[Geysers] Update - Oklahoma Geysers

[Richard/Marion Powell]

Oklahoma Geysers - An update regarding the Pat Snyder report of 13 Dec. 2005.

   The March 2006 issue of Geotimes (Geol. Soc. America newsletter - www.geotimes.com) has an article (pages 8-9) on the geyser development along Winter Camp Creek (formerly Dead Indian Creek) southwest of Kingfisher, OK on 9 Dec. 2005.
    Analysis of samples of the methane from the geysers matched a sample from a new well that was drilled into a major gas field 7-12 miles southwest of the geysers.  The 9,400 foot deep well was known to be losing gas in the interval between 1,300 - 1,700 feet below the surface, possibly into the Garber sandstone, but more likely rising up the outside of the casing to gypsum and salt beds in the Flower Pot Shale and Chickasha Formation. Solution enlarged conduits in the gypsum or salt beds could "pipeline" the gas updip to the geyser locations.  Note: There are numerous caves in gypsum in OK.  One has about 3 miles of mapped passages.
    The well was plugged with cement and the geysers ceased to erupt (see article at www.google.com/U/OKGeoSurvey?q=geysers&sa=search).  There have been several similar situation in Oklahoma and Kansas in the past.
                     Dick Powell
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