Basic data report for drillhole WIPP 34 (Waste Isolation Pilot Plant - WIPP)

Technical Report · Sun Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5170998

Borehole WIPP 34 was drilled to investigate a structural low in an area about 2-1/2 miles north of the center of the WIPP site. The borehole is located in Section 9, T22S, R31E, in east-central Eddy County, New Mexico, and was drilled during August and September 1979. The hole was drilled to a depth of 1820 feet, and encountered from top to bottom, surficial Holocene deposits (10', including artificial fill for drill pad), the Santa Rosa Sandstone (144'), the Dewey Lake Red Beds (503'), the Rustler Formation (316'), and the Salado Formation (847'). Cuttings and cores were taken at selected intervals. Geophysical logs were run for the entire length of the hole. The structural low was verified by data from WIPP 34, however it was not apparently caused by dissolution of halite.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5170998
• Report Number(s): SAND-81-2643; ON: DE82008343
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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