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| TABLE 4 | |||||||||||
| SUMMARY OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT HELIUM CONSERVATION STORAGE SYSTEM OPERATIONS1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Million cubic meters) | |||||||||||
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |||||||
| Helium in conservation storage system on January 1: | |||||||||||
| Stored under BLM conservation program3 | 433.0 | 368.5 | 306.1 | 242.9 | 188.4 | ||||||
| Stored for private producers under contract | 31.8 | 34.4 | 37.4 | 51.1 | 77.7 | ||||||
| Total3 | 464.8 | 402.9 | 343.5 | 294.0 | 266.1 | ||||||
| Input to system: | |||||||||||
| Net deliveries from BLM plants | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Stored for private producers under contract | 11.4 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 10.3 | ||||||
| Total3 | 11.4 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 10.3 | ||||||
| Redelivery of helium stored for private producers under contract- | -70.8 | -70.3 | -60.8 | -37.7 | -29.9 | ||||||
| Systemwide measurement and plant losses/gains4 | -2.6 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -0.5 | ||||||
| Net addition to system3 | -62.0 | -60.1 | -49.1 | -27.1 | -19.6 | ||||||
| Helium in conservation storage system on December 31: | |||||||||||
| Stored under BLM conservation program3 | 368.5 | 306.1 | 242.9 | 188.4 | 159.5 | ||||||
| Stored for private producers under contract | 34.4 | 37.4 | 51.1 | 77.7 | 86.5 | ||||||
| Total3 | 402.9 | 343.5 | 294.0 | 266.1 | 246.0 | ||||||
| -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1Crude helium is injected into or withdrawn from BLM-s underground storage facility, a partially depleted natural gas reservoir at the Cliffside | |||||||||||
| field near Amarillo, TX.-- | |||||||||||
| 2Negative numbers denote a net withdrawal from BLM-s underground storage facility. | |||||||||||
| 3Net additions to system do not include in-kind crude sales or transfers. Totals, however, do include crude sales and transfers. | |||||||||||
| 4Previously not reported. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
