Natural Gas Inventory +87 bcf vs +82 bcf Expected
Natural Gas Inventory +87 bcf vs +82 bcf Expected
| orking gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (10/06/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 10/06/17 | 09/29/17 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 884 | 861 | 23 | 23 | 911 | -3.0 | 881 | 0.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 1,024 | 989 | 35 | 35 | 1,067 | -4.0 | 1,017 | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 223 | 220 | 3 | 3 | 240 | -7.1 | 210 | 6.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 315 | 311 | 4 | 4 | 322 | -2.2 | 348 | -9.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,149 | 1,127 | 22 | 22 | 1,208 | -4.9 | 1,147 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 310 | 300 | 10 | 10 | 303 | 2.3 | 292 | 6.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 838 | 827 | 11 | 11 | 905 | -7.4 | 856 | -2.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,595 | 3,508 | 87 | 87 | 3,748 | -4.1 | 3,603 | -0.2 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,595 Bcf as of Friday, October 6, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 87 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 153 Bcf less than last year at this time and 8 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,603 Bcf. At 3,595 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 | 10/06/17 | 09/29/17 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 3.1 | 3.2 | 0.1 | ||||||||
| South Central | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Salt | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Total | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | ||||||||
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