IODP

doi:10.2204/iodp.sp.327.2010

Site summaries (continued)

Proposed Site DR-1

Priority: Secondary
Position: 47°38.810′N, 127°26.999′W; approved for 500 m radius surrounding position
Water depth (m): 2600
Target drilling depth (mbsf): 660
Approved maximum penetration (mbsf): 660
Survey coverage: EW0702 Line 1, CDP 3070 (Track Map and Seismic Profile Fig. F8)
Objective: Drill into deeply buried basement ridge 125 km from the spreading center, where basement temperatures may approach 100°C, to evaluate the influences of hydrothermal circulation on crustal evolution and microbiology. Sediment thickness is 610 m, and basement penetration will be 20–50 m.
Drilling and Logging program: • RCB core through 610 m of sediment and into uppermost basement
• If time allows, install cone and casing through sediment
• Collect temperature measurements (SET)
See "Operations plan/drilling strategy" and Table T3
Nature of rock anticipated: Turbidites (sand, silt, clay) and hemipelagic mud, overlying basalt