Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
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Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (02/02/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) |
Region | 02/02/18 | 01/26/18 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 488 | | | 525 | | | -37 | | | -37 | | | | 527 | | | -7.4 | | | 547 | | | -10.8 | | |
Midwest | 543 | | | 596 | | | -53 | | | -53 | | | | 691 | | | -21.4 | | | 633 | | | -14.2 | | |
Mountain | 131 | | | 137 | | | -6 | | | -6 | | | | 156 | | | -16.0 | | | 148 | | | -11.5 | | |
Pacific | 213 | | | 220 | | | -7 | | | -7 | | | | 210 | | | 1.4 | | | 242 | | | -12.0 | | |
South Central | 703 | | | 719 | | | -16 | | | -16 | | | | 996 | | | -29.4 | | | 902 | | | -22.1 | | |
Salt | 184 | | | 169 | | | 15 | | | 15 | | | | 338 | | | -45.6 | | | 251 | | | -26.7 | | |
Nonsalt | 518 | | | 550 | | | -32 | | | -32 | | | | 659 | | | -21.4 | | | 651 | | | -20.4 | | |
Total | 2,078 | | | 2,197 | | | -119 | | | -119 | | | | 2,581 | | | -19.5 | | | 2,471 | | | -15.9 | | |
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Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,078 Bcf as of Friday, February 2, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 119 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 503 Bcf less than last year at this time and 393 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,471 Bcf. At 2,078 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 | 02/02/18 | 01/26/18 | | net change |
East | 1.5 | | | 1.5 | | | | 0.7 | | |
Midwest | 1.7 | | | 1.7 | | | | 1.7 | | |
Mountain | 1.5 | | | 1.6 | | | | 0.4 | | |
Pacific | 3.3 | | | 3.2 | | | | 0.5 | | |
South Central | 1.9 | | | 1.9 | | | | 2.1 | | |
Salt | 3.2 | | | 3.5 | | | | 1.7 | | |
Nonsalt | 2.3 | | | 2.2 | | | | 1.2 | | |
Total | 0.9 | | | 0.9 | | | | 2.9 | | |
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