Natural Gas Inventory 35 bcf vs 42 bcf Expected
Natural Gas Inventory 35 bcf vs 42 bcf Expected
| Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (07/27/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 07/27/18 | 07/20/18 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 552 | 527 | 25 | 25 | 647 | -14.7 | 650 | -15.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 552 | 524 | 28 | 28 | 752 | -26.6 | 707 | -21.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 146 | 145 | 1 | 1 | 200 | -27.0 | 178 | -18.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 250 | 257 | -7 | -7 | 293 | -14.7 | 313 | -20.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 808 | 820 | -12 | -12 | 1,104 | -26.8 | 1,025 | -21.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 203 | 214 | -11 | -11 | 298 | -31.9 | 279 | -27.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 604 | 606 | -2 | -2 | 806 | -25.1 | 746 | -19.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,308 | 2,273 | 35 | 35 | 2,996 | -23.0 | 2,873 | -19.7 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,308 Bcf as of Friday, July 27, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 35 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 688 Bcf less than last year at this time and 565 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,873 Bcf. At 2,308 Bcf, total working gas is below 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 | 07/27/18 | 07/20/18 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| South Central | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | ||||||||
| Salt | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| Total | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | ||||||||
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