Natural Gas Inventory +90 bcf vs +90 bcf Expected
Natural Gas Inventory +90 bcf vs +90 bcf Expected
| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (10/05/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 10/05/18 | 09/28/18 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 790 | 763 | 27 | 27 | 881 | -10.3 | 869 | -9.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 871 | 836 | 35 | 35 | 1,019 | -14.5 | 1,004 | -13.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 180 | 177 | 3 | 3 | 223 | -19.3 | 210 | -14.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 262 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 314 | -16.6 | 340 | -22.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 854 | 829 | 25 | 25 | 1,146 | -25.5 | 1,139 | -25.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 191 | 181 | 10 | 10 | 309 | -38.2 | 300 | -36.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 663 | 648 | 15 | 15 | 836 | -20.7 | 840 | -21.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,956 | 2,866 | 90 | 90 | 3,583 | -17.5 | 3,563 | -17.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,956 Bcf as of Friday, October 5, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 90 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 627 Bcf less than last year at this time and 607 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,563 Bcf. At 2,956 Bcf, total working gas is below 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 2013 through 2017. 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 | 10/05/18 | 09/28/18 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| South Central | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Salt | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Total | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | ||||||||
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