Natural Gas Storage in Nebraska

The traditional inventory–building season is April to October for natural gas. The volume of working gas in underground storage by November 1 has to meet winter's demands under any circumstance. The volume in storage in November was approximately 89 percent of storage capacity.

In November 2023, Nebraska had the capacity to store 12,653 million cubic feet (mmcf) of working natural gas or working gas, and there was 11,246 mmcf working gas according to the Energy Information Administration estimates. As shown in Figure 1 and the data table below, this volume of working gas was a decrease of 335 mmcf (or 3 percent) from October 2023 but up 28 percent from November 2022. Stocks were higher than the five–year average, higher than November 2022's stocks, and in the upper boundary of the five–year range.

Nebraska's Natural Gas in Storage 2020 – 2023

[Million Cubic Feet (mmcf)]

Year	Month	Total Storage Capacity	Working Gas Storage Capacity	Natural Gas in Underground Storage at End of Period
Year	Month	Total Storage Capacity	Working Gas Storage Capacity	Base Gas	Working Gas	Total
2023	January	34,850	12,653	22,197	6,464	28,661
	February	34,850	12,653	22,197	5,001	27,198
	March	34,850	12,653	22,197	3,811	26,008
	April	34,850	12,653	22,197	5,008	27,205
	May	34,850	12,653	22,197	7,136	29,332
	June	34,850	12,653	22,197	8,856	31,053
	July	34,850	12,653	22,197	9,790	31,987
	August	34,850	12,653	22,197	9,908	32,105
	September	34,850	12,653	22,197	10,815	33,012
	October	34,850	12,653	22,197	11,581	33,778
	November	34,850	12,653	22,197	11,246	33,443
	December	34,850	12,653	22,197	NA	NA
2022	January	34,850	12,653	22,197	6,364	28,561
	February	34,850	12,653	22,197	4,378	26,575
	March	34,850	12,653	22,197	3,220	25,417
	April	34,850	12,653	22,197	3,545	25,742
	May	34,850	12,653	22,197	4,880	27,077
	June	34,850	12,653	22,197	6,819	29,016
	July	34,850	12,653	22,197	7,062	29,259
	August	34,850	12,653	22,197	6,384	28,581
	September	34,850	12,653	22,197	7,940	30,137
	October	34,850	12,653	22,197	9,324	31,521
	November	34,850	12,653	22,197	8,785	30,982
	December	34,850	12,653	22,197	7,592	29,789
2021	January	34,850	12,653	22,197	6,530	28,727
	February	34,850	12,653	22,197	4,631	26,828
	March	34,850	12,653	22,197	4,259	26,455
	April	34,850	12,653	22,197	4,918	27,115
	May	34,850	12,653	22,197	7,299	29,496
	June	34,850	12,653	22,197	8,785	30,982
	July	34,850	12,653	22,197	9,593	31,790
	August	34,850	12,653	22,197	9,091	31,288
	September	34,850	12,653	22,197	10,226	32,423
	October	34,850	12,653	22,197	10,979	33,176
	November	34,850	12,653	22,197	10,341	32,538
	December	34,850	12,653	22,197	9,466	31,663
2020	January	34,850	12,653	22,197	6,820	29,017
	February	34,850	12,653	22,197	4,836	27,033
	March	34,850	12,653	22,197	4,242	26,439
	April	34,850	12,653	22,197	5,392	27,589
	May	34,850	12,653	22,197	7,621	29,818
	June	34,850	12,653	22,197	9,959	32,156
	July	34,850	12,653	22,197	10,666	32,863
	August	34,850	12,653	22,197	10,028	32,225
	September	34,850	12,653	22,197	11,340	33,537
	October	34,850	12,653	22,197	11,980	34,177
	November	34,850	12,653	22,197	12,016	34,213
	December	34,850	12,653	22,197	9,165	,31,362

Nebraska's Natural Gas in Storage 2010 – 2019

[Million Cubic Feet (mmcf)]

Year	Month	Total Storage Capacity	Working Gas Storage Capacity	Natural Gas in Underground Storage at End of Period
Year	Month	Total Storage Capacity	Working Gas Storage Capacity	Base Gas	Working Gas	Total
2019	January	34,850	12,653	22,197	5,527	27,724
	February	34,850	12,653	22,197	3,462	25,659
	March	34,850	12,653	22,197	3,147	25,344
	April	34,850	12,653	22,197	3,747	25,944
	May	34,850	12,653	22,197	5,295	27,491
	June	34,850	12,653	22,197	7,522	29,719
	July	34,850	12,653	22,197	8,707	30,904
	August	34,850	12,653	22,197	9,921	32,118
	September	34,850	12,653	22,197	10,946	33,143
	October	34,850	12,653	22,197	10,667	32,864
	November	34,850	12,653	22,197	10,357	32,554
	December	34,850	12,653	22,197	9,061	31,258
2018	January	34,850	12,653	22,197	4,952	27,149
	February	34,850	12,653	22,197	3,092	25,289
	March	34,850	12,653	22,197	3,087	25,283
	April	34,850	12,653	22,197	3,554	25,751
	May	34,850	12,653	22,197	5,612	27,808
	June	34,850	12,653	22,197	6,495	28,692
	July	34,850	12,653	22,197	7,123	29,320
	August	34,850	12,653	22,197	7,958	30,155
	September	34,850	12,653	22,197	9,353	31,550
	October	34,850	12,653	22,197	9,285	31,482
	November	34,850	12,653	22,197	8,958	31,155
	December	34,850	12,653	22,197	7,749	29,945
2017	January	34,850	12,653	22,197	6,714	28,911
	February	34,850	12,653	22,197	5,302	27,499
	March	34,850	12,653	22,197	5,585	27,782
	April	34,850	12,653	22,197	6,560	28,757
	May	34,850	12,653	22,197	7,573	29,770
	June	34,850	12,653	22,197	7,387	29,584
	July	34,850	12,653	22,197	8,316	30,513
	August	34,850	12,653	22,197	8,876	31,072
	September	34,850	12,653	22,197	10,078	32,274
	October	34,850	12,653	22,197	10,776	32,973
	November	34,850	12,653	22,197	11,008	33,204
	December	34,850	12,653	22,197	8,255	30,452
2016	January	34,850	12,653	22,197	8,645	30,842
	February	34,850	12,653	22,197	8,093	30,290
	March	34,850	12,653	22,197	8,192	30,389
	April	34,850	12,653	22,197	8,818	31,015
	May	34,850	12,653	22,197	9,914	32,111
	June	34,850	12,653	22,197	9,926	32,123
	July	34,850	12,653	22,197	10,073	32,270
	August	34,850	12,653	22,197	10,160	32,357
	September	34,850	12,653	22,197	11,288	33,485
	October	34,850	12,653	22,197	12,455	34,651
	November	34,850	12,653	22,197	11,734	33,931
	December	34,850	12,653	22,197	9,562	31,759
2015	January	34,850	14,819	20,031	9,870	29,900
	February	34,850	14,819	20,031	8,087	28,118
	March	34,850	14,819	20,031	7,415	27,446
	April	34,850	14,819	20,031	7,828	27,859
	May	34,850	14,819	20,031	8,945	28,976
	June	34,850	14,819	20,031	10,285	30,316
	July	34,850	14,819	20,031	10,358	30,389
	August	34,850	14,819	20,031	11,315	31,346
	September	34,850	14,819	20,031	12,608	32,639
	October	34,850	14,819	20,031	13,797	33,828
	November	34,850	12,653	22,197	11,418	33,615
	December	34,850	12,653	22,197	10,438	32,634
2014	January	34,850	14,819	20,031	8,886	28,917
	February	34,850	14,819	20,031	6,489	26,520
	March	34,850	14,819	20,031	5,981	26,012
	April	34,850	14,819	20,031	5,217	25,248
	May	34,850	14,819	20,031	5,308	25,339
	June	34,850	14,819	20,031	7,114	27,145
	July	34,850	14,819	20,031	8,699	28,730
	August	34,850	14,819	20,031	10,602	30,633
	September	34,850	14,819	20,031	12,898	32,929
	October	34,850	14,819	20,031	13,469	33,500
	November	34,850	14,819	20,031	12,750	32,781
	December	34,850	14,819	20,031	11,862	31,893
2013	January	34,850	14,819	20,031	8,586	28,617
	February	34,850	14,819	20,031	6,302	26,333
	March	34,850	14,819	20,031	5,377	25,408
	April	34,850	14,819	20,031	5,024	25,055
	May	34,850	14,819	20,031	5,827	25,858
	June	34,850	14,819	20,031	6,835	26,866
	July	34,850	14,819	20,031	7,203	27,234
	August	34,850	14,819	20,031	9,377	29,408
	September	34,850	14,819	20,031	11,352	31,383
	October	34,850	14,819	20,031	11,908	31,939
	November	34,850	14,819	20,031	12,752	32,783
	December	34,850	14,819	20,031	11,611	31,642
2012	January	34,850	14,819	20,031	12,334	32,365
	February	34,850	14,819	20,031	10,893	30,924
	March	34,850	14,819	20,031	12,134	32,165
	April	34,850	14,819	20,031	12,782	32,813
	May	34,850	14,819	20,031	13,210	33,241
	June	34,850	14,819	20,031	12,720	32,751
	July	34,850	14,819	20,031	11,730	31,761
	August	34,850	14,819	20,031	11,490	31,521
	September	34,850	14,819	20,031	13,787	33,817
	October	34,850	14,819	20,031	14,398	34,429
	November	34,850	14,819	20,031	14,236	34,267
	December	34,850	14,819	20,031	12,091	32,121
2011	January	34,850	14,819	20,031	8,072	28,103
	February	34,850	14,819	20,031	6,277	26,308
	March	34,850	14,819	20,031	5,854	25,885
	April	34,850	14,819	20,031	6,788	26,819
	May	34,850	14,819	20,031	8,740	28,771
	June	34,850	14,819	20,031	11,263	31,294
	July	34,850	14,819	20,031	12,562	32,593
	August	34,850	14,819	20,031	13,734	33,765
	September	34,850	14,819	20,031	13,945	33,976
	October	34,850	14,819	20,031	14,396	34,426
	November	34,850	14,819	20,031	15,089	35,120
	December	34,850	14,819	20,031	14,036	34,067
2010	January	34,850	14,819	21,231	9,292	30,523
	February	34,850	14,819	21,231	7,923	29,154
	March	34,850	14,819	21,231	7,806	29,037
	April	34,850	14,819	21,231	9,763	30,993
	May	34,850	14,819	21,231	11,137	32,368
	June	34,850	14,819	21,231	12,500	33,731
	July	34,850	14,819	21,231	12,016	33,247
	August	34,850	14,819	20,031	13,226	33,257
	September	34,850	14,819	20,031	13,985	34,016
	October	34,850	14,819	20,031	14,477	34,508
	November	34,850	14,819	20,031	14,573	34,604
	December	34,850	14,819	20,031	11,152	31,182

Nebraska's Natural Gas in Storage 2000 – 2009

[Million Cubic Feet (mmcf)]

Year	Month	Total Storage Capacity	Working Gas Storage Capacity	Natural Gas in Underground Storage at End of Period
Year	Month	Total Storage Capacity	Working Gas Storage Capacity	Base Gas	Working Gas	Total
2009	January	34,850	13,619	21,231	9,861	31,092
	February	34,850	13,619	21,231	9,232	30,463
	March	34,850	13,619	21,231	8,838	30,069
	April	34,850	13,619	21,231	9,771	31,002
	May	34,850	13,619	21,231	12,626	33,857
	June	34,850	13,619	21,231	13,258	34,489
	July	34,850	13,619	21,231	11,721	32,952
	August	34,850	13,619	21,231	11,317	32,548
	September	34,850	13,619	21,231	12,332	33,563
	October	34,850	13,619	21,231	13,144	34,375
	November	34,850	13,619	21,231	13,600	34,831
	December	34,850	13,619	21,231	11,037	32,268
2008	January	39,469	NA	21,281	8,250	29,531
	February	39,469	NA	21,281	6,434	27,715
	March	39,469	NA	21,281	6,296	27,577
	April	39,469	NA	21,281	5,676	26,957
	May	39,469	NA	21,260	7,004	28,264
	June	39,469	NA	21,256	8,301	29,557
	July	39,469	NA	21,252	8,402	29,653
	August	39,469	NA	21,248	8,523	29,771
	September	39,469	NA	21,243	10,812	32,055
	October	39,469	NA	21,239	13,291	34,530
	November	34,850	NA	21,235	13,481	34,716
	December	34,850	NA	21,231	11,832	33,063
2007	January	39,469	NA	21,385	5,919	27,303
	February	39,469	NA	21,385	3,906	25,291
	March	39,469	NA	21,385	4,769	26,154
	April	39,469	NA	21,346	5,194	26,540
	May	39,469	NA	21,338	6,614	27,952
	June	39,469	NA	21,330	7,770	29,100
	July	39,469	NA	21,322	8,160	29,481
	August	39,469	NA	21,314	10,197	31,511
	September	39,469	NA	21,305	11,972	33,277
	October	39,469	NA	21,297	12,768	34,065
	November	39,469	NA	21,289	12,839	34,128
	December	39,469	NA	21,281	10,687	31,968
2006	January	39,469	NA	21,679	8,930	30,609
	February	39,469	NA	21,679	7,116	28,795
	March	39,469	NA	21,679	6,770	28,449
	April	39,469	NA	21,679	8,764	30,443
	May	39,469	NA	21,679	10,014	31,693
	June	39,469	NA	21,679	11,029	32,708
	July	39,469	NA	21,679	10,916	32,594
	August	39,469	NA	21,679	11,370	33,049
	September	39,469	NA	21,385	12,546	33,931
	October	39,469	NA	21,385	11,848	33,233
	November	39,469	NA	21,385	10,690	32,074
	December	39,469	NA	21,385	8,918	30,302
2005	January	39,469	NA	22,019	7,816	29,835
	February	39,469	NA	22,019	6,948	28,967
	March	39,469	NA	22,019	6,487	28,506
	April	39,469	NA	22,019	7,437	29,455
	May	39,469	NA	22,019	8,568	30,587
	June	39,469	NA	22,019	9,833	31,852
	July	39,469	NA	22,019	9,449	31,467
	August	39,469	NA	22,019	10,308	32,327
	September	39,469	NA	21,679	11,914	33,593
	October	39,469	NA	21,679	12,321	34,000
	November	39,469	NA	21,679	11,889	33,568
	December	39,469	NA	21,679	9,577	31,256
2004	January	39,469	NA	25,949	2,454	28,403
	February	39,469	NA	25,824	1,263	27,087
	March	39,469	NA	22,290	4,519	26,809
	April	39,469	NA	22,290	4,991	27,281
	May	39,469	NA	22,290	5,959	28,249
	June	39,469	NA	22,290	7,288	29,578
	July	39,469	NA	22,290	8,793	31,083
	August	39,469	NA	22,290	9,281	31,571
	September	39,469	NA	22,290	10,787	33,077
	October	39,469	NA	22,290	11,833	34,123
	November	39,469	NA	22,019	11,524	33,543
	December	39,469	NA	22,019	9,431	31,450
2003	January	39,469	NA	26,995	3,889	30,884
	February	39,469	NA	26,995	2,377	29,372
	March	39,469	NA	26,995	1,874	28,869
	April	39,469	NA	26,995	2,122	29,117
	May	39,469	NA	26,995	2,659	29,654
	June	39,469	NA	26,995	3,663	30,658
	July	39,469	NA	26,600	2,911	29,511
	August	39,469	NA	26,490	2,371	28,861
	September	39,469	NA	26,379	3,772	30,151
	October	39,469	NA	26,194	4,772	30,966
	November	39,469	NA	26,016	3,836	29,852
	December	39,469	NA	25,978	3,223	29,201
2002	January	39,469	NA	26,995	4,896	31,891
	February	39,469	NA	26,995	4,218	31,213
	March	39,469	NA	26,995	2,589	29,584
	April	39,469	NA	26,995	2,850	29,845
	May	39,469	NA	26,995	3,886	30,881
	June	39,469	NA	26,995	4,487	31,482
	July	39,469	NA	26,995	4,249	31,244
	August	39,469	NA	26,995	4,954	31,949
	September	39,469	NA	26,995	5,876	32,871
	October	39,469	NA	26,995	5,876	32,871
	November	39,469	NA	26,995	5,821	32,816
	December	39,469	NA	26,995	5,059	32,054
2001	January	39,469	NA	27,420	2,300	29,720
	February	39,469	NA	27,181	1,082	28,263
	March	39,469	NA	26,995	696	27,691
	April	39,469	NA	26,995	1,773	28,768
	May	39,469	NA	26,995	3,680	30,675
	June	39,469	NA	26,995	4,636	31,631
	July	39,469	NA	26,995	4,975	31,970
	August	39,469	NA	26,995	5,339	32,334
	September	39,469	NA	26,995	6,589	33,584
	October	39,469	NA	26,995	6,950	33,945
	November	39,469	NA	26,995	6,994	33,989
	December	39,469	NA	26,995	6,163	33,158
2000	January	39,469	NA	31,507	2,673	34,180
	February	39,469	NA	31,507	1,360	32,867
	March	39,469	NA	31,507	1,318	32,825
	April	39,469	NA	31,126	1,790	32,916
	May	39,469	NA	31,126	1,868	32,994
	June	39,469	NA	30,843	1,074	31,917
	July	39,469	NA	30,398	2,139	32,537
	August	39,469	NA	29,709	2,577	32,286
	September	39,469	NA	29,309	3,742	33,051
	October	39,469	NA	29,082	4,473	33,555
	November	39,469	NA	28,856	3,076	31,932
	December	39,469	NA	28,616	2,193	30,809

Nebraska's Natural Gas in Storage 1995 – 1999

[Million Cubic Feet (mmcf)]

Year	Month	Total Storage Capacity	Working Gas Storage Capacity	Natural Gas in Underground Storage at End of Period
Year	Month	Total Storage Capacity	Working Gas Storage Capacity	Base Gas	Working Gas	Total
1999	January	39,469	NA	31,507	2,521	34,028
	February	39,469	NA	31,507	2,079	33,586
	March	39,469	NA	31,507	741	32,248
	April	39,469	NA	31,080	0	31,080
	May	39,469	NA	31,507	274	31,781
	June	39,469	NA	31,507	972	32,479
	July	39,469	NA	31,507	494	32,001
	August	39,469	NA	31,507	1,498	33,005
	September	39,469	NA	31,507	3,230	34,737
	October	39,469	NA	31,507	3,886	35,393
	November	39,469	NA	31,507	4,183	35,690
	December	39,469	NA	31,507	3,692	35,199
1998	January	39,469	NA	31,507	3,118	34,625
	February	39,469	NA	31,507	2,763	34,270
	March	39,469	NA	31,507	1,673	33,180
	April	39,469	NA	31,507	919	32,426
	May	39,469	NA	31,507	1,803	33,310
	June	39,469	NA	31,507	2,331	33,838
	July	39,469	NA	31,507	3,127	34,634
	August	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
	September	39,469	NA	31,507	4,607	36,114
	October	39,469	NA	31,507	4,970	36,477
	November	39,469	NA	31,507	4,434	35,941
	December	39,469	NA	31,507	3,219	34,726
1997	January	39,469	NA	31,507	1,082	32,589
	February	39,469	NA	31,507	579	32,086
	March	39,469	NA	31,507	819	32,326
	April	39,469	NA	31,507	862	32,369
	May	39,469	NA	31,507	1,571	33,078
	June	39,469	NA	31,507	2,412	33,919
	July	39,469	NA	31,507	2,442	33,949
	August	39,469	NA	31,507	3,407	34,914
	September	39,469	NA	31,507	4,498	36,005
	October	39,469	NA	31,507	4,564	36,071
	November	39,469	NA	31,507	4,438	35,945
	December	39,469	NA	31,507	3,494	35,001
1996	January	39,469	NA	30,147	0	30,147
	February	39,469	NA	29,429	0	29,429
	March	39,469	NA	28,665	0	28,665
	April	39,469	NA	28,952	0	28,952
	May	39,469	NA	30,487	0	30,487
	June	39,469	NA	31,507	806	32,313
	July	39,469	NA	31,507	1,938	33,445
	August	39,469	NA	31,507	3,215	34,722
	September	39,469	NA	31,507	3,960	35,467
	October	39,469	NA	31,507	3,389	34,896
	November	39,469	NA	31,507	2,932	34,439
	December	39,469	NA	31,507	1,949	33,456
1995	November	39,469	NA	31,507	2,078	33,585
	December	39,469	NA	31,507	485	31,992

Sources: Underground Natural Gas Storage by All Operators and Underground Natural Gas Storage Capacity. Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, Lincoln, NE.

Notes: Totals may not equal the sum of the components due to independent rounding. NA indicates that data is not available.

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