Natural Gas Inventory +46 bcf vs +56 bcf Expected

July 19, 2018 10:30 AM EDT

Natural Gas Inventory +46 bcf vs +56 bcf Expected

Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(07/13/17)
5-year average
(2013-17)
Region07/13/1807/06/18net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East507 480 27 27 606 -16.3 613 -17.3
Midwest501 477 24 24 731 -31.5 666 -24.8
Mountain144 143 1 1 194 -25.8 171 -15.8
Pacific259 260 -1 -1 292 -11.3 309 -16.2
South Central838 843 -5 -5 1,136 -26.2 1,025 -18.2
Salt230 238 -8 -8 320 -28.1 291 -21.0
Nonsalt608 605 3 3 816 -25.5 734 -17.2
Total2,249 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.

Working Gas in Underground Storage Compared with Five-Year Range

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)
Region07/13/1807/06/18 net change
East1.3 1.3 0.5
Midwest1.8 1.7 0.9
Mountain1.7 1.6 0.7
Pacific2.5 2.5 0.9
South Central1.5 1.5 0.9
Salt2.1 2.0 0.4
Nonsalt1.9 2.0 0.8
Total0.8 0.8 1.8



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