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Project Acronym: HSDP | State: Completed | Expedition ID: 5027

ins.: 2004-11-08 01:00, 21 yrs ago
By: Scientists
Category: Hawaii_
Hawaii_

hawaii: 2004-11-08

Today drillers struggled to inject sodium silicate into the bottom ...
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Today drillers struggled to inject sodium silicate into the bottom of the casing in preparation for cementation. Using the new injection syringe has proved more difficult than anticipated, and multiple attempts were made to inject at the correct depth. Cementation cannot begin until this issue is resolved, hopefully by tomorrow.