Priority: 1
Position: 41°52.7´S, 127°00.1´E
Water Depth: 5000 m
Sediment Thickness: Up to 150 m
Target Drilling Depth: 50 m into basement
Approved Maximum Penetration: 200 m
Seismic Coverage: SOJN05, 800-959 GMT, 23 Feb. 1997, shot 475
Objectives: The objective of Site AAD-36 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.