Natural Gas Inventory +87 bcf vs +82 bcf Expected

October 12, 2017 10:30 AM EDT

Natural Gas Inventory +87 bcf vs +82 bcf Expected

orking gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN
Historical Comparisons
Stocks
billion cubic feet (Bcf)
Year ago
(10/06/16)
5-year average
(2012-16)
Region10/06/1709/29/17net changeimplied flow Bcf% changeBcf% change
East884 861 23 23 911 -3.0 881 0.3
Midwest1,024 989 35 35 1,067 -4.0 1,017 0.7
Mountain223 220 3 3 240 -7.1 210 6.2
Pacific315 311 4 4 322 -2.2 348 -9.5
South Central1,149 1,127 22 22 1,208 -4.9 1,147 0.2
Salt310 300 10 10 303 2.3 292 6.2
Nonsalt838 827 11 11 905 -7.4 856 -2.1
Total3,595 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.

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)
Region10/06/1709/29/17 net change
East1.4 1.4 0.5
Midwest1.7 1.6 1.2
Mountain1.8 1.8 0.3
Pacific3.1 3.2 0.1
South Central1.7 1.7 0.7
Salt3.3 3.3 0.6
Nonsalt2.0 2.0 0.4
Total0.9 0.8 1.5



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