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OREGON GEOLOGY published by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries VOLUME 46 , NUMBER 12 DECEMBER 1984 • OREGON GEOLOGY OIL AND GAS NEWS (ISSN 0164-3304) VOLUME 46, NUMBER 12 DECEMBER 1984 Columbia County - Mist Gas Field Reichhold spudded Polak 31-12 on November 1 in sec. 12, T. Published monthly by the Oregon Department of Geology and Min 6 N., R. 5 W. The well is located about 1 mi from the nearest eral Industries (Volumes I through 40 were entitled The Ore Bin). producer and is proposed for a depth of 3,000 ft. Douglas County Governing Board Donald A. Haagensen, Chairman ............. Portland Amoco Production Company continues to drill ahead on its Allen P. Stinchfield .................... North Bend 13,5OO-ft well, Weyerhaeuser "B" No. 1. Sidney R. Johnson. .. Baker Lincoln County State Geologist. .. Donald A. Hull Damon Petroleum Company of Woodburn, Oregon, has reen Deputy State Geologist. .. John D. Beaulieu tered Longview Fibre 1, a well drilled to 800 ft in 1981 by Ehrens Publications Manager/Editor ............. Beverly F. Vogt Petroleum Corporation. The well, in sec. 20, T. 9 S., R. 11 w., will be deepened to 2,000 ft. Work commenced October 24. Associate Editor . Klaus K.E. Neuendorf Main Office: 1005 State Office Building, Portland 97201, phone Wheeler County (503) 229-5580. Steele Energy Corporation has moved a small drilling rig onto its Keys 1 site to drill the surface hole and run conductor pipe. The Baker Field Office: 2033 First Street, Baker 97814, phone (503) 523-3133. Howard C. Brooks, Resident Geologist well will be drilled to a proposed total depth of 8,000 ft by ROVOR Drilling of Portland. Grants Pass Field Office: 312 S.E. "H" Street, Grants Pass 97526, phone (503) 476-2496. Len Ramp, Resident Geologist Recent permits Mined Land Reclamation Program: 1129 S.E. Santiam Road, Albany 97321, phone (503) 967-2039. Paul F. Lawson, Supervisor Permit Operator, well, Status, proposed no. API number Location total depth (ft) Second class postage paid at Portland, Oregon. Subscription rates: 1 year, $6.00; 3 years, $15.00. Single issues, $.75 at counter, $1.00 167D Damon Petroleum Co. NE'A sec. 20 Location; mailed. Available back issues of Ore Bin: $.50 at counter, $1.00 Longview Fibre 1 T. 9 S., R. llW 2,000. mailed. Address subscription orders, renewals, and changes of 36-041-00004 Lincoln County address to Oregon Geology, 1005 State Office Building, Portland, 277 Reichhold Energy Corp. SW\4 sec. 36 Application; OR 97201. Permission is granted to reprint information contained Longview Fibre 23-36 T. 6N., R. 5W 4,000. herein. Credit given to the Oregon Department of Geology and 36-009-00132 Columbia County Mineral Industries for compiling this information will be appreci 278 Reichhold Energy Corp. NW'A sec. 20 Application; ated. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Oregon Geology, Investment Mgt. 22-20 T. 6 N., R. 4 W 2,500. 1005 State Office Building, Portland, OR 97201. 36-009-00133 Columbia County Information for contributors 279 Reichhold Energy Corp. NE\4 sec. 22 Application; Oregon Geology is designed to reach a wide spectrum of Longview Fibre 42-22 T. 6N., R. 5W 2,600. readers interested in the geology and mineral industry of Oregon. 36-009-00134 Columbia County Manuscript contributions are invited on both technical and general 280 Reichhold Energy Corp. SE'A sec. 10 Application; interest subjects relating to Oregon geology. Two copies of the Columbia County 44-10 T. 6N.,R. 5W 3,000. manuscript should be submitted, typed double-spaced throughout 36-009-00 135 Columbia County 0 (including references) and on one side of the paper only. Graphic illustrations should be camera-ready; photographs should be black and-white glossies. All figures should be clearly marked, and all figure captions should be typed together on a separate sheet of paper. UW publishes new journal The style to be followed is generally that of U.S. Geological The Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Survey publications (see the USGS manual Suggestions to Authors, Washington has started a brand-new publication which will serve as 6th ed., 1978). The bibliography should be limited to "References a forum for research and analysis of the environmental issues of the Cited." Authors are responsible for the accuracy of their bibli ographic references. Names of reviewers should be included in the Pacific Northwest. The Northwest Environmental Journal is "Acknowledgments. " intended for a broad audience of researchers, educators, public and Authors will receive 20 complimentary copies of the issue corporate decisionmakers, and concerned citizens. containing their contribution. Manuscripts, news, notices, and In the new journal, "Northwest" includes the region from meeting announcements should be sent to Beverly F. Vogt, Publica Alaska to Oregon and east to the continental divide (encompassing tions Manager, at the Portland office of DOGAMI. the Canadian Northwest as well as the U.S. Northwest). The first issue contains articles on Northwest electric power planning, Idaho river protection, Mount St. Helens research, and the decision COVER PHOTO making process of two major Northwest cities (Seattle and Tacoma) View east into Columbia River Gorge from Womens in trying to decide whether to buy into two nuclear power plants. Forum State Park. Group of participants in field trip Authors include government researchers, biologists, political sci of American Earth Science Editors convention is guided here entists, an attorney, and a U.S. Senator. by Terry L. Tolan (left), co-author of field trip Subscriptions to the new journal are $12 U.S. for one year guide published in August and September issues of Oregon (two issues) and are available from: The Northwest Environmental Geology. Compare this modern view with historical photo on Journal, c/o Institute for Environmental Studies, Engineering page 145 of article on Oregon lakes beginning on next page. Annex FM-12, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195. (Photo courtesy of Robert C. Haney, Geotimes) Checks should be made out to the University of Washington. 0 142 OREGON GEOLOGY, VOLUME 46, NUMBER 12, DECEMBER 1984 Oregon lakes and their origins by John E/iOl Allell, Dep(lrlmel1l 0/ GM/ogy. POrl/alill Stall! Ullil't?rsil),. P. O. Box 751. Porthmd, OR 97207 INTRODUCTION FOrly-five years ago. a 23-pagc paper on the lakes of Oregon was wriucn by Warren D. Smith. geology professor :lIthe Univer si ty of Oregon. and Wilbur Greenup. onc of his students (Smith and Greenup. 1939). It represented the Mstatc of the arC at that time and was a major step in the undcrslllnding of the origin. distribution. and characteristics of Oregon lakes. I have juSt had the privilege of reading the manuscript of the most recent update of our knowledge of Oregon lakes. a new publication entitled AII(lsojOregon lAkn. by Daniel M. Johnson. associate professor of geography at Ponland State University (PSU). and four other contributors: Richard Petcrson. Department of Biology. PSU: Richard Lycan. Department of Geography. PSU: James S ....'CCt. consulting limnologist: and Andrew Schaedel. Ore· gon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The 350·page study. which was conducted in cooperation with the DEQ. is to be published early in 1985 by the Oregon State University Press (Johnson and {)(hers. in press). The new book will give detailed information on 202 of the Oregon lakes with an area of over 50 acres and reservoirs contain AlI/hOII)' ulke. ill the Blue MOIII1Il1i1u west oj North PVl\'dt.'r. (I ing oller 5.000 acre-feet of water. Exhaustivc information (two to glacier.produced IlIm. (Suite Highway Dil'isioll photo) four pages) is given for 53 lakes. generally those with major Oregon's deepest lake. Craler Lake with a depth of 1.932 fl. is recreational facilities. the second deepest lake on the North AmeriCJn continent. exceeded I too have long been interested in Oregon lakes and was able to only (by a mere 83 ft) by Great Slave Lake in Athabaska. Canada. In update with data from Johnson's book some of the following infor Oregon. Waldo Lake follows Crater Lake in depth with 420 ft. then mation I ha"e been collecting for years. Water nov.' eo,'ers ovcr Blue in the Cascades (3 14 ft ). W:1I1owa (299 ft). Odell (282 ft). 500.000 acres (797 mi~). or somewhat less than one percent of the Crescent in the Cascades (265 ft). and Paulina (250 ft) Lakes. state. (During the icc age. water covered aI least 10.000 mi 2• or (There arc no ~bottomlcss- lakes- if they were bottomless. the more than 10 percent of the state - more about this later.) Currently. water would run out!) we know of over 6.000 bodies of standing water in Oregon. Only Malheur Lake has grown 10 be Oregon's largesl body ofwaler. slightly morc than 1.400 of them have been given a name.· currently covering approximately 280 mi!. Goose Lake, ncar -The mosl m:enl complele lisling of such names is lhe &ogmphir Lakeview. averages 152 mi! in area. but two·thirds of it is in No~s hrjorm(lliQn Sysltm (GN1S) orllle U.S. GeoIogicat SUT\~) . [I CO\'ers California. Ne)!.t largest arc the combined Upper Kl amath and all geographic names used on major topographic maps and is available fOf Agency Lakes. cO\'e ring 141 mi!. Abert Lake follo..... s with 57 rnj!_ the slale of Oregon in a IWQ-\"Olumc. spiral·bound printout for S29 from then Harney (41 mi!). Summer (39 mi ~). Crnler (20 mi ~). Agency U.S. Geological Sur'~y. NCIC. 507 NalionJI Center. Re ston. VA 22092 . (14 mi 2). Crump in the Warner Valley (12 mi!).