Helium Field Operations

The Bureau of Mines, Helium Operations, is responsible for the administration of the Federal Helium Program. The makeup of this organization includes an Assistant Director--Helium Operations, located in Washington, D.C.; General Manager--Helium Field Operations, and five organizational groups under the direction of the General Manager; all located in or near Amarillo, Texas. The five Branches are: the Office of Planning and Analysis; Branch of Helium Resources; Branch of Engineering; Branch of Plant Operations; and the Branch of Administration. Provided is an overview of the organizational structure of the Federal Helium Program, as of February 7, 1989, as well as portraits and biographical information on the Directors, Chiefs, and Managers within the Federal Helium Program.