UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory +30 bcf vs +32 bcf Expected
- Natural Gas Inventory +30 bcf vs +32 bcf Expected
| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (08/25/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 08/25/17 | 08/18/17 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 749 | 728 | 21 | 21 | 793 | -5.5 | 757 | -1.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 840 | 821 | 19 | 19 | 900 | -6.7 | 835 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 205 | 206 | -1 | -1 | 222 | -7.7 | 188 | 9.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 301 | 296 | 5 | 5 | 310 | -2.9 | 332 | -9.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,060 | 1,074 | -14 | -14 | 1,169 | -9.3 | 1,034 | 2.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 262 | 274 | -12 | -12 | 288 | -9.0 | 255 | 2.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 797 | 800 | -3 | -3 | 882 | -9.6 | 780 | 2.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,155 | 3,125 | 30 | 30 | 3,394 | -7.0 | 3,147 | 0.3 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,155 Bcf as of Friday, August 25, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 30 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 239 Bcf less than last year at this time and 8 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,147 Bcf. At 3,155 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 | 08/25/17 | 08/18/17 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| South Central | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| Salt | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Total | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | ||||||||
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