Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
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Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (08/03/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) |
Region | 08/03/18 | 07/27/18 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 575 | | | 552 | | | 23 | | | 23 | | | | 670 | | | -14.2 | | | 672 | | | -14.4 | | |
Midwest | 579 | | | 552 | | | 27 | | | 27 | | | | 769 | | | -24.7 | | | 732 | | | -20.9 | | |
Mountain | 148 | | | 146 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 202 | | | -26.7 | | | 180 | | | -17.8 | | |
Pacific | 245 | | | 250 | | | -5 | | | -5 | | | | 290 | | | -15.5 | | | 316 | | | -22.5 | | |
South Central | 807 | | | 808 | | | -1 | | | -1 | | | | 1,095 | | | -26.3 | | | 1,026 | | | -21.3 | | |
Salt | 200 | | | 203 | | | -3 | | | -3 | | | | 291 | | | -31.3 | | | 275 | | | -27.3 | | |
Nonsalt | 607 | | | 604 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 804 | | | -24.5 | | | 751 | | | -19.2 | | |
Total | 2,354 | | | 2,308 | | | 46 | | | 46 | | | | 3,025 | | | -22.2 | | | 2,926 | | | -19.5 | | |
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Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,354 Bcf as of Friday, August 3, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 46 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 671 Bcf less than last year at this time and 572 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,926 Bcf. At 2,354 Bcf, total working gas is below 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 | 08/03/18 | 07/27/18 | | net change |
East | 1.3 | | | 1.3 | | | | 0.4 | | |
Midwest | 1.9 | | | 1.8 | | | | 0.8 | | |
Mountain | 2.3 | | | 2.1 | | | | 0.5 | | |
Pacific | 3.1 | | | 2.8 | | | | 0.8 | | |
South Central | 1.5 | | | 1.5 | | | | 0.9 | | |
Salt | 1.7 | | | 1.9 | | | | 0.5 | | |
Nonsalt | 1.9 | | | 1.9 | | | | 0.7 | | |
Total | 0.8 | | | 0.8 | | | | 1.6 | | |
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