Natural Gas Inventory +58 bcf vs +68 bcf Expected

September 28, 2017 10:30 AM EDT

Natural Gas Inventory +58 bcf vs +68 bcf Expected

Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(09/22/16)
5-year average
(2012-16)
Region09/22/1709/15/17net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East848 833 15 15 871 -2.6 837 1.3
Midwest964 938 26 26 1,010 -4.6 958 0.6
Mountain217 212 5 5 233 -6.9 202 7.4
Pacific307 300 7 7 318 -3.5 339 -9.4
South Central1,130 1,125 5 5 1,162 -2.8 1,090 3.7
Salt305 304 1 1 275 10.9 267 14.2
Nonsalt825 821 4 4 886 -6.9 822 0.4
Total3,466 3,408 58 58 3,593 -3.5 3,425 1.2

Summary

Working gas in storage was 3,466 Bcf as of Friday, September 22, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 58 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 127 Bcf less than last year at this time and 41 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,425 Bcf. At 3,466 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 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)
Region09/22/1709/15/17 net change
East1.5 1.5 0.3
Midwest1.6 1.6 0.9
Mountain1.8 1.9 0.2
Pacific3.2 3.3 0.6
South Central1.7 1.7 0.6
Salt3.3 3.4 0.5
Nonsalt2.0 2.0 0.3
Total0.9 0.9 1.3



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