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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||
| SUMMARY OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT HELIUM CONSERVATION STORAGE SYSTEM OPERATIONS1, 2 | ||||||||
| (Thousand cubic meters) | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||
| Helium in conservation storage system on January 1: | ||||||||
| Stored under BLM conservation program3 | 741,000 | 699,000 | 634,200 | |||||
| Stored for private producers under contract | 47,000 | 32,000 | 37,400 | |||||
| Total3 | 788,000 | 731,000 | 671,600 | |||||
| Input to system: | ||||||||
| Net deliveries from BLM plants | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Stored for private producers under contract | 17,000 | 18,100 | 15,800 | |||||
| Total3 | 17,000 | 18,100 | 15,800 | |||||
| Redelivery of helium stored for private producers under contract� | -74,100 | -75,800 | -76,500 | |||||
| Net addition to system3 | -57,100 | -57,700 | -60,700 | |||||
| Helium in conservation storage system on December 31: | ||||||||
| Stored under BLM conservation program3 | 699,000 | 634,200 | 583,500 | |||||
| Stored for private producers under contract | 32,000 | 37,400 | 27,600 | |||||
| Total3 | 731,000 | 671,600 | 611,100 | |||||
| -- 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| 1Crude helium is injected into or withdrawn from BLM's underground storage facility, a partially depleted natural gas reservoir at� | ||||||||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 storage facility. | ||||||||
| 3Net additions to system do not include in-kind crude sales or transfers. Totals, however, do include crude sales and transfers.�� | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program