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Table T5. Monitoring and sampling points in Expedition 327 CORKs. (See table notes.)

Monitoring/Sampling purpose
Valve ID
Screen
material
Depth
Comments
mbsf
msb
Hole U1362A
Pressure 1 Stainless steel 430.1, –3.66 194.1 Deep basement interval
Pressure 2 Stainless steel 307.8, –3.96 71.8 Shallow basement interval
Pressure 3 None 0.1, –4.26 NA Cased interval
Geochemistry 1, 1′ Stainless steel 434.2 198.2 Deep basement interval, ~5 m below base of lower packer
Geochemistry 2, 2′ Stainless steel 309.3 73.3 Shallow basement interval, ~2 m below base of lower packer
Geochemistry 3, 3′ Stainless steel 309.3 73.3 Shallow basement interval, ~2 m below base of lower packer
Microbiology 1, 2 Titanium 439.8 203.8 Deep basement interval, ~10.6 m below base of lower packer
Hole U1362B
Pressure 1 Stainless steel 272.0, –3.66 30.0 Basement interval
Pressure 2 None 0.1, –3.96 NA Cased interval
Pressure 3 None –4.3 NA Dedicated seafloor
Geochemistry 1, 1′ Stainless steel 278.8 36.8 Basement interval, ~8 m below base of packer, center of 5-1/2 inch casing
Geochemistry 2, 2′ Stainless steel 278.8 36.8 Basement interval, ~8 m below base of packer, center of 5-1/2 inch casing
Geochemistry 3, 3′ Stainless steel 278.8 36.8 Basement interval, ~8 m below base of packer, center of 5-1/2 inch casing
Microbiology 1, 2 Titanium 281.7 39.7 Basement interval, ~10.6 m below base of lower packer

Notes: Valve ID indicates valve in CORK wellhead. The two microbiology valves in each wellhead are connected to a single sampling line. Geochemical values are also replicated, with two valves monitoring each depth interval. Tubing used for monitoring and sampling terminates in wire-wrapped miniscreens, except for pressure monitoring just below seafloor CORK seal (both CORKs) and dedicated seafloor gauge (Hole U1362B). Depths reported as meters below seafloor (mbsf) and meters subbasement (msb) refer to termination of sampling line. Second pressure values (negative in mbsf column) refer to seafloor monitoring points. NA = not applicable.

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