Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
| | Historical Comparisons |
Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (12/08/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) |
Region | 12/08/17 | 12/01/17 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 855 | | | 868 | | | -13 | | | -13 | | | | 870 | | | -1.7 | | | 861 | | | -0.7 | | |
Midwest | 1,033 | | | 1,058 | | | -25 | | | -25 | | | | 1,077 | | | -4.1 | | | 1,017 | | | 1.6 | | |
Mountain | 213 | | | 221 | | | -8 | | | -8 | | | | 246 | | | -13.4 | | | 209 | | | 1.9 | | |
Pacific | 305 | | | 313 | | | -8 | | | -8 | | | | 314 | | | -2.9 | | | 344 | | | -11.3 | | |
South Central | 1,220 | | | 1,235 | | | -15 | | | -15 | | | | 1,321 | | | -7.6 | | | 1,222 | | | -0.2 | | |
Salt | 360 | | | 360 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | 390 | | | -7.7 | | | 342 | | | 5.3 | | |
Nonsalt | 860 | | | 875 | | | -15 | | | -15 | | | | 932 | | | -7.7 | | | 880 | | | -2.3 | | |
Total | 3,626 | | | 3,695 | | | -69 | | | -69 | | | | 3,827 | | | -5.3 | | | 3,653 | | | -0.7 | | |
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Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,626 Bcf as of Friday, December 8, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 69 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 201 Bcf less than last year at this time and 27 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,653 Bcf. At 3,626 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 | 12/08/17 | 12/01/17 | | net change |
East | 1.4 | | | 1.4 | | | | 0.4 | | |
Midwest | 1.6 | | | 1.6 | | | | 0.7 | | |
Mountain | 1.6 | | | 1.6 | | | | 0.2 | | |
Pacific | 2.4 | | | 2.3 | | | | 0.2 | | |
South Central | 1.7 | | | 1.7 | | | | 0.8 | | |
Salt | 3.6 | | | 3.7 | | | | 0.6 | | |
Nonsalt | 1.9 | | | 1.9 | | | | 0.6 | | |
Total | 0.8 | | | 0.8 | | | | 1.2 | | |
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