UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory 10 bcf vs 9 bcf Expected
- Natural Gas Inventory 10 bcf vs 9 bcf Expected
Working gas in storage was 2,061 Bcf as of Friday, April 7, 2017, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 10 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 416 Bcf less than last year at this time and 263 Bcf above the five-year average of 1,798 Bcf. At 2,061 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.
| Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (04/07/16) | 5-year average (2012-16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 04/07/17 | 03/31/17 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 266 | 268 | -2 | -2 | 421 | -36.8 | 330 | -19.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 476 | 479 | -3 | -3 | 539 | -11.7 | 369 | 29.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 141 | 142 | -1 | -1 | 150 | -6.0 | 122 | 15.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 221 | 216 | 5 | 5 | 268 | -17.5 | 234 | -5.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 957 | 946 | 11 | 11 | 1,099 | -12.9 | 744 | 28.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 301 | 295 | 6 | 6 | 332 | -9.3 | 199 | 51.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 656 | 651 | 5 | 5 | 766 | -14.4 | 545 | 20.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,061 | 2,051 | 10 | 10 | 2,477 | -16.8 | 1,798 | 14.6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 04/07/17 | 03/31/17 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 4.0 | 3.7 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 5.8 | 6.0 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| South Central | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| Salt | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| Total | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | ||||||||
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