Natural Gas Inventory -194 bcf vs -187 bcf Expected
Natural Gas Inventory -194 bcf vs -187 bcf Expected
| Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 statesSummary text CSV JSN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (02/09/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 02/09/18 | 02/02/18 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 432 | 488 | -56 | -56 | 485 | -10.9 | 500 | -13.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 468 | 543 | -75 | -75 | 648 | -27.8 | 581 | -19.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 122 | 131 | -9 | -9 | 151 | -19.2 | 142 | -14.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 213 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 3.9 | 233 | -8.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 649 | 703 | -54 | -54 | 972 | -33.2 | 861 | -24.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 178 | 184 | -6 | -6 | 333 | -46.5 | 238 | -25.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 472 | 518 | -46 | -46 | 639 | -26.1 | 623 | -24.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1,884 | 2,078 | -194 | -194 | 2,461 | -23.4 | 2,317 | -18.7 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 1,884 Bcf as of Friday, February 9, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decrease of 194 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 577 Bcf less than last year at this time and 433 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,317 Bcf. At 1,884 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 2013 through 2017. 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 | 02/09/18 | 02/02/18 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.5 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 3.1 | 3.3 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| South Central | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | ||||||||
| Salt | 3.3 | 3.2 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | ||||||||
| Total | 1.0 | 0.9 | 3.1 | ||||||||
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