Natural Gas Inventory +46 bcf vs +56 bcf Expected
Natural Gas Inventory +46 bcf vs +56 bcf Expected
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (07/13/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 07/13/18 | 07/06/18 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 507 | 480 | 27 | 27 | 606 | -16.3 | 613 | -17.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 501 | 477 | 24 | 24 | 731 | -31.5 | 666 | -24.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 144 | 143 | 1 | 1 | 194 | -25.8 | 171 | -15.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 259 | 260 | -1 | -1 | 292 | -11.3 | 309 | -16.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 838 | 843 | -5 | -5 | 1,136 | -26.2 | 1,025 | -18.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 230 | 238 | -8 | -8 | 320 | -28.1 | 291 | -21.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 608 | 605 | 3 | 3 | 816 | -25.5 | 734 | -17.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,249 | 2,203 | 46 | 46 | 2,959 | -24.0 | 2,784 | -19.2 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,249 Bcf as of Friday, July 13, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 46 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 710 Bcf less than last year at this time and 535 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,784 Bcf. At 2,249 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 | 07/13/18 | 07/06/18 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| South Central | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| Salt | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| Total | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | ||||||||
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