Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN |
| | Historical Comparisons |
Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | | Year ago (09/22/22) | 5-year average (2018-22) |
Region | 09/22/23 | 09/15/23 | net change | implied flow | | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change |
East | 821 | | | 793 | | | 28 | | | 28 | | | | 717 | | | 14.5 | | | 778 | | | 5.5 | | |
Midwest | 962 | | | 931 | | | 31 | | | 31 | | | | 874 | | | 10.1 | | | 914 | | | 5.3 | | |
Mountain | 234 | | | 228 | | | 6 | | | 6 | | | | 175 | | | 33.7 | | | 194 | | | 20.6 | | |
Pacific | 271 | | | 263 | | | 8 | | | 8 | | | | 242 | | | 12.0 | | | 269 | | | 0.7 | | |
South Central | 1,071 | | | 1,053 | | | 18 | | | 18 | | | | 955 | | | 12.1 | | | 1,015 | | | 5.5 | | |
Salt | 250 | | | 242 | | | 8 | | | 8 | | | | 203 | | | 23.2 | | | 236 | | | 5.9 | | |
Nonsalt | 821 | | | 811 | | | 10 | | | 10 | | | | 751 | | | 9.3 | | | 779 | | | 5.4 | | |
Total | 3,359 | | | 3,269 | | | 90 | | | 90 | | | | 2,962 | | | 13.4 | | | 3,170 | | | 6.0 | | |
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. |
Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,359 Bcf as of Friday, September 22, 2023, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 90 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 397 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 189 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,170 Bcf. At 3,359 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 2018 through 2022. 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 | 09/22/23 | 09/15/23 | | net change |
East | 0.9 | | | 0.9 | | | | 0.4 | | |
Midwest | 0.9 | | | 0.9 | | | | 0.4 | | |
Mountain | 1.4 | | | 1.4 | | | | 0.1 | | |
Pacific | 0.0 | | | 0.0 | | | | 0.0 | | |
South Central | 0.6 | | | 0.6 | | | | 0.4 | | |
Salt | 1.4 | | | 1.5 | | | | 0.2 | | |
Nonsalt | 0.6 | | | 0.6 | | | | 0.4 | | |
Total | 0.4 | | | 0.4 | | | | 0.7 | | |
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