Gas Storage 6-8-12

There is 2.944 TCF gas in storage as of  6-8-2102. last year, storage equalled 2.236 TCF storage, makinf a difference of 0.708 TCF. Will the industry reach the 4 TCF mark this year? Just add the 0.7 TCF to last years high water mark of 3.6 TCF and you get your number. How much gas can we store ?

Update

Total gas in storage is the volume of storage in the underground facility at a particular time.

Base gas (or cushion gas) is the volume of gas intended as permanent inventory in a storage reservoir to maintain adequate pressure and deliverability rates throughout the withdrawal season.

Working gas capacity refers to total gas storage capacity minus base gas.

Working gas is the volume of gas in the reservoir above the level of base gas. Working gas is available to the marketplace.


Base gas estimates are in the 4.3 TCF range, while total capacity is just under 8.8 TCF in 2010. Based on the above estimates, we would be looking at working gas of 4.3 TCF. The result, base gas plus working gas totals somewhere in the 8.6 TCFG range.....so we have a 200 BCF cushion?

Update 2

Capacity by Area (EIA)

Download Series History Definitions, Sources & Notes
Show Data By: Data Series Area		2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	View History
U.S.		8,268,443	8,329,967	8,402,216	8,498,535	8,655,740	8,763,798	1988-2010
Alabama		11,015	19,300	19,300	26,900	26,900	32,900	1995-2010
Arkansas		22,000	22,000	22,000	22,000	21,760	21,760	1988-2010
California		477,726	484,711	487,711	498,705	513,005	542,511	1988-2010
Colorado		98,068	98,068	98,068	95,068	105,768	105,768	1988-2010
Illinois		981,995	984,768	980,691	977,989	989,454	990,487	1988-2010
Indiana		114,080	114,294	114,294	114,937	114,274	111,271	1988-2010
Iowa		273,200	275,200	278,238	284,747	284,811	288,010	1988-2010
Kansas		289,747	288,383	288,926	282,221	282,300	284,821	1988-2010
Kentucky		218,927	218,394	220,359	220,359	220,368	221,751	1988-2010
Louisiana		593,740	599,165	588,711	615,858	651,968	670,880	1988-2010
Maryland		62,000	64,000	64,000	64,000	64,000	64,000	1988-2010
Michigan		1,021,622	1,031,290	1,060,558	1,062,339	1,069,405	1,069,898	1988-2010
Minnesota		7,000	7,000	7,000	7,000	7,000	7,000	1988-2010
Mississippi		150,947	150,809	166,909	187,251	210,128	235,638	1988-2010
Missouri		32,146	32,505	32,940	32,876	10,889	11,502	1988-2010
Montana		374,201	374,201	374,201	374,201	376,301	376,301	1988-2010
Nebraska		39,469	39,469	34,850	34,850	34,850	34,850	1988-2010
New Mexico		83,124	82,652	78,424	80,000	80,000	84,300	1988-2010
New York		204,855	213,225	229,013	228,613	245,579	245,579	1988-2010
Ohio		572,477	572,477	572,477	572,477	580,380	580,380	1988-2010
Oklahoma		378,738	380,038	373,738	371,324	371,338	371,338	1988-2010
Oregon		24,034	26,703	29,415	29,415	29,565	29,565	1989-2010
Pennsylvania		748,792	750,054	759,365	759,153	776,964	776,822	1988-2010
Tennessee		1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,200	0	1998-2010
Texas		680,096	690,061	690,678	740,477	766,768	783,579	1988-2010
Utah		129,480	129,480	129,480	129,480	129,480	129,480	1988-2010
Virginia		9,035	9,692	9,560	6,200	9,500	9,500	1998-2010
Washington		42,191	43,316	39,341	39,287	39,210	41,309	1988-2010
West Virginia		512,377	513,416	536,702	528,442	531,456	531,480	1988-2010
Wyoming		114,160	114,096	114,067	111,167	111,120	111,120	1988-2010