Natural Gas Inventory -182 bcf vs -172 bcf Expected
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| Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (12/15/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 12/15/17 | 12/08/17 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 811 | 855 | -44 | -44 | 818 | -0.9 | 831 | -2.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 980 | 1,033 | -53 | -53 | 1,016 | -3.5 | 975 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 204 | 213 | -9 | -9 | 232 | -12.1 | 201 | 1.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 294 | 305 | -11 | -11 | 303 | -3.0 | 333 | -11.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,155 | 1,220 | -65 | -65 | 1,257 | -8.1 | 1,188 | -2.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 330 | 360 | -30 | -30 | 367 | -10.1 | 331 | -0.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 825 | 860 | -35 | -35 | 890 | -7.3 | 857 | -3.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,444 | 3,626 | -182 | -182 | 3,627 | -5.0 | 3,528 | -2.4 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,444 Bcf as of Friday, December 15, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 182 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 183 Bcf less than last year at this time and 84 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,528 Bcf. At 3,444 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 | 12/15/17 | 12/08/17 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| South Central | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||||||||
| Salt | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.6 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Total | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.6 | ||||||||
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