Natural Gas Inventory -288 bcf vs -272 bcf Expected
Natural Gas Inventory -288 bcf vs -272 bcf Expected
| Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (01/19/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 01/19/18 | 01/12/18 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 555 | 614 | -59 | -59 | 602 | -7.8 | 641 | -13.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 634 | 717 | -83 | -83 | 762 | -16.8 | 734 | -13.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 145 | 158 | -13 | -13 | 174 | -16.7 | 161 | -9.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 233 | 244 | -11 | -11 | 237 | -1.7 | 261 | -10.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 729 | 851 | -122 | -122 | 1,039 | -29.8 | 985 | -26.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 151 | 206 | -55 | -55 | 323 | -53.3 | 275 | -45.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 578 | 646 | -68 | -68 | 716 | -19.3 | 710 | -18.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,296 | 2,584 | -288 | -288 | 2,815 | -18.4 | 2,782 | -17.5 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,296 Bcf as of Friday, January 19, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 288 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 519 Bcf less than last year at this time and 486 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,782 Bcf. At 2,296 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 | 01/19/18 | 01/12/18 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 2.9 | 2.6 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| South Central | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.4 | ||||||||
| Salt | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.0 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.4 | ||||||||
| Total | 0.9 | 0.9 | 3.2 | ||||||||
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