UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -150 bcf vs -152 bcf Expected
Natural Gas Inventory -150 bcf vs -152 bcf Expected
Working gas in storage was 2,092 Bcf as of Friday, March 17, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 150 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 399 Bcf less than last year at this time and 266 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,826 Bcf. At 2,092 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (03/17/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 03/17/17 | 03/10/17 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 309 | 368 | -59 | -59 | 453 | -31.8 | 355 | -13.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 506 | 557 | -51 | -51 | 572 | -11.5 | 397 | 27.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 137 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 148 | -7.4 | 123 | 11.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 208 | 203 | 5 | 5 | 260 | -20.0 | 226 | -8.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 932 | 977 | -45 | -45 | 1,058 | -11.9 | 725 | 28.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 295 | 325 | -30 | -30 | 311 | -5.1 | 181 | 63.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 637 | 653 | -16 | -16 | 748 | -14.8 | 545 | 16.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,092 | 2,242 | -150 | -150 | 2,491 | -16.0 | 1,826 | 14.6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 03/17/17 | 03/10/17 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.4 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 3.4 | 3.2 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 5.5 | 5.2 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| South Central | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||||||||
| Salt | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.9 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| Total | 1.2 | 1.1 | 3.2 | ||||||||
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