UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory +74 bcf vs +72 bcf Expected
- Natural Gas Inventory +74 bcf vs +72 bcf Expected
Working gas in storage was 2,189 Bcf as of Friday, April 21, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 74 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 358 Bcf less than last year at this time and 299 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,890 Bcf. At 2,189 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (04/21/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 04/21/17 | 04/14/17 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 303 | 278 | 25 | 25 | 428 | -29.2 | 356 | -14.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 504 | 487 | 17 | 17 | 552 | -8.7 | 387 | 30.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 149 | 144 | 5 | 5 | 155 | -3.9 | 122 | 22.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 228 | 223 | 5 | 5 | 276 | -17.4 | 243 | -6.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,005 | 983 | 22 | 22 | 1,136 | -11.5 | 783 | 28.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 321 | 314 | 7 | 7 | 351 | -8.5 | 218 | 47.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 684 | 670 | 14 | 14 | 786 | -13.0 | 565 | 21.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,189 | 2,115 | 74 | 74 | 2,547 | -14.1 | 1,890 | 15.8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 04/21/17 | 04/14/17 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 3.9 | 4.0 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| South Central | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| Salt | 4.1 | 4.1 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| Total | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | ||||||||
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