UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory +65 bcf vs +63 bcf Expected
Natural Gas Inventory +65 bcf vs +63 bcf Expected
| Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (09/01/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 09/01/17 | 08/25/17 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 781 | 749 | 32 | 32 | 810 | -3.6 | 775 | 0.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 872 | 840 | 32 | 32 | 925 | -5.7 | 865 | 0.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 205 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 224 | -8.5 | 191 | 7.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 296 | 301 | -5 | -5 | 313 | -5.4 | 333 | -11.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,066 | 1,060 | 6 | 6 | 1,161 | -8.2 | 1,040 | 2.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 266 | 262 | 4 | 4 | 281 | -5.3 | 253 | 5.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 800 | 797 | 3 | 3 | 880 | -9.1 | 786 | 1.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,220 | 3,155 | 65 | 65 | 3,432 | -6.2 | 3,205 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,220 Bcf as of Friday, September 1, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 65 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 212 Bcf less than last year at this time and 15 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,205 Bcf. At 3,220 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 | 09/01/17 | 08/25/17 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.2 | ||||||||
| South Central | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | ||||||||
| Salt | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| Total | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.2 | ||||||||
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