167 Prospectus

SITE CA-1D

LOCATION: Eel River Basin, Northern California slope

PRIORITY: 1

POSITION: 41° 40.985' N, 124° 56.002' W (Cross of W9406 lines 9 and 12)

WATER DEPTH: 1033 m

SEDIMENT THICKNESS: > 0.8 sec (>600 m)

TOTAL PENETRATION: 250 m

SEISMIC COVERAGE: W9406 CA1 surveys; EW9504 CA1 Survey, miscellaneous regional.

OBJECTIVES: 1.To investigate Pleistocene and late Pliocene paleoceanography on

the Coastal Transect. 2.To sample gas hydrates at ~165 m depth, if found.

DRILLING PROGRAM: 2 APCs to refusal, third APC to 50 m or longer

if time available. XCB to total penetration if not reached by APC.

LOGGING AND DOWNHOLE OPERATIONS: Quad Combo and FMS from standard suite.

NATURE OF ROCK ANTICIPATED: Hemipelagic sediments with some turbidites.