Table 9. Underground natural gas storage - all operators, 1997 - 2003; - volumes in billion cubic feet

Natural Gas Monthly, Nov, 2003

Table 9. Underground Natural Gas Storage - All Operators, 1997-2003
(Volumes in Billion Cubic Feet)

                    Natural Gas in
                Underground Storage at
                    End of Period
    Year        Base   Working  Total (b)
    and          Gas     Gas
   Month

1997 Total (a)    -       -         -
1998 Total (a)    -       -         -
1999 Total (a)    -       -         -
2000 Total (a)    -       -         -

2001

  January       4,344    1,265      5,609
  February      4,328      912      5,241
  March         4,300      742      5,042
  April         4,261      992      5,253
  May           4,309    1,440      5,749
  June          4,310    1,882      6,193
  July          4,315    2,261      6,576
  August        4,313    2,576      6,889
  September     4,318    2,944      7,262
  October       4,310    3,144      7,454
  November      4,301    3,254      7,555
  December      4,301    2,904      7,204

  Total           -       -         -

2002

  January       4,313    2,344      6,657
  February      4,356    1,838      6,194
  March         4,355    1,518      5,873
  April         4,355    1,659      6,014
  May           4,361    1,968      6,329
  June          4,355    2,308      6,663
  July          4,358    2,539      6,896
  August        4,357    2,773      7,130
  September     4,342    3,042      7,384
  October       4,342    3,116      7,458
  November      4,344    2,929      7,273
  December      4,340    2,375      6,715

  Total           -       -         -

2003

  January       4,342    1,534      5,876
  February      4,334      864      5,198
  March         4,324      730      5,054
  April         4,315      896      5,211
  May           4,322    1,300      5,622
  June          4,323    1,768      6,091
  July          4,323    2,129      6,451
  August        4,324    2,435      6,760
  September     4,328    2,843      7,171

                   Change in Working Gas
                     from Same Period
                       Previous Year
    Year        Volume  Percent
    and
   Month

1997 Total (a)   -        -
1998 Total (a)   -        -
1999 Total (a)   -        -
2000 Total (a)   -        -

2001

  January        -495    -28.1
  February       -391    -30.0
  March          -412    -35.7
  April          -210    -17.5
  May               7      0.5
  June            165      9.6
  July            258     12.9
  August          377     17.1
  September       450     18.0
  October         412     15.1
  November        812     33.2
  December      1,185     68.9

  Total          -        -

2002

  January       1,078     85.2
  February        925    101.4
  March           776    104.7
  April           666     67.1
  May             528     36.7
  June            426     22.6
  July            278     12.3
  August          198      7.7
  September        97      3.3
  October         -28     -0.9
  November       -325    -10.0
  December       -528    -18.2

  Total          -        -

2003

  January        -810    -34.5
  February       -974    -53.0
  March          -788    -51.9
  April          -763    -46.0
  May            -668    -33.9
  June           -540    -23.4
  July           -410    -16.1
  August         -338    -12.2
  September      -199     -6.5

                            Storage Activity
    Year        Injections  Withdrawals       Net
    and                                  Withdrawals (c)
   Month

1997 Total (a)     2,800        2,824         24
1998 Total (a)     2,905        2,379       -526
1999 Total (a)     2,598        2,772        174
2000 Total (a)     2,684        3,498        814

2001

  January             92          588        496
  February            74          414        339
  March              116          298        183
  April              349           70       -279
  May                520           41       -479
  June               490           49       -441
  July               451           66       -385
  August             386           79       -307
  September          413           41       -372
  October            282           93       -190
  November           210          138        -73
  December            80          432        352

  Total            3,464        2,309     -1,156

2002

  January             59          605        546
  February            55          517        462
  March              105          425        320
  April              237          111       -126
  May                381           58       -323
  June               395           56       -339
  July               341          101       -239
  August             322           89       -234
  September          364           72       -292
  October            229          145        -84
  November           124          322        198
  December            66          624        558

  Total            2,679        3,126        447

2003

  January             44          886        841
  February            48          723        676
  March              169          305        136
  April              277          118       -158
  May                453           41       -412
  June               506           36       -470
  July               426           64       -361
  August             371           62       -309
  September          441           31       -411

(a) Total as of December 31.
(b) Total underground storage capacity at the end of each calendar year
(in billion cubic feet): 1997 - 8,332; 1998 - 8,179; 1999 - 8,229; 2000
- 8,241; and 2001 - 8,415.
(c) Negative numbers indicate the volume of injections in excess of
withdrawals. Positive numbers indicate the volume of withdrawals in
excess of injections.
- Not Applicable.

Notes: Data for 1997 through 2001 are final. All other data are
preliminary unless otherwise noted. See Explanatory Note 6 for
discussion of revision policy. Gas in storage at the end of a
reporting period may not equal the quantity derived by adding
or subtracting net injections or withdrawals during the period to
the quantity of gas in storage at the beginning of the period.
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
Geographic coverage is the 50 States and the District of Columbia.

Sources: Form EIA-191, "Monthly Underground Gas Storage Report," and
Form EIA-176, "Annual Report of Natural and Supplemental Gas Supply and