Natural Gas Inventory -183 bcf vs -197 bcf Expected
Natural Gas Inventory -183 bcf vs -197 bcf Expected
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (01/12/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 01/12/18 | 01/05/18 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 614 | 664 | -50 | -50 | 647 | -5.1 | 683 | -10.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 717 | 778 | -61 | -61 | 805 | -10.9 | 786 | -8.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 158 | 167 | -9 | -9 | 185 | -14.6 | 169 | -6.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 244 | 251 | -7 | -7 | 250 | -2.4 | 276 | -11.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 851 | 907 | -56 | -56 | 1,064 | -20.0 | 1,032 | -17.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 206 | 224 | -18 | -18 | 316 | -34.8 | 286 | -28.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 646 | 683 | -37 | -37 | 748 | -13.6 | 745 | -13.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,584 | 2,767 | -183 | -183 | 2,952 | -12.5 | 2,946 | -12.3 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,584 Bcf as of Friday, January 12, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 183 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 368 Bcf less than last year at this time and 362 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,946 Bcf. At 2,584 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 2013 through 2017. 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 | 01/12/18 | 01/05/18 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| South Central | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | ||||||||
| Salt | 3.4 | 3.1 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | ||||||||
| Total | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.1 | ||||||||
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