Running casing with a "swell" packer
The last 24 hours was pretty frustrating, because we were trying to get 10-3/4″ casing into a hole drilled into…
Underreamer madness!!!
Here is a quick photo of the underreamer being tested, below the rig floor, before it is deployed. You can…
First cone, underreaming, more planning
Yesterday we installed a reentry cone on the seafloor (image above shows cone being assembled), with about 50 m of…
Tracer injection system, Darcy Lab both ready to go
Today I finished with preparation of the tracer injection system, thanks largely to the collaboration of Jim Cowen, Dustin Winslow,…
Departing on IODP Expedition 327!
Today we departed (finally!) for the start of IODP Expedition 327. The first version of the (preliminary) proposal leading to…