Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
| | Historical Comparisons |
Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (11/17/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) |
Region | 11/17/17 | 11/10/17 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 891 | | | 915 | | | -24 | | | -24 | | | | 936 | | | -4.8 | | | 916 | | | -2.7 | | |
Midwest | 1,090 | | | 1,108 | | | -18 | | | -18 | | | | 1,153 | | | -5.5 | | | 1,091 | | | -0.1 | | |
Mountain | 220 | | | 220 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | 259 | | | -15.1 | | | 219 | | | 0.5 | | |
Pacific | 314 | | | 315 | | | -1 | | | -1 | | | | 328 | | | -4.3 | | | 362 | | | -13.3 | | |
South Central | 1,211 | | | 1,214 | | | -3 | | | -3 | | | | 1,369 | | | -11.5 | | | 1,259 | | | -3.8 | | |
Salt | 340 | | | 341 | | | -1 | | | -1 | | | | 396 | | | -14.1 | | | 347 | | | -2.0 | | |
Nonsalt | 871 | | | 873 | | | -2 | | | -2 | | | | 973 | | | -10.5 | | | 912 | | | -4.5 | | |
Total | 3,726 | | | 3,772 | | | -46 | | | -46 | | | | 4,045 | | | -7.9 | | | 3,847 | | | -3.1 | | |
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Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,726 Bcf as of Friday, November 17, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 46 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 319 Bcf less than last year at this time and 121 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,847 Bcf. At 3,726 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 | 11/17/17 | 11/10/17 | | net change |
East | 1.5 | | | 1.4 | | | | 0.3 | | |
Midwest | 1.7 | | | 1.7 | | | | 2.0 | | |
Mountain | 1.8 | | | 1.8 | | | | 0.2 | | |
Pacific | 2.4 | | | 2.2 | | | | 1.1 | | |
South Central | 1.7 | | | 1.7 | | | | 0.7 | | |
Salt | 3.5 | | | 3.5 | | | | 0.2 | | |
Nonsalt | 1.9 | | | 1.9 | | | | 0.7 | | |
Total | 0.8 | | | 0.8 | | | | 2.4 | | |
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