Natural Gas Inventory -77 bcf vs -82 bcf Expected
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E-mailNatural Gas Inventory -77 bcf vs -82 bcf Expected
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (12/07/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 12/07/18 | 11/30/18 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 732 | 752 | -20 | -20 | 857 | -14.6 | 856 | -14.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 885 | 914 | -29 | -29 | 1,037 | -14.7 | 1,018 | -13.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 160 | 168 | -8 | -8 | 214 | -25.2 | 207 | -22.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 238 | 253 | -15 | -15 | 306 | -22.2 | 332 | -28.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 898 | 905 | -7 | -7 | 1,222 | -26.5 | 1,224 | -26.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 271 | 263 | 8 | 8 | 360 | -24.7 | 352 | -23.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 627 | 642 | -15 | -15 | 862 | -27.3 | 872 | -28.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,914 | 2,991 | -77 | -77 | 3,636 | -19.9 | 3,637 | -19.9 | |||||||||||||||||
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,914 Bcf as of Friday, December 7, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 77 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 722 Bcf less than last year at this time and 723 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,637 Bcf. At 2,914 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 | 12/07/18 | 11/30/18 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| South Central | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| Salt | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| Total | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | ||||||||
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