Table T1. Coring summary, Site 1253.
Hole 1253A
Latitude: 9°38.8583´N
Longitude: 86°11.4337´E
Time on site (hr): 475.25 (1430 hr, 21 Sep 2002-0945 hr, 11 Oct 2002)
Time on hole (hr): 473.25 (1630 hr, 21 Sep 2002-0945 hr, 11 Oct 2002)
Seafloor (drill pipe measurement from rig floor, mbrf): 4387.2
Distance between rig floor and sea level (m): 11.2
Water depth (drill pipe measurement from sea level, m): 4376.0
Total depth (drill pipe measurement from rig floor, mbrf): 4987.2
Total penetration (meters below seafloor, mbsf): 600.0
Total length of cored section (m): 230.0
Total length of drilled intervals (m): 370.0
Total core recovered (m): 148.65
Core recovery (%): 64.6
Total number of cores: 43
Total number of drilled intervals: 2
Core
Date (2002)
Ship local time (hr)*
Depth (mbsf)
Length (m)
Recovery (%)
Remarks
Top
Bottom
Cored
Recovered
205-1253A-









*****Drilled from 0.0 to 150.2 mbsf*****
DVTPP at 56.8 and 150.0 mbsf



*****Drilled from 150.2 to 370.0 mbsf*****

1R 24 Sep 0420 370.0 375.6 5.6 3.96 70.7
2R 24 Sep 0535 375.6 385.2 9.6 8.89 92.6 Whirl-Pak
3R 24 Sep 0700 385.2 394.9 9.7 4.06 41.9
4R 24 Sep 0840 394.9 400.5 5.6 5.30 94.6 Whirl-Pak; hard formation at 404 mbsf
5R 24 Sep 1220 400.5 404.5 4.0 3.75 93.8 AHC
6R 24 Sep 1745 404.5 413.3 8.8 6.61 75.1 AHC
7R 24 Sep 2215 413.3 416.0 2.7 2.28 84.4 AHC
8R 25 Sep 0340 416.0 423.3 7.3 4.56 62.5 Whirl-Pak; AHC
9R 25 Sep 0945 423.3 429.9 6.6 3.74 56.7 AHC
10R 25 Sep 1155 429.9 436.1 6.2 1.95 31.5 Drilling change at 431 mbsf
11R 25 Sep 1355 436.1 442.0 5.9 2.33 39.5
12R 25 Sep 1515 442.0 450.6 8.6 0.28 3.3 Hard formation at 451 mbsf
13R 25 Sep 1705 450.6 460.2 9.6 0.46 4.8
14R 25 Sep 2320 460.2 464.2 4.0 3.48 87.0 Whirl-Pak
15R 26 Sep 0415 464.2 470.9 6.7 2.37 35.4
16R 26 Sep 0800 470.9 476.5 5.6 5.02 89.6 Whirl-Pak
17R 26 Sep 1110 476.5 480.5 4.0 3.77 94.3
18R 26 Sep 1530 480.5 485.1 4.6 5.33 115.9 Whirl-Pak
19R 26 Sep 1910 485.1 490.1 5.0 1.63 32.6
20R 26 Sep 2250 490.1 492.8 2.7 2.73 101.1 Whirl-Pak
21R 27 Sep 0115 492.8 493.3 0.5 0.52 104.0
22R 27 Sep 0530 493.3 499.8 6.5 5.22 80.3 Whirl-Pak
23R 27 Sep 1055 499.8 507.9 8.1 5.40 66.7
24R 27 Sep 1500 507.9 513.0 5.1 3.30 64.7 Whirl-Pak
25R 27 Sep 1735 513.0 516.0 3.0 2.12 70.7
26R 27 Sep 1850 516.0 519.2 3.2 1.88 58.8 Whirl-Pak
27R 29 Sep 0015 519.2 523.9 4.7 3.47 73.8
28R 29 Sep 0515 523.9 528.9 5.0 3.47 69.4 Whirl-Pak
29R 29 Sep 0820 528.9 534.5 5.6 1.97 35.2 Whirl-Pak; hard formation at 531 mbsf
30R 29 Sep 1300 534.5 538.5 4.0 4.14 103.5 Whirl-Pak
31R 29 Sep 1625 538.5 543.2 4.7 4.18 88.9
32R 29 Sep 2100 543.2 549.2 6.0 3.19 53.2 Whirl-Pak
33R 30 Sep 0130 549.2 552.9 3.7 3.34 90.3
34R 30 Sep 0730 552.9 557.9 5.0 4.40 88.0 Whirl-Pak
35R 30 Sep 1215 557.9 562.5 4.6 3.27 71.1
36R 30 Sep 1655 562.5 566.0 3.5 3.30 94.3 Whirl-Pak
37R 30 Sep 2115 566.0 572.2 6.2 1.91 30.8 Whirl-Pak
38R 1 Oct 0125 572.2 577.2 5.0 1.89 37.8 Whirl-Pak
39R 1 Oct 0540 577.2 582.8 5.6 2.91 52.0 Whirl-Pak
40R 1 Oct 1045 582.8 585.8 3.0 1.55 51.7 Whirl-Pak
41R 1 Oct 1715 585.8 589.9 4.1 5.70 139.0 Whirl-Pak
42R 2 Oct 0225 589.9 595.4 5.5 4.42 80.4 Whirl-Pak
43R 2 Oct 1100 595.4 600.0 4.6 4.60 100.0 Whirl-Pak



Cored totals: 230.0 148.65 64.6



Drilled totals: 370.0






Total: 600.0


Note: * = Ship local time is Universal Time Coordinated - 5 hr. DVTPP = Davis-Villinger Temperature-Pressure Probe. Whirl-Pak = microbiology microsphere contamination testing. AHC = active heave compensation.