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Priority:
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Primary
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Position:
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40°14.00′N, 47°30.00′W
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Water depth (mbrf):
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4150
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Target drilling depth (mbsf):
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400
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Approved maximum penetration (mbsf):
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Request 900; pending EPSP approval
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Survey coverage:
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•Primary line: KNR 179-1, Line 46, SP 218 2155
•Crossing line: MCS Line RC2510 11B, SP 1600Z 3073
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Objective:
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Lower Oligocene and upper Eocene with record of E/O boundary; biotic changes around the E/O and late Eocene; late Eocene impact horizons; transition to different type of drift sedimentation and associated changes in flow characteristics of the Deep Western Boundary Current; CCD evolution; middle of depth transect.
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Coring program:
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•Hole A: APC/XCB to 300 mbsf with orientation and APCT-3
•Hole B: APC/XCB to 300 mbsf
•Hole C: APC/XCB to 300 mbsf
•See “Drilling strategy” and Tables T1, T2
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Wireline logging program:
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•Hole C: Wireline logging with triple combo and FMS-sonic
•See “Downhole measurements strategy” and Tables T1, T2
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Anticipated lithology:
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Carbonate ooze, hemipelagic clay, shallow-water carbonates
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