Logging of the hole has finished and the next step is opening the hole in order to cement in 4.5" casing. This is being done to exclude the cold water aquifer from potential low or high grade geothermal water. Before we can proceed we need to remove the stuck rods from the hole. Here are the details of yesterdays efforts: Steel in the hole starts at 475 fbs and ends at 715 fbs with a 13 foot BHA at the bottom of the HQ hole. We started our fishing work of the HQ steel in the hole. We tripped in the NQ cutter into yhr parted HQ rods and cut the Hq at 600 fbs. Tripped out the NQ cutter, Tripped in the HQ bowen spear. We removed the HQ cut of 125 feet. We tripped in the NQ cutter and made another cut at 650 fbs. Tripped out the NQ cutter, Tripped in the bowen spear and fished the 50 feet of cut rod. At this point we tripped in the NQ cutter and hit a bridge at 610 fbs. We then tripped out the NQ cutter and tripped in the HQ rods with a milling bit on and reamed the hole and milled 8 of rod. Currently Tripping in the NQ Cutter to make a cut at 605 fbs. Steel in hole currently at 650 fbs to 715 fbs and BHA at the bottom of HQ hole. We are currently 3 days ahead of drilling/logging schedule as outlined.
Spent Monday 10-04-10 trying to free the drill string. Monday afternoon decided to drill ahead with NQ rod to find bottom of aquifer. Monday night-Tuesday morning spent milling out HQ bit and clearing hole below stuck section. Started making NQ core mid-afternoon Tuesday. Continued to make core all night; now at 997 ft - 304 m and doing one more run before wireling logging begins. USGS crew from Idaho National Laboratory (Brian Twinings, Mary Hodges, and Linda Davis) arrived Tuesday afternoon with 2 USGS logging vans. Will log through NQ string Wednesday (gamma, neutrong, gyro) and see about open hole logging. Water samples will also begin by Roy Bartholomay of USGS. UPDATE: We made 200 ft of NQ core overnight till morning, for a total depth of 1007 ft. USGS has started wireline logging. USGS will take water samples at specific horizons.
Yesterday I met Chris Delahunty from DOSECC on site in Kimama (with the owner and his contractors) to discuss site plan and layout. Chris marked the corners of the site for gravel pad, and pounded stakes for where the water well and Deep Hole will go. So the plan now is for a late August start at Kimama site, with total time on site of about 90 days, more or less. We then move to Kimberly in early December to start that hole. Site prep at Kimberly will occur in mid to late November. Then on to Mountain Home in March. I am currently organizing site crews to accept core from the drillers and get it logged before shipping to USU for "The Works". In other news, our "core lab" is being built here at USU and should be ready in 2 weeks. The ICDP scanners have arrived in US and should arrive at USU this coming Monday.
