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Project Acronym: IDDP-2 | State: Completed | Expedition ID: 5029

ins.: 2016-10-16 02:00, 9 yrs ago
By: Scientists
Category: IDDP-2
IDDP-2

IDDP: 2016-10-16

Drilling in formation started yesterday at 3185 m depth and ...
Drill rig Thor on the IDDP-2 well in the background middle of the photo (Source: Gudmundur Omar Fridleifsson)

Drilling in formation started yesterday at 3185 m depth and continued this morning at a depth of 3224 m. Drilling continue until 22 with an average rate of penetration of 3.7 m/h. During drilling polymer pills were regularly added to the drilling fluid. The drilling parameters indicate the formation to be very hard.