Natural Gas Inventory +17 bcf vs +24 bcf Expected

July 27, 2017 10:30 AM EDT

Natural Gas Inventory +17 bcf vs +24 bcf Expected

Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN
Historical Comparisons
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(07/21/16)
5-year average
(2012-16)
Region07/21/1707/14/17net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East626 609 17 17 712 -12.1 661 -5.3
Midwest744 733 11 11 813 -8.5 701 6.1
Mountain197 194 3 3 213 -7.5 172 14.5
Pacific294 292 2 2 318 -7.5 325 -9.5
South Central1,129 1,145 -16 -16 1,236 -8.7 1,020 10.7
Salt318 330 -12 -12 338 -5.9 272 16.9
Nonsalt812 816 -4 -4 898 -9.6 747 8.7
Total2,990 2,973 17 17 3,292 -9.2 2,879 3.9

Summary

Working gas in storage was 2,990 Bcf as of Friday, July 21, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 17 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 302 Bcf less than last year at this time and 111 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,879 Bcf. At 2,990 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.

Working Gas in Underground Storage Compared with Five-Year Range

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)
Region07/21/1707/14/17 net change
East1.5 1.6 0.5
Midwest1.5 1.4 0.6
Mountain1.7 1.8 0.4
Pacific2.7 2.9 0.4
South Central1.7 1.7 1.4
Salt3.4 3.4 1.2
Nonsalt1.9 1.9 0.7
Total0.8 0.9 1.7



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