UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -359 bcf vs -333 bcf Expected
- Natural Gas Inventory -359 bcf vs -333 bcf Expected
| Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (01/05/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 01/05/18 | 12/29/17 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 664 | 740 | -76 | -76 | 704 | -5.7 | 733 | -9.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 778 | 875 | -97 | -97 | 873 | -10.9 | 848 | -8.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 167 | 183 | -16 | -16 | 198 | -15.7 | 178 | -6.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 251 | 268 | -17 | -17 | 265 | -5.3 | 293 | -14.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 907 | 1,060 | -153 | -153 | 1,142 | -20.6 | 1,098 | -17.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 224 | 302 | -78 | -78 | 343 | -34.7 | 310 | -27.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 683 | 759 | -76 | -76 | 799 | -14.5 | 787 | -13.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,767 | 3,126 | -359 | -359 | 3,182 | -13.0 | 3,149 | -12.1 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,767 Bcf as of Friday, January 5, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 359 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 415 Bcf less than last year at this time and 382 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,149 Bcf. At 2,767 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 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 | 01/05/18 | 12/29/17 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.2 | ||||||||
| South Central | 1.7 | 1.7 | 5.1 | ||||||||
| Salt | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | ||||||||
| Total | 0.8 | 0.9 | 5.9 | ||||||||
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