Priority: 1
Position: 43°56.9´S, 128°49.7´E
Water Depth: 5100 m
Sediment Thickness: Up to 300 m
Target Drilling Depth: 50 m into basement
Approved Maximum Penetration: 350 m
Seismic Coverage: SOJN05, 000-159 GMT, 26 Feb. 1997, shot 680
Objectives: The objective of Site AAD-29a 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.