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Project Acronym: HSDP | State: Completed | Expedition ID: 5027
ins.: 2007-01-13 01:00, 19 yrs ago

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hawaii: 2007-01-13
Over the past few days, our attempts to get a ...

Over the past few days, our attempts to get a tricone rotary bit to the bottom of the hole were unsuccessful. It appears that the rotary drilling equipment may be in less than optimal condition, so we have decided to switch back to core drilling. At the time of this report, we are tripping into the hole with a coring bit.