Natural Gas Inventory -206 bcf vs -219 bcf Expected
Natural Gas Inventory -206 bcf vs -219 bcf Expected
| Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (12/29/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 12/29/17 | 12/22/17 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 740 | 782 | -42 | -42 | 740 | 0.0 | 776 | -4.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 875 | 941 | -66 | -66 | 925 | -5.4 | 901 | -2.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 183 | 195 | -12 | -12 | 208 | -12.0 | 187 | -2.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 268 | 281 | -13 | -13 | 276 | -2.9 | 310 | -13.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,060 | 1,133 | -73 | -73 | 1,169 | -9.3 | 1,143 | -7.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 302 | 324 | -22 | -22 | 340 | -11.2 | 322 | -6.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 759 | 809 | -50 | -50 | 829 | -8.4 | 821 | -7.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,126 | 3,332 | -206 | -206 | 3,318 | -5.8 | 3,318 | -5.8 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,126 Bcf as of Friday, December 29, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 206 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 192 Bcf less than last year at this time and 192 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,318 Bcf. At 3,126 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 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) | ||||||||||
| Region | 12/29/17 | 12/22/17 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 | ||||||||
| South Central | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | ||||||||
| Salt | 3.4 | 3.5 | 1.6 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | ||||||||
| Total | 0.9 | 0.9 | 3.0 | ||||||||
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