Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
| | Historical Comparisons |
Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (09/14/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) |
Region | 09/14/18 | 09/07/18 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 709 | | | 679 | | | 30 | | | 30 | | | | 830 | | | -14.6 | | | 801 | | | -11.5 | | |
Midwest | 770 | | | 734 | | | 36 | | | 36 | | | | 933 | | | -17.5 | | | 910 | | | -15.4 | | |
Mountain | 170 | | | 166 | | | 4 | | | 4 | | | | 211 | | | -19.4 | | | 199 | | | -14.6 | | |
Pacific | 255 | | | 250 | | | 5 | | | 5 | | | | 299 | | | -14.7 | | | 328 | | | -22.3 | | |
South Central | 818 | | | 806 | | | 12 | | | 12 | | | | 1,120 | | | -27.0 | | | 1,071 | | | -23.6 | | |
Salt | 184 | | | 182 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 301 | | | -38.9 | | | 274 | | | -32.8 | | |
Nonsalt | 635 | | | 624 | | | 11 | | | 11 | | | | 819 | | | -22.5 | | | 797 | | | -20.3 | | |
Total | 2,722 | | | 2,636 | | | 86 | | | 86 | | | | 3,394 | | | -19.8 | | | 3,308 | | | -17.7 | | |
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. |
Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,722 Bcf as of Friday, September 14, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 86 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 672 Bcf less than last year at this time and 586 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,308 Bcf. At 2,722 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 | 09/14/18 | 09/07/18 | | net change |
East | 1.0 | | | 1.0 | | | | 0.5 | | |
Midwest | 0.9 | | | 0.9 | | | | 0.6 | | |
Mountain | 1.7 | | | 1.7 | | | | 0.2 | | |
Pacific | 0.0 | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | | |
South Central | 0.6 | | | 0.7 | | | | 0.5 | | |
Salt | 2.3 | | | 2.3 | | | | 0.1 | | |
Nonsalt | 0.5 | | | 0.5 | | | | 0.5 | | |
Total | 0.4 | | | 0.4 | | | | 0.9 | | |
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