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Project Acronym: IDDP-1 | State: Completed | Expedition ID: 5029

ins.: 2008-07-03 02:00, 17 yrs ago
By: Scientists
Category: IDDP_
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IDDP: 2008-07-03

Pe-drilling of well IDDP-1 commenced on June the 19th 2008 ...
Drill rig Saga working during pre-drill on the first IDDP well at the Krafla-Vitismor site.

Pe-drilling of well IDDP-1 commenced on June the 19th 2008 at 5 m depth (measured from the pliers, which is 2 m above ground). Drilling was completed on Saturday the 28th of June at 91,4 m depth. It took 91,5 hours to complete the pre-drilling stage with an average ROP at 1 m/hr. The casing shoe was set in a section of altered basaltic tuff with abundance of calcite and pyrite. On Sunday, the 29th of June, the well was rinsed and the string was pulled out of hole in the evening. The following day the well was cased with the 32" surface casing to a depth of 89 m measured from the pliers and 87 m in reference to the ground. The casing was successfully cemented on the 1st of July from 16:15-18:05 with 34,1 m3 of cement and with the cement coming up to surface. The following day the Saga drill rig was prepared to move off-site, marking the completion of the pre-drilling operation of well IDDP-1.