Crude Helium Enrichment Facility

USA / Texas / Bishop Hills / Brickplant Road, 13301
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A federal helium program was created in 1925 to ensure that the gas would be available to the government for defense needs. Over time, it evolved into a program to supply the government with refined helium for research and aerospace uses.

By the 1990s, the demand for helium by the private sector was ballooning and far surpassed government needs. Congress decided that the feds didn’t need to be in the business of supplying refined helium to U.S. users.

From the source: www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/newsroom/2007/january/NR0701_...

This facility is operated by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

13301 Brickplant Road
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Coordinates:   35°21'13"N   101°59'33"W
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