Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
| | Historical Comparisons |
Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (02/08/18) | 5-year average (2014-18) |
Region | 02/08/19 | 02/01/19 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 444 | | | 468 | | | -24 | | | -24 | | | | 440 | | | 0.9 | | | 485 | | | -8.5 | | |
Midwest | 492 | | | 522 | | | -30 | | | -30 | | | | 479 | | | 2.7 | | | 558 | | | -11.8 | | |
Mountain | 95 | | | 105 | | | -10 | | | -10 | | | | 123 | | | -22.8 | | | 135 | | | -29.6 | | |
Pacific | 155 | | | 172 | | | -17 | | | -17 | | | | 213 | | | -27.2 | | | 223 | | | -30.5 | | |
South Central | 696 | | | 692 | | | 4 | | | 4 | | | | 657 | | | 5.9 | | | 814 | | | -14.5 | | |
Salt | 248 | | | 241 | | | 7 | | | 7 | | | | 179 | | | 38.5 | | | 229 | | | 8.3 | | |
Nonsalt | 447 | | | 451 | | | -4 | | | -4 | | | | 479 | | | -6.7 | | | 585 | | | -23.6 | | |
Total | 1,882 | | | 1,960 | | | -78 | | | -78 | | | | 1,912 | | | -1.6 | | | 2,215 | | | -15.0 | | |
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. |
Summary
Working gas in storage was 1,882 Bcf as of Friday, February 8, 2019, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 78 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 30 Bcf less than last year at this time and 333 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,215 Bcf. At 1,882 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 | 02/08/19 | 02/01/19 | | net change |
East | 1.3 | | | 1.3 | | | | 0.3 | | |
Midwest | 1.0 | | | 1.0 | | | | 0.4 | | |
Mountain | 0.3 | | | 0.6 | | | | 0.9 | | |
Pacific | 0.0 | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | | |
South Central | 0.8 | | | 0.8 | | | | 0.5 | | |
Salt | 1.9 | | | 1.9 | | | | 0.4 | | |
Nonsalt | 0.7 | | | 0.7 | | | | 0.4 | | |
Total | 0.5 | | | 0.5 | | | | 1.1 | | |
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