UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory +28 bcf vs +37 bcf Expected
- Natural Gas Inventory +28 bcf vs +37 bcf Expected
| Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (08/04/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 08/04/17 | 07/28/17 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 673 | 651 | 22 | 22 | 744 | -9.5 | 698 | -3.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 771 | 754 | 17 | 17 | 842 | -8.4 | 750 | 2.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 202 | 200 | 2 | 2 | 215 | -6.0 | 178 | 13.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 289 | 293 | -4 | -4 | 314 | -8.0 | 331 | -12.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,103 | 1,112 | -9 | -9 | 1,198 | -7.9 | 1,020 | 8.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 299 | 306 | -7 | -7 | 314 | -4.8 | 261 | 14.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 804 | 806 | -2 | -2 | 884 | -9.0 | 759 | 5.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,038 | 3,010 | 28 | 28 | 3,313 | -8.3 | 2,977 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,038 Bcf as of Friday, August 4, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 28 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 275 Bcf less than last year at this time and 61 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,977 Bcf. At 3,038 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 | 08/04/17 | 07/28/17 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| South Central | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| Salt | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| Total | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | ||||||||
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