Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
| | Historical Comparisons |
Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (05/24/18) | 5-year average (2014-18) |
Region | 05/24/19 | 05/17/19 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 383 | | | 353 | | | 30 | | | 30 | | | | 324 | | | 18.2 | | | 397 | | | -3.5 | | |
Midwest | 399 | | | 364 | | | 35 | | | 35 | | | | 311 | | | 28.3 | | | 444 | | | -10.1 | | |
Mountain | 93 | | | 89 | | | 4 | | | 4 | | | | 112 | | | -17.0 | | | 136 | | | -31.6 | | |
Pacific | 198 | | | 186 | | | 12 | | | 12 | | | | 220 | | | -10.0 | | | 254 | | | -22.0 | | |
South Central | 793 | | | 762 | | | 31 | | | 31 | | | | 744 | | | 6.6 | | | 893 | | | -11.2 | | |
Salt | 253 | | | 249 | | | 4 | | | 4 | | | | 234 | | | 8.1 | | | 273 | | | -7.3 | | |
Nonsalt | 540 | | | 513 | | | 27 | | | 27 | | | | 511 | | | 5.7 | | | 620 | | | -12.9 | | |
Total | 1,867 | | | 1,753 | | | 114 | | | 114 | | | | 1,711 | | | 9.1 | | | 2,124 | | | -12.1 | | |
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. |
Summary
Working gas in storage was 1,867 Bcf as of Friday, May 24, 2019, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 114 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 156 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 257 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,124 Bcf. At 1,867 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 | 05/24/19 | 05/17/19 | | net change |
East | 1.3 | | | 1.3 | | | | 0.6 | | |
Midwest | 0.7 | | | 0.7 | | | | 0.6 | | |
Mountain | 1.0 | | | 1.0 | | | | 0.2 | | |
Pacific | 0.0 | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | | |
South Central | 0.8 | | | 0.8 | | | | 0.4 | | |
Salt | 2.1 | | | 2.1 | | | | 0.3 | | |
Nonsalt | 0.6 | | | 0.6 | | | | 0.2 | | |
Total | 0.5 | | | 0.5 | | | | 1.0 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Rotary Rig Count | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/31/2019 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Location | Week | +/- | Week Ago | +/- | Year Ago | | | | | | | Land | 957 | 0 | 957 | -82 | 1039 | Inland Waters | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Offshore | 23 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 19 | United States Total | 984 | 1 | 983 | -76 | 1060 | | | | | | | Gulf Of Mexico | 23 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 18 | | | | | | | Canada | 85 | 7 | 78 | -14 | 99 | | | | | | | North America | 1069 | 8 | 1061 | -90 | 1159 | | | | | | | | | | | U.S. Breakout Information | This Week | +/- | Last Week | +/- | Year Ago | | | | | | | Oil | 800 | 3 | 797 | -61 | 861 | Gas | 184 | -2 | 186 | -13 | 197 | Miscellaneous | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | | | | | | | Directional | 70 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 65 | Horizontal | 862 | -1 | 863 | -67 | 929 | Vertical | 52 | 1 | 51 | -14 | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Canada Breakout Information | This Week | +/- | Last Week | +/- | Year Ago | | | | | | | Oil | 44 | 6 | 38 | -12 | 56 | Gas | 41 | 1 | 40 | -2 | 43 | | | | | | | | | | | Major State Variances | This Week | +/- | Last Week | +/- | Year Ago | | | | | | | Alaska | 7 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 9 | Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | California | 18 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 15 | Colorado | 31 | 0 | 31 | -1 | 32 | Louisiana | 64 | 1 | 63 | 6 | 58 | New Mexico | 101 | 2 | 99 | 11 | 90 | North Dakota | 57 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 55 | Ohio | 18 | -1 | 19 | -5 | 23 | Oklahoma | 102 | -1 | 103 | -40 | 142 | Pennsylvania | 41 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 39 | Texas | 480 | -1 | 481 | -55 | 535 | Utah | 6 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 8 | West Virginia | 20 | -1 | 21 | 2 | 18 | Wyoming | 32 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | Major Basin Variances | This Week | +/- | Last Week | +/- | Year Ago | | | | | | | Ardmore Woodford | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Arkoma Woodford | 3 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 9 | Barnett | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 4 | Cana Woodford | 45 | 0 | 45 | -31 | 76 | DJ-Niobrara | 29 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 26 | Eagle Ford | 75 | 0 | 75 | -5 | 80 | Granite Wash | 7 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 14 | Haynesville | 51 | 1 | 50 | -3 | 54 | Marcellus | 61 | -1 | 62 | 5 | 56 | Mississippian | 4 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 6 | Permian | 452 | 1 | 451 | -25 | 477 | Utica | 18 | -1 | 19 | -6 | 24 | Williston | 57 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 56 | |