Priority: 1
Position: 41°18.6´S, 127°57.1´E
Water Depth: 5100 m
Sediment Thickness: Up to 200 m
Target Drilling Depth: 50 m into basement
Approved Maximum Penetration: 250 m
Seismic Coverage: BMRG05, 1400-1559 GMT, 21 Jan. 1996, shot 605
Objectives: The objective of Site AAD-27a 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.