Natural Gas Inventory -99 bcf vs -102 bcf Expected
Natural Gas Inventory -99 bcf vs -102 bcf Expected
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (01/26/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 01/26/18 | 01/19/18 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 525 | 555 | -30 | -30 | 573 | -8.4 | 593 | -11.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 596 | 634 | -38 | -38 | 734 | -18.8 | 682 | -12.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 137 | 145 | -8 | -8 | 165 | -17.0 | 155 | -11.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 220 | 233 | -13 | -13 | 223 | -1.3 | 251 | -12.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 719 | 729 | -10 | -10 | 1,028 | -30.1 | 941 | -23.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 169 | 151 | 18 | 18 | 338 | -50.0 | 262 | -35.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 550 | 578 | -28 | -28 | 691 | -20.4 | 679 | -19.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,197 | 2,296 | -99 | -99 | 2,723 | -19.3 | 2,622 | -16.2 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,197 Bcf as of Friday, January 26, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 99 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 526 Bcf less than last year at this time and 425 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,622 Bcf. At 2,197 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 | 01/26/18 | 01/19/18 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 3.2 | 2.9 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| South Central | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||||||||
| Salt | 3.5 | 3.9 | 1.8 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| Total | 0.9 | 0.9 | 3.0 | ||||||||
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