Priority: 1
Position: 47°32.7´S, 130°00.´E
Water Depth: 4050 m
Sediment Thickness: Up to 100 m
Target Drilling Depth: 50 m into basement
Approved Maximum Penetration: 150 m
Seismic Coverage: BMRG05, 1600-1759 GMT 25 Jan. 1996, shot 85
Objectives: The objective of Site AAD-4c 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: Pelagic ooze, basalt.