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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||
| SUMMARY OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT HELIUM CONSERVATION STORAGE SYSTEM OPERATIONS1, 2 | ||||||||
| (Thousand cubic meters) | ||||||||
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | ||||||
| Helium in conservation storage system on January 1: | ||||||||
| Stored under BLM conservation program3 | 770,000 | 741,000 | 699,000 | |||||
| Stored for private producers under contract | 62,000 | 47,000 | 32,000 | |||||
| Total3 | 832,000 | 788,000 | 731,000 | |||||
| Input to system: | ||||||||
| Net deliveries from BLM plants | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Stored for private producers under contract | 19,100 | 17,000 | 18,100 | |||||
| Total3 | 19,100 | 17,000 | 18,100 | |||||
| Redelivery of helium stored for private producers under contract� | -63,100 | -74,100 | -75,800 | |||||
| Net addition to system3 | -44,000 | -57,100 | -57,700 | |||||
| Helium in conservation storage system on December 31: | ||||||||
| 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 | |||||
| -- 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| 1Crude helium is injected into or withdrawn from BLM's underground storage facility, a partially depleted natural gas reservoir | ||||||||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