Table 10. Underground natural gas storage - by season, 2001-2003; - volumes in billion cubic feet

Natural Gas Monthly, Nov, 2003

Table 10. Underground Natural Gas Storage - by Season, 2001-2003
(Volumes in Billion Cubic Feet)

                                                     Change in
                              Natural Gas in        Working Gas
                            Underground Storage   from Same Period
                             at End of Period       PreviousYear

      Year, Season         Base  Working   Total  Volume  Percent
          and               Gas      Gas
         Month

March 2001                4,300      742   5,042    -412    -35.7

2001 Refill Season

  April                   4,261      992   5,253    -210    -17.5
  May                     4,309    1,440   5,749       7      0.5
  June                    4,310    1,882   6,193     165      9.6
  July                    4,315    2,261   6,576     258     12.9
  August                  4,313    2,576   6,889     377     17.1
  September               4,318    2,944   7,262     450     18.0
  October                 4,310    3,144   7,454     412     15.

  Total                     -        -        -       -        -

2001-2002 Heating Season

   November               4,301    3,254   7,555     812     33.2
   December               4,301    2,904   7,204   1,185     68.9
   January                4,313    2,344   6,657   1,078     85.2
   February               4,356    1,838   6,194     925    101.4
   March                  4,355    1,518   5,873     776    104.7

   Total                    -       -        -       -        -

2002 Refill Season

  April                   4,355    1,659   6,014     666     67.1
  May                     4,361    1,968   6,329     528     36.7
  June                    4,355    2,308   6,663     426     22.6
  July                    4,358    2,539   6,896     278     12.3
  August                  4,357    2,773   7,130     198      7.7
  September               4,342    3,042   7,384      97      3.3
  October                 4,342    3,116   7,458     -28     -0.9

  Total                     -        -        -       -        -

2002-2003 Heating Season

   November               4,344    2,929   7,273    -325    -10.0
   December               4,340    2,375   6,715    -528    -18.2
   January                4,342    1,534   5,876    -810    -34.5
   February               4,334      864   5,198    -974    -53.0
   March                  4,324      730   5,054    -788    -51.9

   Total                    -        -        -       -        -

2003 Refill Season

  April                   4,315      896   5,211    -763    -46.0
  May                     4,322    1,300   5,622    -668    -33.9
  June                    4,323    1,768   6,091    -540    -23.4
  July                    4,323    2,129   6,451    -410    -16.1
  August                  4,324    2,435   6,760    -338    -12.2
  September               4,328    2,843   7,171    -199     -6.5

  Total                     -        -        -       -        -

                                     Storage Activity

      Year, Season                                       Net
          and             Injections  Withdrawals  Withdrawals (a)
         Month

March 2001                    116          298             183

2001 Refill Season

  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

  Total                     2,892          439          -2,453

2001-2002 Heating Season

   November                   210          138             -73
   December                    80          432             352
   January                     59          605             546
   February                    55          517             462
   March                      105          425             320

   Total                      510        2,117           1,607

2002 Refill Season

  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

  Total                     2,269          633          -1,636

2002-2003 Heating Season

   November                   124          322             198
   December                    66          624             558
   January                     44          886             841
   February                    48          723             676
   March                      169          305             136

   Total                      451        2,859           2,408

2003 Refill Season

  April                       277          118            -158
  May                         453           41            -412
  June                        506           36            -470
  July                        426           64            -361
  August                      371           62            -309
  September                   441           31            -411

  Total                     2,472          351          -2,121

(a) 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 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. This is due to changes in the quantities
of native gas included in base gas and/or losses in base gas due to
migration from storage reservoirs. 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