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PRELIMINARY OPERATIONS PLAN AND TIME ESTIMATE

Site Location Water Operations Description   Transit Drilling Logging Total
No. Lat/Long Depth   [hrs] (days) (days) (days) On-site
                 
PRIMARY SITES:                
                 
Yokohama 36°00.0'N   Transit ~977 nmi from Yokohama to WP-2A @ 10.5 kt [93.0] 3.9      
  139°48.0'E              
                 
WP-2A 41°04.793'N 5548m A: APC/XCB to ~510 mbsf (10 m into basement contact ?) [141.5]   5.9 0.0 5.9
  159°57.789'E   plus jet-in test for reentry cone emplacement in "C" hole          
                 
      B: Drill ahead to ~480 mbsf (~30 m above TD of XCB hole), recover     5.4 1.0 6.4
      ctr bit, RCB core to ~600 mbsf (~100 m into basement) [129.1]        
      wireline log (1-triple combo and 2-FMS-sonic runs) [23.0]        
                 
      C: Deploy reentry cone w/~60 m 16" csg, drill 14-3/4" hole [250.3]   13.8 0.0 13.8
      to ~550 mbsf, cement csg shoe at ~535 mbsf, drill out shoe,          
      drill 9-7/8" hole to ~600 mbsf          
                 
      Deploy instrument pkg on 4-1/2" csg, cement in open [80.0]        
      hole below casing shoe and deploy battery package          
                 
      Total days on-site: 26.1        
                 
      Transit ~537 nmi f/WP-2A to SR-1 (HRRS test site) @ 10.5 kt [51.1] 2.1      
                 
SR-1 32°48.220'N 2060m       12.5   12.5
(HRRS) 158°20.370'E   A: "Dual cam" bit spud testing and crew training (U/R style) [48.0]        
      B: "3 level bit" spud testing and crew training (U/R style) [48.0]        
      C: Hammer csg test (12-1/4" ring bit/~20 m 13-3/8" csg), FFF [48.0]        
      D: Hammer csg test (12-1/4" ring bit/~35 m 13-3/8" csg), FFF [60.0]        
      E: Hammer csg test (11-3/4" ring bit/~50 m 13-3/8" csg), FFF,          
      185 hammer drill test (TD depth TBD), [96.0]        
                 
      Transit 15-20 nmi from SR-1 to SR-3 (HYACE test site) [2.5] 0.10      
                 
SR-3 TBD 2500 A: HYACE testing in a dedicated hole [69.5]   2.9   2.9
HYACE TBD   NDT inspect BHA, layout drill collars, secure for transit          
                 
      Total days on-site: 15.4        
                 
Guam 13°20.00'N   Transit ~1370 nmi from SR-1 to Guam @ 10.5 kt [130.5] 5.4      
  144°30.00'E              
                 
      Port call days: 5.0 11.5 40.5 1.0 41.5
                 
      NOTE: Total includes port days.   TOTAL DAYS: 58.0  

Revised 23 March 2000 M. A. Storms

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