Priority: 1
Position: 46°20.6´S, 134°59.8´E
Water Depth: 4200 m
Sediment Thickness: As much as 200 m
Target Drilling Depth: 50 m into basement
Approved Maximum Penetration: 250 m
Seismic Coverage: BMRG05, 1400-1559 GMT 18 Jan. 1996, shot 315
Objectives: The objective of Site AAD-1b is to recover basement samples for geochemical analysis in the minimum time possible.
Drilling Program: RCB to ~50 m basement
Logging and Downhole Operations: None
Nature of Rock Anticipated: Biogenic ooze, basalt.