OREGON'S TYEE BASIN GETS EXPLORATION LOOK

First reports of a state sponsored study of a basin in Oregon's southern Coast Range could spark more oil and gas exploration. Release of the initial reports from a planned 5 year study of prospects in the Tyee basin could prompt oil and gas companies to try to find a companion for Mist gas field, the state's only producing area. Alan and Wendy Niem, a husband and wife team of geologists from Oregon State University, believe gas, oil, and coal may underlie the south-central Tyee basin