Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
| | Historical Comparisons |
Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (01/18/18) | 5-year average (2014-18) |
Region | 01/18/19 | 01/11/19 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 566 | | | 620 | | | -54 | | | -54 | | | | 563 | | | 0.5 | | | 619 | | | -8.6 | | |
Midwest | 673 | | | 729 | | | -56 | | | -56 | | | | 646 | | | 4.2 | | | 711 | | | -5.3 | | |
Mountain | 121 | | | 127 | | | -6 | | | -6 | | | | 147 | | | -17.7 | | | 155 | | | -21.9 | | |
Pacific | 185 | | | 196 | | | -11 | | | -11 | | | | 235 | | | -21.3 | | | 253 | | | -26.9 | | |
South Central | 823 | | | 861 | | | -38 | | | -38 | | | | 746 | | | 10.3 | | | 937 | | | -12.2 | | |
Salt | 295 | | | 303 | | | -8 | | | -8 | | | | 159 | | | 85.5 | | | 256 | | | 15.2 | | |
Nonsalt | 528 | | | 557 | | | -29 | | | -29 | | | | 588 | | | -10.2 | | | 681 | | | -22.5 | | |
Total | 2,370 | | | 2,533 | | | -163 | | | -163 | | | | 2,337 | | | 1.4 | | | 2,675 | | | -11.4 | | |
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. |
Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,370 Bcf as of Friday, January 18, 2019, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 163 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 33 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 305 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,675 Bcf. At 2,370 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 | 01/18/19 | 01/11/19 | | net change |
East | 1.2 | | | 1.2 | | | | 0.5 | | |
Midwest | 0.9 | | | 0.9 | | | | 0.5 | | |
Mountain | 0.9 | | | 1.1 | | | | 0.3 | | |
Pacific | 0.0 | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | | |
South Central | 0.8 | | | 0.8 | | | | 0.5 | | |
Salt | 1.8 | | | 1.8 | | | | 0.2 | | |
Nonsalt | 0.7 | | | 0.7 | | | | 0.4 | | |
Total | 0.5 | | | 0.5 | | | | 0.9 | | |
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