Natural Gas Inventory +51 bcf vs +53 bcf Expected
Natural Gas Inventory +51 bcf vs +53 bcf Expected
Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report
for week ending October 13, 2017 | Released: October 19, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. | Next Release: October 26, 2017
| Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (10/13/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 10/13/17 | 10/06/17 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 902 | 884 | 18 | 18 | 923 | -2.3 | 897 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 1,054 | 1,024 | 30 | 30 | 1,090 | -3.3 | 1,042 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 224 | 223 | 1 | 1 | 243 | -7.8 | 213 | 5.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 316 | 315 | 1 | 1 | 325 | -2.8 | 352 | -10.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,150 | 1,149 | 1 | 1 | 1,245 | -7.6 | 1,177 | -2.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 302 | 310 | -8 | -8 | 326 | -7.4 | 306 | -1.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 847 | 838 | 9 | 9 | 918 | -7.7 | 871 | -2.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,646 | 3,595 | 51 | 51 | 3,825 | -4.7 | 3,681 | -1.0 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,646 Bcf as of Friday, October 13, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 51 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 179 Bcf less than last year at this time and 35 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,681 Bcf. At 3,646 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 | 10/13/17 | 10/06/17 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.1 | ||||||||
| South Central | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | ||||||||
| Salt | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| Total | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.2 | ||||||||
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