GRC Member Mark Reed, a professor of geology at the University of Oregon, researches ore deposits and geothermal energy. Reed said he would be particularly interested in the samples drilled by companies exploring for geothermal energy.
“I’d be thrilled to have access to a core like that,” Reed said. If you are interested in donating geothermal core samples contact Professor Reed.
Since 1972, Oregon mine reclamation regulations required operators to submit a well record “that included coring cuttings as they were gathered,” said Clark Niewendorp, industrial minerals geologist at the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. The materials remain confidential for four years if they are from oil and gas well, and five years if they are from geothermal wells. For example, Niewendorp said cores from geothermal exploration at Newberry Volcano in central Oregon will soon become public records if the company that drilled them offers them to the state.
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