Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
| | Historical Comparisons |
Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (10/05/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) |
Region | 10/05/18 | 09/28/18 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 790 | | | 763 | | | 27 | | | 27 | | | | 881 | | | -10.3 | | | 869 | | | -9.1 | | |
Midwest | 871 | | | 836 | | | 35 | | | 35 | | | | 1,019 | | | -14.5 | | | 1,004 | | | -13.2 | | |
Mountain | 180 | | | 177 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | 223 | | | -19.3 | | | 210 | | | -14.3 | | |
Pacific | 262 | | | 262 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | 314 | | | -16.6 | | | 340 | | | -22.9 | | |
South Central | 854 | | | 829 | | | 25 | | | 25 | | | | 1,146 | | | -25.5 | | | 1,139 | | | -25.0 | | |
Salt | 191 | | | 181 | | | 10 | | | 10 | | | | 309 | | | -38.2 | | | 300 | | | -36.3 | | |
Nonsalt | 663 | | | 648 | | | 15 | | | 15 | | | | 836 | | | -20.7 | | | 840 | | | -21.1 | | |
Total | 2,956 | | | 2,866 | | | 90 | | | 90 | | | | 3,583 | | | -17.5 | | | 3,563 | | | -17.0 | | |
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. |
Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,956 Bcf as of Friday, October 5, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 90 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 627 Bcf less than last year at this time and 607 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,563 Bcf. At 2,956 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 | 10/05/18 | 09/28/18 | | net change |
East | 0.9 | | | 0.9 | | | | 0.8 | | |
Midwest | 0.9 | | | 0.9 | | | | 0.4 | | |
Mountain | 1.7 | | | 1.8 | | | | 0.2 | | |
Pacific | 0.0 | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | | |
South Central | 0.6 | | | 0.6 | | | | 0.4 | | |
Salt | 2.3 | | | 2.3 | | | | 0.3 | | |
Nonsalt | 0.5 | | | 0.5 | | | | 0.2 | | |
Total | 0.4 | | | 0.4 | | | | 1.0 | | |
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