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���� HELIUM RECOVERY IN THE UNITED STATES1
(Thousand cubic meters)
    2003   2004   2005   2006   2007
Crude helium:
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) sold (in-kind
and open market) 51,800 29,300 41,400 63,500 58,800
Private industry:                  
Private helium accepted and stored by BLM 19,400 19,100 17,000 18,100 15,800
Helium withdrawn from storage -54,500   -63,100   -74,100   -75,800   -76,500
Total net helium put into storage -35,100 -44,000 -57,100 -57,700 -60,700
Grade-A helium:                  
Private industry sold 122,000 130,000 133,000 137,100 137,700
Total helium stored -35,100 -44,000 -57,100 -57,700 -60,700
Helium recovery from natural gas   86,900   86,000   75,900   79,400   77,000
1Negative numbers denote a net withdrawal from BLM's underground storage facility, a partially depleted natural gas reservoir
at the Cliffside field near Amarillo, TX.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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