Natural Gas Inventory -124 bcf vs -122 bcf Expected
Natural Gas Inventory -124 bcf vs -122 bcf Expected
| Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (02/16/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 02/16/18 | 02/09/18 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 403 | 432 | -29 | -29 | 438 | -8.0 | 451 | -10.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 428 | 468 | -40 | -40 | 616 | -30.5 | 531 | -19.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 111 | 122 | -11 | -11 | 147 | -24.5 | 138 | -19.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 204 | 213 | -9 | -9 | 206 | -1.0 | 229 | -10.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 614 | 649 | -35 | -35 | 962 | -36.2 | 823 | -25.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 175 | 178 | -3 | -3 | 329 | -46.8 | 224 | -21.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 440 | 472 | -32 | -32 | 633 | -30.5 | 599 | -26.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1,760 | 1,884 | -124 | -124 | 2,369 | -25.7 | 2,172 | -19.0 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 1,760 Bcf as of Friday, February 16, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 124 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 609 Bcf less than last year at this time and 412 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,172 Bcf. At 1,760 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 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 | 02/16/18 | 02/09/18 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.2 | ||||||||
| South Central | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| Salt | 3.4 | 3.3 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| Total | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||||||||
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