Table T19. String configuration and installation comments.
 
Drill pipe
depth
(mbsf)
Description
Comments
0.3 Data logger bottom
23.7 20-in casing shoe K-55, buttress, 94 lb/ft, all joints tack welded
29.0 T10 Thermistor 10
58.0 Stinger bottom 5.5-in drill pipe, six joints; string weight = 8500 lb
64.0 T9 Thermistor 9
87.0 T8 Thermistor 8; looped cable between T9 and T8 so that only 23 m, instead of 35 m, remained between them; only had maximum outer diameter of 2.3 in through looped section; each end of loop tapered to prevent hangups; cable shortened by 24 m total to accommodate new well depth
107.4 16-in casing shoe K-55, buttress, 75 lb/ft, last three joints tack welded
110.0 T7 Thermistor 7; looped cable between T8 and T7 so that only 23 m, instead of 35 m, remained between them; only had maximum outer diameter of 2.3 in through looped section; each end of loop tapered to prevent hangups; cable shortened by 24 m total to accommodate new well depth
115.0 T6 Thermistor 6
120.0 T5 Thermistor 5
125.0 T4 Thermistor 4
130.0 T3 Thermistor 3
132.0 T2 Thermistor 2; during installation of data logger tool string into drill pipe, the cable grip grabbed the thermistor cable, but not the spectra cable; this resulted in the thermistor cable sliding up 3 m with respect to the spectra cable; therefore, spacing between T2 and T3 is only 2 m, instead of the 5 m originally planned
137.0 Osmotic sampler 2 top
142.0 Osmotic sampler 2 bottom Intake at bottom and pushed inside drill holes after cutting off portion of tube containing air
142.5 Osmotic sampler 1 top
147.5 Osmotic sampler 1 bottom Intake extends 22 m into screened area, 3 m above top of sinker bar; had problems attaching extension to coupling at bottom of osmotic fluid sampler; glued fitting while assuring that tube remained free to flow; while extension tube was vertical and prior to attachment to osmotic sampler 1 (laying horizontally), retention cap fell off bottom of extension tube and fluid dripped continuously
149.0 Weak point Pull test rated to 4,000 and 56,000 lb
149.0 End of 10.75-in casing K-55, buttress, 40.5 lb/ft
149.0 Beginning of 10.75-in screen K-55, buttress, 40.5 lb/ft, screen wrapped, 312 holes/ft, 0.5-in diameter, wrapped with triangular wire with 0.008-in gap over 0.125-in standoff rods
171.0 Osmotic sampler 1 intake Located 3 m above top of sinker bar
174.0 Top of sinker bar
176.0 Bottom of sinker bar 156 lb in air, 3-in outer diameter, 2-m long
202.3 End of 10.75-in screen
208.0 10.75-in shoe Unable to run casing past ~227 m, so removed three joints to place at current depth
257.0 Top of fill
266.0 Total depth