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Project Acronym: SAFOD | State: Completed | Expedition ID: 5025

ins.: 2022-10-06 12:17; ( Age: 2 yrs )
By: sql
Category: SAFOD
SAFOD

SAFOD: 2007-08-13

Our initial attempt to retrieve the lost core barrel
Drill crew tripping into the hole.

Our initial attempt to retrieve the lost core barrel recovered only a portion of the aluminum inner liner, which was found to be resting on top of the outer core barrel. After a separate trip to mill out the aluminum liner, we are now tripping in with an overshot for our second attempt at retrieving the lost core barrel. If this fishing operation is successful, then we will conduct hole cleaning operations before we start to core the first of two active traces of the San Andreas Fault.