Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
| | Historical Comparisons |
Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (01/11/18) | 5-year average (2014-18) |
Region | 01/11/19 | 01/04/19 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 620 | | | 651 | | | -31 | | | -31 | | | | 621 | | | -0.2 | | | 666 | | | -6.9 | | |
Midwest | 729 | | | 763 | | | -34 | | | -34 | | | | 726 | | | 0.4 | | | 769 | | | -5.2 | | |
Mountain | 127 | | | 132 | | | -5 | | | -5 | | | | 159 | | | -20.1 | | | 164 | | | -22.6 | | |
Pacific | 196 | | | 204 | | | -8 | | | -8 | | | | 245 | | | -20.0 | | | 264 | | | -25.8 | | |
South Central | 861 | | | 865 | | | -4 | | | -4 | | | | 859 | | | 0.2 | | | 997 | | | -13.6 | | |
Salt | 303 | | | 302 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 209 | | | 45.0 | | | 276 | | | 9.8 | | |
Nonsalt | 557 | | | 563 | | | -6 | | | -6 | | | | 651 | | | -14.4 | | | 722 | | | -22.9 | | |
Total | 2,533 | | | 2,614 | | | -81 | | | -81 | | | | 2,610 | | | -3.0 | | | 2,860 | | | -11.4 | | |
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. |
Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,533 Bcf as of Friday, January 11, 2019, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 81 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 77 Bcf less than last year at this time and 327 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,860 Bcf. At 2,533 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 2014 through 2018. 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 | 01/11/19 | 01/04/19 | | net change |
East | 1.2 | | | 1.1 | | | | 0.2 | | |
Midwest | 0.9 | | | 0.8 | | | | 0.4 | | |
Mountain | 1.1 | | | 1.2 | | | | 0.2 | | |
Pacific | 0.0 | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | | |
South Central | 0.8 | | | 0.8 | | | | 0.6 | | |
Salt | 1.8 | | | 1.8 | | | | 0.1 | | |
Nonsalt | 0.7 | | | 0.6 | | | | 0.6 | | |
Total | 0.5 | | | 0.5 | | | | 0.8 | | |
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