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Table T1. Expedition 301 operational steps with start and end times and dates.

Operational Task
Start
End
Task time
Date (2004)
Ship time (local)
Date (2004)
Ship time (local)
(hours)
(days)
End Expedition 301 Port Call in Astoria, Oregon



27 Jun
0600



Depart Astoria, Oregon, for Site U1301
27 Jun
0600

27 Jun
0830

2.50
0.1
Cross Columbia River Bar
27 Jun
0830

27 Jun
1030

2.00
0.1
Transit ~172 nmi to Site U1301 (SR-1A)
27 Jun
1030

28 Jun
0315

16.75
0.7









Hole U1301A:








Jet-in test
28 Jun
0315

29 Jun
0400

24.75
1.0
Install reentry cone and 20 inch casing
29 Jun
0400

30 Jun
0545

25.75
1.1
Drill 20 inch hole in sediment with underreamer for 16 inch casing
30 Jun
0545

01 Jul
1130

29.75
1.2
Drill 20 inch hole in basement with bicenter bit
01 Jul
1130

02 Jul
1345

26.25
1.1
Install 16 inch casing
02 Jul
1345

03 Jul
1230

22.75
0.9
Drill 14-3/4 inch hole with tricone bit in basement for 10-3/4 inch casing
03 Jul
1230

06 Jul
0400

63.50
2.6
Install 10-3/4 inch casing
06 Jul
0400

08 Jul
0800

52.00
2.2
offset ship 36 m N13°E to Hole U1301B

















Hole U1301B:








Install reentry cone and 20 inch casing
08 Jul
0800

09 Jul
0900

25.00
1.0
Repair underreamer
09 Jul
0900

09 Jul
1645

7.75
0.3
Drill 20 inch hole 11m into basement with bicenter bit and underreamer
09 Jul
1645

11 Jul
0600

37.25
1.6
Install 16 inch casing
11 Jul
0600

12 Jul
0130

19.50
0.8
Drill 14-3/4 inch hole with tricone bit in basement for 10-3/4 inch casing
12 Jul
0130

14 Jul
0215

48.75
2.0
Install 10-3/4 inch casing; unable to land, pull out of hole
14 Jul
0215

15 Jul
0515

27.00
1.1
Ream hole with 14-3/4 inch tricone bit
15 Jul
0515

16 Jul
0500

23.75
1.0
Install 10-3/4 inch casing
16 Jul
0500

17 Jul
0045

19.75
0.8
Equipment transfer by helicopter, 1100 hours on 16 July








Transit 0.55 nmi to Site 1026 in DP mode (during pipe trip)
17 Jul
0045

17 Jul
0045

0.00
0.0









Hole 1026B:








RIH/Fish aluminum reentry funnel/POOH
17 Jul
0045

17 Jul
1200

11.25
0.5
Transit 0.55 nmi to Site U1301 (during pipe trip)
17 Jul
1200

17 Jul
1200

0.00
0.0









Hole U1301A:








Drill out cement, check and clean hole to total depth
17 Jul
1200

18 Jul
0315

15.25
0.6
Hydrologic (packer) testing
18 Jul
0315

19 Jul
1000

30.75
1.3
Install CORK and ROV platform
19 Jul
1000

21 Jul
0230

40.50
1.7
offset ship 36 m back to Hole U1301B(during pipe trip)

















Hole U1301B:








Drill out cement
21 Jul
0230

21 Jul
1800

15.50
0.6
RCB core to 582.8 mbsf
21 Jul
1800

31 Jul
2245

244.75
10.2
Wireline logging; four runs
31 Jul
2245

02 Aug
2330

48.75
2.0
Transit 0.55 nmi to Hole 1026B (during pipe trip)

















Hole 1026B:








Recover CORK installed during Leg 168
02 Aug
2330

03 Aug
1500

15.50
0.6
Install CORK (includes 15.75 h to fish obstruction in cone)
03 Aug
1500

05 Aug
0415

37.25
1.6
Deploy ROV platform
05 Aug
0415

05 Aug
1615

12.00
0.5
Transit 0.55 nmi to Hole U1301B(during pipe trip)

















Hole U1301B:








Attempt to align and cement 10-3/4 inch casing
05 Aug
1615

06 Aug
1700

24.75
1.0
offset ship 100 m NNE (19°) of Hole U1301B

















Hole U1301C:








APC core to ~265 mbsf, conduct 5 temperature measurements
06 Aug
1700

08 Aug
1545

46.75
1.9
offset ship back to Hole U1301B (during pipe trip)

















Hole U1301B:








Open hole and check depth of hole
08 Aug
1545

09 Aug
0730

15.75
0.7
Hydrologic (packer) testing
09 Aug
0730

10 Aug
2100

37.50
1.6
Test CORK-II casing and spring centralizers across casing gap
10 Aug
2100

11 Aug
1315

16.25
0.7
Failed attempt to install CORK; 4-1/2 casing breaks below CORK-II head
11 Aug
1315

13 Aug
0600

40.75
1.7
Visually inspect failed CORK-II
13 Aug
0600

13 Aug
1545

9.75
0.4
Remove (fish) failed 4-1/2 inch casing from reentry cone
13 Aug
1545

14 Aug
0600

14.25
0.6
Check depth of hole with drill bit
14 Aug
0600

14 Aug
1800

12.00
0.5
Install CORK
14 Aug
1800

16 Aug
1715

47.25
2.0
Deploy ROV platform
16 Aug
1715

17 Aug
0415

11.00
0.5
Spot cement in reentry cone through ROV platform
17 Aug
0415

17 Aug
1515

11.00
0.5
Remove (fish) piece of failed 4-1/2 inch casing adjacent to reentry cone
17 Aug
1515

17 Aug
2245

7.50
0.3
Conduct seafloor hazard survey surrounding Holes U1301A and U1301B
17 Aug
2245

18 Aug
1030

11.75
0.5









Hole U1301D:








APC core 120–180 mbsf and secure for transit to Astoria, Oregon
18 Aug
1030

19 Aug
0600

19.50
0.8
Transit ~179 nmi to Astoria, Oregon
19 Aug
0600

19 Aug
2245

16.75
0.7









Totals:






1288.8
53.7

Note: Local ship time = UTC –7.

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