Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report - EIA ‹ See All Natural Gas Reports Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report for week ending August 7, 2026 | Released: August 13, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. | Next Release: August 20, 2026 Working gas in underground storage, Lower 48 states Summary text CSV JSN Historical Comparisons Stocks billion cubic feet (Bcf) Year ago (08/07/25) 5-year average (2021-25) Region 08/07/26 07/31/26 net change implied flow Bcf % change Bcf % change East 693 678 15 15 674 2.8 660 5.0 Midwest 829 809 20 20 793 4.5 774 7.1 Mountain 239 237 2 2 252 -5.2 209 14.4 Pacific 300 304 -4 -4 305 -1.6 264 13.6 South Central 1,093 1,090 3 3 1,153 -5.2 1,048 4.3 Salt 286 292 -6 -6 295 -3.1 260 10.0 Nonsalt 807 798 9 9 858 -5.9 787 2.5 Total 3,153 3,117 36 36 3,178 -0.8 2,955 6.7 Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Summary Working gas in storage was 3,153 Bcf as of Friday, August 7, 2026, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 36 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 25 Bcf less than last year at this time and 198 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,955 Bcf. At 3,153 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 2021 through 2025. 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 08/07/26 07/31/26 net change East 0.6 0.6 0.3 Midwest 0.9 0.9 0.2 Mountain 2.2 2.0 0.4 Pacific 0.0 0.0 0.0 South Central 0.8 0.8 0.6 Salt 1.2 1.1 0.5 Nonsalt 1.0 0.9 0.3 Total 0.4 0.4 0.8 More Storage Data History Five-year averages, maximum, minimum, and year-ago stocks more... References Notes and definitions Methodology Differences between monthly and weekly data Revision policy Release schedule Three region archive files Analysis Performance evaluations Types of Possible Survey Errors Related Links The Basics of Underground Natural Gas Storage Weekly Natural Gas Storage Supplement EIA - 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585 About EIA Press Room Careers Feedback Contact Us Sources & Uses Petroleum Coal Natural Gas Renewable Nuclear Electricity Consumption Total Energy Topics Analysis & Projections Environment Markets & Finance Today in Energy Geography States Countries Maps Tools A-Z Index All Reports & Publications EIA Survey Forms Policies Privacy/Security Copyright & Reuse Accessibility Related Sites U.S. Department of Energy USA.gov FedStats Stay Connected Twitter Email Updates RSS Feeds