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Priority:
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High
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Position:
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Lat 36°48'18.99"N (36°48.316), Long 7°43'08.56"W (–7°43.142) (WGS 84)
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Water depth (m)
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567
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Target depth (mbsf):
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784
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Approved maximum penetration (mbsf):
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Pending EPSP/TAMU Safety Panel approval
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Previous drilling in area:
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None
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Comments:
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Jurisdiction:
Portugal
Potential hazards: shallow gas, shallow-water flow, soft seabed, strong currents |
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Survey coverage
(track map, seismic profile)
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• Bathymetric sketch and site location with seismic lines position on the contourite depositional system (Fig. AF1)
• Multichannel seismic reflection (MCS) profile (Line P74-45) across the Faro-Albufeira Drift (Fig. AF3). |
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Objectives
(see text for complete details):
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• Recover complete Pliocene sedimentary record.
• MOW upper core
• Related to scientific objectives (1) Influence of the Gibraltar Gateway, (2) MOW paleoceanography and global climate significance, (3) sea level changes and sediment architecture
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Drilling/coring program:
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Double APC to refusal, then single XCB/RCB hole to 784 mbsf
Temperature measurements: APCT-3 |
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Downhole logging program:
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Standard tools: triple combo, FMS-sonic, VSI
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Anticipated lithology:
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Sands, silts, clays, and marls
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