UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory +7 bcf vs -4 bcf Expected
- Natural Gas Inventory +7 bcf vs -4 bcf Expected
Working gas in storage was 2,363 Bcf as of Friday, February 24, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 7 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 187 Bcf less than last year at this time and 295 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,068 Bcf. At 2,363 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.
| Region | 02/24/17 | 02/17/17 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 422 | 431 | -9 | -9 | 500 | -15.6 | 434 | -2.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 608 | 612 | -4 | -4 | 628 | -3.2 | 485 | 25.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 146 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 0.0 | 132 | 10.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 205 | 206 | -1 | -1 | 255 | -19.6 | 235 | -12.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 982 | 961 | 21 | 21 | 1,021 | -3.8 | 782 | 25.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 333 | 328 | 5 | 5 | 284 | 17.3 | 190 | 75.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 649 | 633 | 16 | 16 | 737 | -11.9 | 593 | 9.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,363 | 2,356 | 7 | 7 | 2,550 | -7.3 | 2,068 | 14.3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 02/24/17 | 02/17/17 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1.4 | ||||||||
| South Central | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 | ||||||||
| Salt | 3.9 | 3.8 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.1 | ||||||||
| Total | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.3 | ||||||||
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