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Underground Natural Gas Storage Capacity
(Capacity in Million Cubic Feet)
Area: Period:
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Data Series Area
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 View
History
Total Storage Capacity
8,329,967 8,402,216 8,498,535 8,655,740 8,763,798 8,849,125 1988-2011
Salt Caverns
261,988 253,410 341,213 397,560 456,009 512,279 1999-2011
Aquifers
1,356,323 1,347,516 1,351,832 1,340,633 1,233,017 1,231,897 1999-2011
Depleted Fields
6,711,656 6,801,291 6,805,490 6,917,547 7,074,773 7,104,948 1999-2011
Total Working Gas Capacity
    4,211,193 4,327,844 4,410,224 4,483,650 2008-2011
Salt Caverns
    230,456 271,785 312,003 351,017 2008-2011
Aquifers
    396,950 396,092 364,228 363,521 2008-2011
Depleted Fields
    3,583,786 3,659,968 3,733,993 3,769,113 2008-2011
Total Number of Existing Fields
397 400 401 409 411 410 1989-2011
Salt Caverns
31 31 34 35 37 38 1999-2011
Aquifers
44 43 43 43 43 43 1999-2011
Depleted Fields
322 326 324 331 331 329 1999-2011
- = No Data Reported;  -- = Not Applicable;  NA = Not Available;  W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Notes: Existing fields include both active and inactive fields. The US Total for underground natural gas data includes the lower 48 States only, excluding Alaska.  See Definitions, Sources, and Notes link above for more information on this table.
Release Date: 5/31/2013
Next Release Date: 6/28/2013