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Natural Gas Inventory -124 bcf vs -122 bcf Expected

February 22, 2018 10:30 AM EST

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)
Region02/16/1802/09/18net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East403 432 -29 -29 438 -8.0 451 -10.6
Midwest428 468 -40 -40 616 -30.5 531 -19.4
Mountain111 122 -11 -11 147 -24.5 138 -19.6
Pacific204 213 -9 -9 206 -1.0 229 -10.9
South Central614 649 -35 -35 962 -36.2 823 -25.4
Salt175 178 -3 -3 329 -46.8 224 -21.9
Nonsalt440 472 -32 -32 633 -30.5 599 -26.5
Total1,760 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.

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 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)
Region02/16/1802/09/18 net change
East1.5 1.5 0.7
Midwest1.9 1.9 1.2
Mountain1.4 1.5 0.4
Pacific2.9 3.1 1.2
South Central2.0 1.9 0.8
Salt3.4 3.3 0.3
Nonsalt2.5 2.3 0.8
Total1.0 1.0 2.0



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