Helium Recovery In The United States

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�� HELIUM RECOVERY IN THE UNITED STATES¹

(Thousand cubic meters)

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Crude helium:
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) sold (in-kind and open market)	--	51,800	29,300	41,400	63,500
Private industry:
Private helium accepted and stored by BLM¹	16,600	19,400	19,100	17,000	18,100
Helium withdrawn from storage	-56,300	-54,500	-63,100	-74,100	-75,800
Total net helium put into storage	-39,700	-35,100	-44,000	-57,100	-57,700
Grade-A helium:
Private industry sold	127,100	122,000	130,000	133,000	137,100
Total helium stored	-39,700	-35,100	-44,000	-57,100	-57,700
Helium recovery from natural gas	87,400	86,900	86,000	75,900	79,400
-- Zero.
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.