Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
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Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (12/01/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) |
Region | 12/01/17 | 11/24/17 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 868 | | | 876 | | | -8 | | | -8 | | | | 901 | | | -3.7 | | | 881 | | | -1.5 | | |
Midwest | 1,058 | | | 1,068 | | | -10 | | | -10 | | | | 1,115 | | | -5.1 | | | 1,045 | | | 1.2 | | |
Mountain | 221 | | | 221 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | 256 | | | -13.7 | | | 214 | | | 3.3 | | |
Pacific | 313 | | | 314 | | | -1 | | | -1 | | | | 324 | | | -3.4 | | | 353 | | | -11.3 | | |
South Central | 1,235 | | | 1,214 | | | 21 | | | 21 | | | | 1,364 | | | -9.5 | | | 1,238 | | | -0.2 | | |
Salt | 360 | | | 348 | | | 12 | | | 12 | | | | 403 | | | -10.7 | | | 344 | | | 4.7 | | |
Nonsalt | 875 | | | 866 | | | 9 | | | 9 | | | | 961 | | | -8.9 | | | 893 | | | -2.0 | | |
Total | 3,695 | | | 3,693 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 3,959 | | | -6.7 | | | 3,731 | | | -1.0 | | |
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Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,695 Bcf as of Friday, December 1, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 2 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 264 Bcf less than last year at this time and 36 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,731 Bcf. At 3,695 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 | 12/01/17 | 11/24/17 | | net change |
East | 1.4 | | | 1.5 | | | | 1.5 | | |
Midwest | 1.6 | | | 1.6 | | | | 0.9 | | |
Mountain | 1.6 | | | 1.7 | | | | 0.5 | | |
Pacific | 2.3 | | | 2.3 | | | | 0.8 | | |
South Central | 1.7 | | | 1.7 | | | | 1.1 | | |
Salt | 3.7 | | | 3.6 | | | | 0.9 | | |
Nonsalt | 1.9 | | | 1.9 | | | | 0.6 | | |
Total | 0.8 | | | 0.8 | | | | 2.3 | | |
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