As gasworld’s prepares to open its doors in Austin today (21–22 October), we take a deeper dive into helium in the host state of Texas and provide a preview of topics and issues that will be up for discussion.
Texas holds a significant amount of helium, primarily in the form of reserves within natural gas fields and the now-sold national stockpile, which once held about 32 billion cubic feet (877 million cubic metres) in the Cliffside Field.
While the US government’s national reserve has been depleted through extraction over time, helium is still found as a byproduct from helium-rich natural gas, with fields like Panhandle West still contributing to the US supply.
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