Basic data report for drillhole WIPP 32 (Waste Isolation Pilot Plant - WIPP)

Technical Report · Sat Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6682927· OSTI ID:6682927

WIPP 32 is an exploratory borehole drilled to examine the subsurface at a small topographic high in Nash Draw. The borehole is located in east-central Eddy County, New Mexico, in NE 1/4 SE 1/4 Sec. 33, T.22S., R.29E. and was drilled in August, 1979. The hole was drilled to a depth of 390 feet, and encountered, from top to bottom, the Rustler Formation (166') and the upper Salado Formation (224'). Core was taken from 4 to 353 feet. Geophysical logs were run the full length of the hole to measure formation properties. The WIPP is to demonstrate (through limited operations) disposal technology for transuranic defense wastes. The WIPP will also provide facilities to research interactions between high-level waste and salt.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA); Geological Survey, Denver, CO (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6682927
• Report Number(s): SAND-80-1102
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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