Selling the Nation's Helium Reserve

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Table of Contents
Front Matter R1-R16
Executive Summary 1-4
Summary 5-13
1 Overview, Conclusions, and Recommendations 14-44
2 The Helium Supply Chain 45-53
3 Demand for Helium 54-70
4 Helium Sourcing and Reserves 71-86
5 Operation of the Federal Helium Reserve Facilities 87-112
References 113-114
Appendixes 115-116
Appendix A: Statement of Task 117-117
Appendix B: Biographies of Committee Members 118-123
Appendix C: Meeting Agendas 124-127
Appendix D: The Economics of a Typical Recycling System 128-129
Appendix E: Auction Types 130-131
Appendix F: Extraction Path Alternatives 132-135
Appendix G: Executive Summary of *The Impact of Selling the Federal Helium Reserve* (the 2000 Report) 136-140

FIGURE 3.4 End uses of helium in the United States, by application, 1975-2001. SOURCE: USGS, 2005b.

FIGURE 3.5 Estimated end uses of helium in the United States for 2007. The shares are the percent of U.S. consumption by volume (MMcf). SOURCE: USGS, 2007.

Table of Contents

Front Matter R1-R16

Executive Summary 1-4

Summary 5-13

1 Overview, Conclusions, and Recommendations 14-44

2 The Helium Supply Chain 45-53

3 Demand for Helium 54-70

4 Helium Sourcing and Reserves 71-86

5 Operation of the Federal Helium Reserve Facilities 87-112

References 113-114

Appendixes 115-116

Appendix A: Statement of Task 117-117

Appendix B: Biographies of Committee Members 118-123

Appendix C: Meeting Agendas 124-127

Appendix D: The Economics of a Typical Recycling System 128-129

Appendix E: Auction Types 130-131

Appendix F: Extraction Path Alternatives 132-135

Appendix G: Executive Summary of *The Impact of Selling the Federal Helium Reserve* (the 2000 Report) 136-140

Appendix G: Executive Summary of The Impact of Selling the Federal Helium Reserve (the 2000 Report) 136-140