UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory -69 bcf vs -60 bcf Expected
- Natural Gas Inventory -69 bcf vs -60 bcf Expected
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (12/08/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 12/08/17 | 12/01/17 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 855 | 868 | -13 | -13 | 870 | -1.7 | 861 | -0.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 1,033 | 1,058 | -25 | -25 | 1,077 | -4.1 | 1,017 | 1.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 213 | 221 | -8 | -8 | 246 | -13.4 | 209 | 1.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 305 | 313 | -8 | -8 | 314 | -2.9 | 344 | -11.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,220 | 1,235 | -15 | -15 | 1,321 | -7.6 | 1,222 | -0.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 360 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 390 | -7.7 | 342 | 5.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 860 | 875 | -15 | -15 | 932 | -7.7 | 880 | -2.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,626 | 3,695 | -69 | -69 | 3,827 | -5.3 | 3,653 | -0.7 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 3,626 Bcf as of Friday, December 8, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 69 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 201 Bcf less than last year at this time and 27 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,653 Bcf. At 3,626 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 | 12/08/17 | 12/01/17 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| South Central | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| Salt | 3.6 | 3.7 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| Total | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | ||||||||
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