1983 temperature gradient and heat flow drilling project for the State of Washington

Technical Report · Tue Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6886482· OSTI ID:6886482

Korosec, M A

During the Summer of 1983, a three-hole drilling program was carried out to collect temperature gradient and heat flow information near potential geothermal resource target areas. The general locations of the project areas are shown. The first hole, DNR 83-1, was located within the Green River valley northwest of Mount St. Helens. This site is near the Green River Soda Springs and along the projection of the Mount St. Helens - Elk Lake seismic zone. The other two holes were drilled near Mount Baker. Hole DNR 83-3 was sited about 1/4 km west of the Baker Hot Springs, 10.5 km east of Mount Baker, while hole DNR 83-5 was located along Rocky Creek in the Sulphur Creek Valley. The Rocky Creek hole is about 10 km south-southwest of the peak. Two other holes, DNR 83-2 and DNR 83-4, were located on the north side of the Sulphur Creek Valley. Both holes were abandoned at early stages of drilling because of deep overburden and severe caving problems. The sites were apparently located atop old landslide deposits.

• Research Organization: Washington Div. of Geology and Earth Resources, Olympia (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-79ET27014
• OSTI ID: 6886482
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/27014-T12; ON: DE84012504
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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