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Table T1. Operations summary, Site C0010. (See table notes.)

Hole C0010A
Latitude: 33°12.5981'N
Longitude: 136°41.1924'E
Water depth (m): 2523.7
Seafloor (m): 2552 DRF/2523.7 MSL
20 inch conductor pipe shoe (m): 2593 DRF (41 DSF)
TD (m): 3107 LRF (555 LSF)
Run 1 (m): 2593–3034 DRF/LRF
Run 2 (m): 3034–3107 DRF/LRF (2900–2970 m repeat section)
Operation Start Depth LSF (m) Comments
Date
(Aug 2009)
Local time
(h)
Top Bottom
Hole C0010A     0 560  
Tool prep, rig up and RIH 3 2359     Set up and run 20 inch casing; jump ROV
ROV survey 5 0100     Arrive at Site C0010
Run into hole to seabed 5 0745     ROV recovered to surface for maintenance
Tag seafloor 5 0659     Install guidehorn
Jet-in casing 5 0745     Jet in 20 inch casing to 41 mbsf
Make up 12-1/4 inch BHA 6 0659     Run BHA and drift to Site C0010
BHA run into hole, drifting 6 2030      
ROV fixed on BHA, lower into well 7 1230      
Drilling LWD starts 7 1315     Start LWD drilling
Ream down and sweep with Hi-vis mud 9 0145     Sweep and displace mud
POOH in preparation to avoid weather 9 1215     Typhoon "Elum" approaching Site C0010
Move vessel to safe area 9 2230      
Wait on typhoon to pass 10 2359      
Sail back to Site C0010 11 2359     Make up casing hanger running tool, pup joint, and hanger joint
Program LWD tools on deck, RIH 11 0900     Run tools in hole while drifting to Site C0010
Stab BHA into wellhead 12 0200     Continue running into hole
Drill 12-1/4 inch hole to TD, wiper trip 12 1045      
POOH and prepare 9-5/8 inch casing 13 1945      
Drift and run 9-5/8 inch casing 14 0915      
RIH with 9-5/8 inch casing, cementing 15 0430     Mix and pump cement slurry
POOH and move to low current area 16 0745     ROV experiences broken strand on umbilical
RIH and scrape 9-5/8 inch casing 17 1445     After scraping, POOH and move to low current area
Prepare first dummy run carrier for RIH 18 1215      
RIH dummy carrier and drift 18 1745      
Suspend drifting due to high current 19 0915      
ROV inspection of dummy carrier 19 1930     Damage found to carrier from VIV from Kuroshio Current; strainmeter and tubing torn off bottom flange, and one seismometer missing from carrier
POOH and reconfigure dummy carrier 20 0115     Add dummy strainmeter, and remove seismometer; accelerometer reset and attached to carrier
Preparation for 2nd dummy run, RIH 20 0700      
Drift to Site C0010, stab in hole 21 1015     Stab 3 times into wellhead, and POOH
POOH and move to low current area 21 1600      
Make up A3 retrievable casing packer and smart plug 22 0430      
RIH smart plug and drift to Site C0010 22 0600      
Set casing packer and smart plug 22 0600      
POOH and perform ROV maintenance 23 0600      
Big head transducer calibration 23 0600      
Set corrosion cap and recover beacons 24 0600      

Notes: MSL = mud depth below sea level, DRF = drillers depth below rig floor, DSF = drillers depth below seafloor, LRF = logging-while-drilling (LWD) depth below rig floor, LSF = LWD depth below seafloor, mbsf = meters below seafloor. TD = total depth. RIH = run in hole, POOH = pull out of hole. ROV = remotely operated vehicle. BHA = bottom-hole assembly. VIV = vortex-induced vibration.

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