Natural Gas Inventories as of October 21, 2022
The EIA has released its natural gas inventory report, showing a net increase of 52 Bcf as of October 21, 2022.
Working gas in storage was 3,394 Bcf as of Friday, October 21, 2022, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 52 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 142 Bcf less than last year at this time and 197 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,591 Bcf.
At 3,394 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.
| Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Historical Comparisons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) |
Year ago (10/21/21) |
5-year average (2017-21) |
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| Region | 10/21/22 | 10/14/22 | net change | implied flow | Bcf | % change | Bcf | % change | |||||||||||||||||
| East | 825 | 812 | 13 | 13 | 882 | -6.5 | 893 | -7.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Midwest | 1,007 | 987 | 20 | 20 | 1,048 | -3.9 | 1,054 | -4.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 199 | 195 | 4 | 4 | 212 | -6.1 | 214 | -7.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 248 | 249 | -1 | -1 | 255 | -2.7 | 290 | -14.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Central | 1,116 | 1,099 | 17 | 17 | 1,139 | -2.0 | 1,140 | -2.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salt | 277 | 271 | 6 | 6 | 301 | -8.0 | 295 | -6.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nonsalt | 839 | 828 | 11 | 11 | 838 | -0. | 845 | -0.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,394 | 3,342 | 52 | 52 | 3,536 | -4.0 |
3,591 | -5.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
All regions, except for the Pacific region, experienced a net increase.
All regions are below the five-year average.
