Natural Gas Inventory +65 bcf vs +63 bcf Expected
Natural Gas Inventory +65 bcf vs +63 bcf Expected
| Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (10/27/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 10/27/17 | 10/20/17 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 926 | 915 | 11 | 11 | 940 | -1.5 | 921 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 1,107 | 1,082 | 25 | 25 | 1,128 | -1.9 | 1,084 | 2.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 226 | 224 | 2 | 2 | 248 | -8.9 | 218 | 3.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 317 | 315 | 2 | 2 | 326 | -2.8 | 360 | -11.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,199 | 1,174 | 25 | 25 | 1,313 | -8.7 | 1,234 | -2.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 324 | 313 | 11 | 11 | 371 | -12.7 | 333 | -2.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 874 | 861 | 13 | 13 | 942 | -7.2 | 901 | -3.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,775 | 3,710 | 65 | 65 | 3,955 | -4.6 | 3,816 | -1.1 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,775 Bcf as of Friday, October 27, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 65 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 180 Bcf less than last year at this time and 41 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,816 Bcf. At 3,775 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 | 10/27/17 | 10/20/17 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.4 | ||||||||
| South Central | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | ||||||||
| Salt | 3.4 | 3.3 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Total | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.3 | ||||||||
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