Cliffside Gas Field and Crude Helium Enrichment Unit Sign

Stewardship of the Federal Helium Program

The Helium Stewardship Act of 2013 (HSA) seeks to mitigate a helium shortage by enabling the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the BLM to continue to sell crude helium from the Federal Helium Reserve. The law draws on recommendations from a wide variety of stakeholders to establish a responsible management strategy for the Federal Helium Reserve.

The HSA requires the BLM to make the information below relating to the Federal Helium System available online.

Reporting

Reporting

GAO Report to Congress, April 2015
BLM Report to Congress - HSA Section 19

Presentations from the 27th Annual Storage Contract Meeting

27th Annual Storage Contract Meeting Agenda
BLM Storage Meeting Budget Presentation
Overview of Federal Real Property Disposal Process
Project Updates BLM Contracting
Project Update BLM Engineering

Plant Outages

For each plant outage, a description of the beginning and end of the outage, including the pressure of the pipeline or deviation from the normal operation of the pipeline and, if unplanned, the nature of the problem.

2020 CHEU Plant Outage, through 7/22/2020 2019 CHEU Plant Outage 2018 CHEU Plant Outage 2017 CHEU Plant Outage 2016 CHEU Plant Outage 2015 CHEU Plant Outage 2014 CHEU Plant Outage 2013 CHEU Plant Outage

Monthly summaries of meetings and communications

Monthly summaries of meetings and communications between the Bureau of Land Management and the Cliffside Refiners Limited Partnership, including a list of participants and an indication of any actions taken as a result of the meetings or communications

Current predictions of the lifespan of the Federal Helium System

Current predictions of the lifespan of the Federal helium system, including how much longer the crude helium supply will be available based on current and forecasted demand and the projected maximum production capacity of the Federal helium system for the following fiscal year.

Methodology for Calculating Helium Price

Bush Dome Helium Reservoir: Annual Helium Conference July 23, 2020
     GSA Disposal Process for Cliffside, July 23, 2020
Bush Dome Helium Reservoir: Annual Helium Conference July 18, 2019
Bush Dome Helium Reservoir: Annual Helium Conference July 19, 2018
Bush Dome Helium Reservoir: Annual Helium Conference July 20, 2017
Bush Dome Helium Reservoir: Annual Helium Conference July 21, 2016

Prediction Results Tables (2021-2029) Estimated Production as developed by Nitec, LLC.

Helium Stewardship Act (HSA) Implementation

Helium Stewardship Act (HSA) Implementation

Helium Stewardship Act (50 U.S.C. 167)

2022-2027 Helium Storage Contract

Helium Storage Contract Amendment No. 1

Determination of Fair Market Value Pricing of Crude Helium

Storage Fees

Federal Register Notices for Helium Auctions and Sales 

Forms (OMB Notice)

Helium Reporting, as Required by the HSA

In-Kind Helium Reporting Requirement

Closure