Natural Gas Inventory +15 bcf vs +13 bcf Expected
Natural Gas Inventory +15 bcf vs +13 bcf Expected
| Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (11/03/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 11/03/17 | 10/27/17 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 925 | 926 | -1 | -1 | 945 | -2.1 | 926 | -0.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 1,112 | 1,107 | 5 | 5 | 1,145 | -2.9 | 1,097 | 1.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 224 | 226 | -2 | -2 | 252 | -11.1 | 220 | 1.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 317 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 327 | -3.1 | 363 | -12.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,212 | 1,199 | 13 | 13 | 1,339 | -9.5 | 1,254 | -3.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 336 | 324 | 12 | 12 | 383 | -12.3 | 342 | -1.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 876 | 874 | 2 | 2 | 956 | -8.4 | 912 | -3.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,790 | 3,775 | 15 | 15 | 4,009 | -5.5 | 3,861 | -1.8 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,790 Bcf as of Friday, November 3, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 15 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 219 Bcf less than last year at this time and 71 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,861 Bcf. At 3,790 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.
For information on sampling error in this report, see Estimated Measures of Sampling Variability table below.

Note: The shaded area indicates the range between the historical minimum and maximum values for the weekly series from 2012 through 2016. The dashed vertical lines indicate current and year-ago weekly periods.
| Estimated measures of sampling variabilityDownload History (April 2015 to Present) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient of Variation for Stocks % of working gas | Standard Error for Net Change billion cubic feet (Bcf) | ||||||||||
| Region | 11/03/17 | 10/27/17 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| South Central | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | ||||||||
| Salt | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Total | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | ||||||||
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