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

ins.: 2016-12-08 01:00, 9 yrs ago
By: Scientists
Category: IDDP-2
IDDP-2

IDDP: 2016-12-08

Running into hole for core run 10 continued yesterday while ...
Drill rig Thor at IDDP-2 drill site. (Source: Gudmundur Omar Fridleifsson)

Running into hole for core run 10 continued yesterday while pumping 13 L/s on the kill-line. From 3905 to 4000 reaming was necessary while running in with the core barrel. Reaming continued down to the bottom of the well that was detected at 4309.5 m. Coring started at 16:45 while pumping 17 L/s through the string and 13 L/s on the kill-line. Coring was terminated at about 01:00 this morning at a depth of 4311.2 m. Subsequently the string is being pulled out of hole and at 08:00 the core barrel was at a depth of 1100 m.