UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory +67 bcf vs +60 bcf Expected
- Natural Gas Inventory +67 bcf vs +60 bcf Expected
Working gas in storage was 2,256 Bcf as of Friday, April 28, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 67 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 359 Bcf less than last year at this time and 303 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,953 Bcf. At 2,256 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (04/28/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 04/28/17 | 04/21/17 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 325 | 303 | 22 | 22 | 451 | -27.9 | 374 | -13.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 519 | 504 | 15 | 15 | 564 | -8.0 | 399 | 30.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 153 | 149 | 4 | 4 | 157 | -2.5 | 124 | 23.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 233 | 228 | 5 | 5 | 283 | -17.7 | 249 | -6.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,026 | 1,005 | 21 | 21 | 1,161 | -11.6 | 806 | 27.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 329 | 321 | 8 | 8 | 361 | -8.9 | 227 | 44.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 697 | 684 | 13 | 13 | 800 | -12.9 | 579 | 20.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,256 | 2,189 | 67 | 67 | 2,615 | -13.7 | 1,953 | 15.5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 04/28/17 | 04/21/17 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.1 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 3.9 | 3.9 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| South Central | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| Salt | 3.9 | 4.1 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Total | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | ||||||||
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