Natural Gas Inventory -19 bcf vs -12 bcf Expected
Natural Gas Inventory -19 bcf vs -12 bcf Expected
| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (04/06/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 04/06/18 | 03/30/18 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 217 | 229 | -12 | -12 | 266 | -18.4 | 280 | -22.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 246 | 266 | -20 | -20 | 476 | -48.3 | 352 | -30.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 83 | 87 | -4 | -4 | 141 | -41.1 | 122 | -32.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 171 | 166 | 5 | 5 | 220 | -22.3 | 225 | -24.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 618 | 606 | 12 | 12 | 955 | -35.3 | 732 | -15.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 196 | 188 | 8 | 8 | 300 | -34.7 | 206 | -4.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 422 | 419 | 3 | 3 | 655 | -35.6 | 527 | -19.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1,335 | 1,354 | -19 | -19 | 2,060 | -35.2 | 1,710 | -21.9 | |||||||||||||||||
Withdrawals from base gas are reflected in the working gas inventories reported in this week's report. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 1,335 Bcf as of Friday, April 6, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 19 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 725 Bcf less than last year at this time and 375 Bcf below the five-year average of 1,710 Bcf. At 1,335 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 | 04/06/18 | 03/30/18 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 2.3 | 2.2 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 2.5 | 2.6 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| South Central | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| Salt | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Total | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | ||||||||
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