Ocean drilling program with ten cruises completed

Conference · Thu May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986 · Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5167031

Kidd, R B; Rabinowitz, P D

With the end of Leg 110 in the Barbados forearc, JOIDES Resolution, the scientific drillship of the Ocean Drilling Program, has now completed its first-phase Atlantic Ocean campaign. This paper focuses on the operational successes of the new program and identifies areas in which the authors expect further emphasis in the light of future scientific objectives. An initial thrust of the program toward high-latitude drilling and zero-age ocean crustal drilling was addressed through a major commitment to engineering development. The scientific laboratory complex aboard the drillship has undergone a thorough testing during this period, and new equipment development a modifications ensure that the facilities remain continually updated. High-latitude drilling in the Labrador Sea and Baffin Bay (Leg 105) and in the Norwegian Sea (Leg 104) augur well for the proposed 1987 Antarctic expeditions, since the stability of the ship and its heave-compensation capabilities showed that weather and sea state present less of a problem to core recovery than difficult downhole lithologies. Experience with the various engineering systems that made up the bare-rock spud-in assemblage on Legs 106 and 109 suggests that there will be a continued increase in emphasis on technical innovations in the new program.

• Research Organization: Texas A and M Univ., College Station
• OSTI ID: 5167031
• Report Number(s): CONF-860624-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States) Journal Volume: 70:5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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