Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
| | Historical Comparisons |
Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (01/12/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) |
Region | 01/12/18 | 01/05/18 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 614 | | | 664 | | | -50 | | | -50 | | | | 647 | | | -5.1 | | | 683 | | | -10.1 | | |
Midwest | 717 | | | 778 | | | -61 | | | -61 | | | | 805 | | | -10.9 | | | 786 | | | -8.8 | | |
Mountain | 158 | | | 167 | | | -9 | | | -9 | | | | 185 | | | -14.6 | | | 169 | | | -6.5 | | |
Pacific | 244 | | | 251 | | | -7 | | | -7 | | | | 250 | | | -2.4 | | | 276 | | | -11.6 | | |
South Central | 851 | | | 907 | | | -56 | | | -56 | | | | 1,064 | | | -20.0 | | | 1,032 | | | -17.5 | | |
Salt | 206 | | | 224 | | | -18 | | | -18 | | | | 316 | | | -34.8 | | | 286 | | | -28.0 | | |
Nonsalt | 646 | | | 683 | | | -37 | | | -37 | | | | 748 | | | -13.6 | | | 745 | | | -13.3 | | |
Total | 2,584 | | | 2,767 | | | -183 | | | -183 | | | | 2,952 | | | -12.5 | | | 2,946 | | | -12.3 | | |
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Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,584 Bcf as of Friday, January 12, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 183 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 368 Bcf less than last year at this time and 362 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,946 Bcf. At 2,584 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 2013 through 2017. 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 | 01/12/18 | 01/05/18 | | net change |
East | 1.5 | | | 1.5 | | | | 0.8 | | |
Midwest | 1.7 | | | 1.7 | | | | 1.2 | | |
Mountain | 1.6 | | | 1.6 | | | | 0.2 | | |
Pacific | 2.6 | | | 2.4 | | | | 0.5 | | |
South Central | 1.8 | | | 1.7 | | | | 1.5 | | |
Salt | 3.4 | | | 3.1 | | | | 1.0 | | |
Nonsalt | 2.1 | | | 2.0 | | | | 1.1 | | |
Total | 0.9 | | | 0.8 | | | | 2.1 | | |
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