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Natural Gas Inventory +20 bcf vs +22 bcf Expected

August 3, 2017 10:30 AM EDT

Natural Gas Inventory +20 bcf vs +22 bcf Expected

Historical Comparisons
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(07/28/16)
5-year average
(2012-16)
Region07/28/1707/21/17net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East651 626 25 25 727 -10.5 678 -4.0
Midwest754 744 10 10 824 -8.5 724 4.1
Mountain200 197 3 3 213 -6.1 175 14.3
Pacific293 294 -1 -1 315 -7.0 327 -10.4
South Central1,112 1,129 -17 -17 1,211 -8.2 1,019 9.1
Salt306 318 -12 -12 322 -5.0 266 15.0
Nonsalt806 812 -6 -6 888 -9.2 753 7.0
Total3,010 2,990 20 20 3,289 -8.5 2,923 3.0

Summary

Working gas in storage was 3,010 Bcf as of Friday, July 28, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 20 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 279 Bcf less than last year at this time and 87 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,923 Bcf. At 3,010 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)
Region07/28/1707/21/17 net change
East1.5 1.5 0.3
Midwest1.5 1.5 0.7
Mountain1.7 1.7 0.5
Pacific2.6 2.7 0.6
South Central1.7 1.7 1.3
Salt3.4 3.4 1.1
Nonsalt1.9 1.9 0.7
Total0.8 0.8 1.7



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