Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
| | Historical Comparisons |
Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (10/12/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) |
Region | 10/12/18 | 10/05/18 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 812 | | | 790 | | | 22 | | | 22 | | | | 899 | | | -9.7 | | | 887 | | | -8.5 | | |
Midwest | 908 | | | 871 | | | 37 | | | 37 | | | | 1,050 | | | -13.5 | | | 1,032 | | | -12.0 | | |
Mountain | 177 | | | 180 | | | -3 | | | -3 | | | | 224 | | | -21.0 | | | 213 | | | -16.9 | | |
Pacific | 264 | | | 262 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | 316 | | | -16.5 | | | 344 | | | -23.3 | | |
South Central | 877 | | | 854 | | | 23 | | | 23 | | | | 1,150 | | | -23.7 | | | 1,166 | | | -24.8 | | |
Salt | 203 | | | 191 | | | 12 | | | 12 | | | | 303 | | | -33.0 | | | 310 | | | -34.5 | | |
Nonsalt | 673 | | | 663 | | | 10 | | | 10 | | | | 847 | | | -20.5 | | | 856 | | | -21.4 | | |
Total | 3,037 | | | 2,956 | | | 81 | | | 81 | | | | 3,638 | | | -16.5 | | | 3,642 | | | -16.6 | | |
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. |
Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,037 Bcf as of Friday, October 12, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 81 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 601 Bcf less than last year at this time and 605 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,642 Bcf. At 3,037 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 | 10/12/18 | 10/05/18 | | net change |
East | 0.9 | | | 0.9 | | | | 0.6 | | |
Midwest | 0.9 | | | 0.9 | | | | 0.5 | | |
Mountain | 1.6 | | | 1.7 | | | | 0.3 | | |
Pacific | 0.0 | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | | |
South Central | 0.6 | | | 0.6 | | | | 0.4 | | |
Salt | 2.2 | | | 2.3 | | | | 0.2 | | |
Nonsalt | 0.5 | | | 0.5 | | | | 0.3 | | |
Total | 0.4 | | | 0.4 | | | | 0.9 | | |
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