UPDATE: Natural Gas Inventory +24 bcf vs +37 bcf Expected
Natural Gas Inventory +24 bcf vs +37 bcf Expected
| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) | Year ago (07/20/17) | 5-year average (2013-17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Region | 07/20/18 | 07/13/18 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 527 | 507 | 20 | 20 | 624 | -15.5 | 630 | -16.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 524 | 501 | 23 | 23 | 742 | -29.4 | 686 | -23.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 145 | 144 | 1 | 1 | 197 | -26.4 | 174 | -16.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 257 | 259 | -2 | -2 | 294 | -12.6 | 311 | -17.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 820 | 838 | -18 | -18 | 1,122 | -26.9 | 1,028 | -20.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 214 | 230 | -16 | -16 | 310 | -31.0 | 286 | -25.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 606 | 608 | -2 | -2 | 813 | -25.5 | 741 | -18.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,273 | 2,249 | 24 | 24 | 2,978 | -23.7 | 2,830 | -19.7 | |||||||||||||||||
Summary
Working gas in storage was 2,273 Bcf as of Friday, July 20, 2018, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 24 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 705 Bcf less than last year at this time and 557 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,830 Bcf. At 2,273 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 | 07/20/18 | 07/13/18 | net change | ||||||||
| East | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| Midwest | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| Mountain | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Pacific | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| South Central | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | ||||||||
| Salt | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| Nonsalt | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | ||||||||
| Total | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.9 | ||||||||
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