Natural Gas Inventory +28 bcf vs +34 bcf Expected

July 20, 2017 10:30 AM EDT

Natural Gas Inventory +28 bcf vs +34 bcf Expected

orking gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN
Historical Comparisons
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(07/14/16)
5-year average
(2012-16)
Region07/14/1707/07/17net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East609 588 21 21 694 -12.2 645 -5.6
Midwest733 719 14 14 799 -8.3 681 7.6
Mountain194 193 1 1 210 -7.6 168 15.5
Pacific292 292 0 0 318 -8.2 322 -9.3
South Central1,145 1,153 -8 -8 1,251 -8.5 1,015 12.8
Salt330 336 -6 -6 350 -5.7 276 19.6
Nonsalt816 817 -1 -1 901 -9.4 739 10.4
Total2,973 2,945 28 28 3,272 -9.1 2,832 5.0

Summary

Working gas in storage was 2,973 Bcf as of Friday, July 14, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 28 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 299 Bcf less than last year at this time and 141 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,832 Bcf. At 2,973 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)
Region07/14/1707/07/17 net change
East1.6 1.6 0.4
Midwest1.4 1.4 0.8
Mountain1.8 1.9 0.5
Pacific2.9 3.1 0.8
South Central1.7 1.7 1.1
Salt3.4 3.6 1.0
Nonsalt1.9 1.9 0.3
Total0.9 0.9 1.7



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