Natural Gas Inventory +64 bcf vs +64 bcf Expected
Natural Gas Inventory +64 bcf vs +64 bcf Expected
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (10/20/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 10/20/17 | 10/13/17 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 915 | 902 | 13 | 13 | 937 | -2.3 | 911 | 0.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 1,082 | 1,054 | 28 | 28 | 1,112 | -2.7 | 1,065 | 1.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 224 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 245 | -8.6 | 216 | 3.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 315 | 316 | -1 | -1 | 326 | -3.4 | 356 | -11.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,174 | 1,150 | 24 | 24 | 1,279 | -8.2 | 1,208 | -2.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 313 | 302 | 11 | 11 | 349 | -10.3 | 321 | -2.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 861 | 847 | 14 | 14 | 929 | -7.3 | 887 | -2.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,710 | 3,646 | 64 | 64 | 3,899 | -4.8 | 3,756 | -1.2 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,710 Bcf as of Friday, October 20, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 64 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 189 Bcf less than last year at this time and 46 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,756 Bcf. At 3,710 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.
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