Table 11. Underground natural gas storage - salt cavern storage fields, 1997-2003; - volumes in billion cubic feet

Natural Gas Monthly, Nov, 2003

Table 11. Underground Natural Gas Storage - Salt Cavern Storage Fields,
1997-2003
(Volumes in Billion Cubic Feet)

                 Natural Gas in Salt    Change in
                 Cavern Underground     Working Gas
                  Storage at End of      from Same
                       Period         Period Previous
                                           Year

     Year       Base  Working  Total  Volume  Percent
     and        Gas     Gas
    Month

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

2001

  January        71      73     144       9     13.5
  February       69      67     136       1      1.1
  March          69      53     122     -16    -23.6
  April          69      71     140      -3     -4.4
  May            71      85     156       8     10.4
  June           71      85     155      -5     -5.1
  July           71      89     160      -8     -8.4
  August         71      86     157      -2     -2.7
  September      71     100     171       0     -0.3
  October        71     108     180       1      0.8
  November       77     123     200      13     11.6
  December       77     115     191      43     59.4

   Total         -       -       -        -       -

2002

  January        77      93     170      19     26.2
  February       77      74     151       7     10.9
  March          77      65     142      12     22.3
  April          77      77     154       6      8.1
  May            77      93     171       8      9.7
  June           77     104     181      19     22.2
  July           80      91     171       2      2.7
  August         80      96     176      10     11.3
  September      81     102     184       2      2.2
  October        82     108     190       0      0.1
  November       75     106     181     -18    -14.3
  December       75     102     177     -13    -10.9

   Total         -       -       -       -        -

2003

  January        76      56     133     -36    -39.1
  February       76      38     114     -37    -49.3
  March          75      57     132      -8    -11.7
  April          75      72     147      -5     -6.1
  May            75      87     162      -6     -6.7
  June           75      98     172      -6     -5.7
  July           75      98     173       7      7.7
  August         75     102     177       7      6.8
  September      75     123     198      20     19.7

                          Storage Activity

     Year                                    Net
     and        Injections  Withdrawals  Withdrawals
    Month

1997 Total (a)     267          274            6
1998 Total (a)     297          275          -22
1999 Total (a)     260          259           -1
2000 Total (a)     296          320           24

2001

  January           32           30           -2
  February          19           24            5
  March             20           35           15
  April             32           15          -17
  May               30           14          -15
  June              26           26            0
  July              30           27           -3
  August            29           30            1
  September         35           19          -16
  October           35           25          -10
  November          35           21          -14
  December          19           28            9

   Total           341          294          -47

2002

  January           24           46           22
  February          20           38           18
  March             27           36            9
  April             29           17          -12
  May               35           19          -16
  June              32           21          -10
  July              29           36            7
  August            32           27           -5
  September         34           27           -7
  October           38           31           -7
  November          29           28            0
  December          30           35            4

   Total           359          361            2

2003

  January           21           65           43
  February          25           42           18
  March             39           21          -18
  April             34           19          -14
  May               35           20          -15
  June              31           20          -11
  July              31           30           -1
  August            27           24           -3
  September         34           12          -21

(a) Total as of December 31.
- 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 the reporting of underground storage information. 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. Positive net withdrawals indicate the volume of
withdrawals in excess of injections. Negative net withrawals indicate
the volume of injections in excess of withdrawals.

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