Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
| | Historical Comparisons |
Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (02/23/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) |
Region | 02/23/18 | 02/16/18 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 382 | | | 403 | | | -21 | | | -21 | | | | 423 | | | -9.7 | | | 413 | | | -7.5 | | |
Midwest | 398 | | | 428 | | | -30 | | | -30 | | | | 609 | | | -34.6 | | | 488 | | | -18.4 | | |
Mountain | 102 | | | 111 | | | -9 | | | -9 | | | | 146 | | | -30.1 | | | 133 | | | -23.3 | | |
Pacific | 189 | | | 204 | | | -15 | | | -15 | | | | 205 | | | -7.8 | | | 224 | | | -15.6 | | |
South Central | 611 | | | 614 | | | -3 | | | -3 | | | | 979 | | | -37.6 | | | 795 | | | -23.1 | | |
Salt | 183 | | | 175 | | | 8 | | | 8 | | | | 332 | | | -44.9 | | | 215 | | | -14.9 | | |
Nonsalt | 429 | | | 440 | | | -11 | | | -11 | | | | 647 | | | -33.7 | | | 580 | | | -26.0 | | |
Total | 1,682 | | | 1,760 | | | -78 | | | -78 | | | | 2,362 | | | -28.8 | | | 2,054 | | | -18.1 | | |
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Summary
Working gas in storage was 1,682 Bcf as of Friday, February 23, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 78 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 680 Bcf less than last year at this time and 372 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,054 Bcf. At 1,682 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 | 02/23/18 | 02/16/18 | | net change |
East | 1.6 | | | 1.5 | | | | 0.4 | | |
Midwest | 1.9 | | | 1.9 | | | | 0.8 | | |
Mountain | 1.4 | | | 1.4 | | | | 0.3 | | |
Pacific | 2.6 | | | 2.9 | | | | 1.4 | | |
South Central | 2.1 | | | 2.0 | | | | 1.4 | | |
Salt | 3.6 | | | 3.4 | | | | 1.0 | | |
Nonsalt | 2.5 | | | 2.5 | | | | 1.1 | | |
Total | 1.0 | | | 1.0 | | | | 2.2 | | |