Pacific | 2.4 | | | 2.5 | | | | 0.9 | | |
South Central | 1.7 | | | 1.7 | | | | 1.2 | | |
Salt | 3.4 | | | 3.4 | | | | 1.0 | | |
Nonsalt | 1.9 | | | 1.9 | | | | 0.7 | | |
Total | 0.9 | | | 0.9 | | | | 1.6 | | |
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