167 Prospectus

SITE CA-11E

LOCATION:  Pelagic site, off Point Conception

PRIORITY:  1

POSITION:  34° 32.366' N 122° 16.649' W  (EW9504 CA11 line 7 shotpoint 3745)

WATER DEPTH:  3873 m

SEDIMENT THICKNESS:  0.52 sec (435 m)

TOTAL PENETRATION:  440 m

SEISMIC COVERAGE:  EW9504 CA11 survey

OBJECTIVES:  Deep-water site, Conception transect, southern depth transect. To
 sample an lower Miocene (22.5 Ma) to Holocene sediment section to study
 evolution of the California Current and north Pacific deep-water properties. 

DRILLING PROGRAM:  2 APCs to refusal, third APC to 50 m or longer if time
 available. XCB to total penetration, including minor basement sampling.

LOGGING AND DOWNHOLE OPERATIONS:  Standard Quad Combo and FMS logging strings, 
 and GHMT magnetic logging tool if core measurements indicate feasibility. 

NATURE OF ROCK ANTICIPATED:  Hemipelagic sediments over MORB basalt. 
Possible cherts near basement.

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