US Natural Gas Storage
US natural gas storage volumes by region, published weekly by the EIA since 2010.
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| Lower 48 States5 | 3,351 | 3,298 | 3,254 | 3,214 | 3,184 | 3,169 | 3,153 | 3,117 | 3,084 | 3,056 | 3,024 | 2,983 | 2,922 | 2,835 | 2,759 | 2,686 | 2,578 | 2,483 | 2,391 | 2,290 | 2,205 | 2,142 | 2,063 | 1,960 | 1,900 | 1,851 | 1,818 | 1,872 | 1,838 | 1,876 | 2,007 | |
| East Region | 815 | 795 | 773 | 753 | 727 | 708 | 693 | 678 | 654 | 631 | 614 | 600 | 587 | 558 | 532 | 514 | 480 | 447 | 419 | 388 | 361 | 332 | 309 | 283 | 277 | 270 | 271 | 302 | 294 | 322 | 364 | |
| Midwest Region | 959 | 934 | 908 | 890 | 866 | 848 | 829 | 809 | 789 | 766 | 749 | 729 | 706 | 672 | 638 | 610 | 573 | 539 | 505 | 476 | 452 | 429 | 404 | 371 | 358 | 350 | 351 | 374 | 375 | 397 | 441 | |
| South Central Region | 1,041 | 1,039 | 1,044 | 1,051 | 1,061 | 1,080 | 1,093 | 1,090 | 1,096 | 1,105 | 1,103 | 1,100 | 1,086 | 1,066 | 1,053 | 1,037 | 1,009 | 993 | 972 | 941 | 914 | 905 | 879 | 838 | 807 | 775 | 745 | 747 | 721 | 712 | 753 | |
| Mountain Region | 244 | 241 | 239 | 236 | 238 | 237 | 239 | 237 | 238 | 240 | 240 | 236 | 230 | 227 | 226 | 222 | 218 | 213 | 210 | 206 | 203 | 205 | 202 | 200 | 197 | 198 | 193 | 191 | 189 | 187 | 191 | |
| Pacific Region | 292 | 289 | 290 | 285 | 293 | 296 | 300 | 304 | 307 | 314 | 319 | 319 | 313 | 312 | 309 | 304 | 298 | 292 | 286 | 279 | 275 | 272 | 269 | 267 | 261 | 258 | 257 | 258 | 259 | 257 | 259 |
Latest reading
Lower 48 States stood at 3,351 Billion cubic feet in Sep 18, 2026. That is +1.6% from Sep 11, 2026 and −4.2% from a year earlier. The series on this page is weekly and runs from Jan 1, 2010 to Sep 18, 2026. Source: EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration).
- Latest
- 3,351 Billion cubic feet
- Sep 18, 2026
- vs previous period
- +1.6%
- Sep 11, 2026
- vs a year earlier
- −4.2%
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About this data
US natural gas storage volumes by region, published weekly by the EIA since 2010. The table details underground inventory levels for the lower 48 states as well as the East, Midwest, South Central, Mountain, and Pacific regions. Figures are measured in billion cubic feet to track seasonal injection and withdrawal patterns.
Frequently asked questions
- What does US Natural Gas Storage measure?
- US Natural Gas Storage measures the volume of underground natural gas inventories held across the lower 48 states and five specific US regions in billion cubic feet.
- How often is the data published and how far back does it go?
- The data is published weekly on Thursdays by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) in the Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, with historical series starting in 2010.
- Which regional breakdowns are included in the table?
- The table includes inventory data for the lower 48 states total alongside five regional breakdowns: East, Midwest, South Central, Mountain, and Pacific.
- How are US Natural Gas Storage levels typically interpreted?
- Inventory levels are interpreted by comparing current volumes against the five-year average and year-on-year data to account for seasonal injections and withdrawals.
