Oil odor had been reported from some of the cores, and care was taken to examine all samples for the presence of oil drops. The only examples were found in Hole 1115C at 514.72 mbsf. These are clearly indigenous oil drops. Some possible occurrences of oily material were found but were considered to represent additives similar to pipe dope. It is possible that the moderate-temperature drying has tended to evaporate oils. However, the higher boiling fractions would have been left, and these are normally the more strongly fluorescing components. It is therefore concluded that oil is not prominent within the sections drilled.