Introducing…the underreamer!
Each time we drill a new hole we have to first check our equipment on board, so we are confident it will work once…
GUEST BLOG: Robert Harris – Petrophysics (Physical Properties) Specialist
I’m participating on IODP Expedition #375 as a physical properties and downhole tools specialist. My primary interest is in the…
Hearing the creaks and groans of the Hikurangi Subduction Zone
What is special about the northern Hikurangi Subduction Zone? Subduction Zones are where two tectonic plates collide, and one of…
To the sea floor
This is a re-entry cone, it’s used when we plan to revisit a site in the future. The drillers use…
Core Science # 2 – we talk to scientists about their core samples
R & R on The JR
Shots of galley, food, icecream machine, gym, lounge, steel beach etc
Core Science #2 – sampling the cores
A CORE SAMPLE is a specific sample a scientist chooses to do experiments on because they are interested in its…
It’s a zoo out here!
Terminology of monkey board, rathole, doghouse, catwalk etc
Ships passing in the night
The JOIDES Resolution operates 24/7, this means that the boat never sleeps and the crew is on one of three…
Core Science #1 – What is coring and what does it tell us?
What is coring exactly? What we call a ‘core’ is simply a long tube of sediment (or when it’s harder,…