Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
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Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (11/24/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) |
Region | 11/24/17 | 11/17/17 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 876 | | | 891 | | | -15 | | | -15 | | | | 915 | | | -4.3 | | | 900 | | | -2.7 | | |
Midwest | 1,068 | | | 1,090 | | | -22 | | | -22 | | | | 1,133 | | | -5.7 | | | 1,072 | | | -0.4 | | |
Mountain | 221 | | | 220 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 258 | | | -14.3 | | | 217 | | | 1.8 | | |
Pacific | 314 | | | 314 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | 328 | | | -4.3 | | | 359 | | | -12.5 | | |
South Central | 1,214 | | | 1,211 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 1,367 | | | -11.2 | | | 1,252 | | | -3.0 | | |
Salt | 348 | | | 340 | | | 8 | | | 8 | | | | 399 | | | -12.8 | | | 346 | | | 0.6 | | |
Nonsalt | 866 | | | 871 | | | -5 | | | -5 | | | | 968 | | | -10.5 | | | 906 | | | -4.4 | | |
Total | 3,693 | | | 3,726 | | | -33 | | | -33 | | | | 4,002 | | | -7.7 | | | 3,800 | | | -2.8 | | |
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Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,693 Bcf as of Friday, November 24, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 33 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 309 Bcf less than last year at this time and 107 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,800 Bcf. At 3,693 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 | 11/24/17 | 11/17/17 | | net change |
East | 1.5 | | | 1.5 | | | | 0.3 | | |
Midwest | 1.6 | | | 1.7 | | | | 1.2 | | |
Mountain | 1.7 | | | 1.8 | | | | 0.2 | | |
Pacific | 2.3 | | | 2.4 | | | | 1.3 | | |
South Central | 1.7 | | | 1.7 | | | | 0.8 | | |
Salt | 3.6 | | | 3.5 | | | | 0.7 | | |
Nonsalt | 1.9 | | | 1.9 | | | | 0.4 | | |
Total | 0.8 | | | 0.8 | | | | 1.9 | | |
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