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Leg 197 Operations Plan and Time Estimate
Option 1              
Site Location Water Operations Description Transit Drilling Logging Total
No. Lat/Long Depth   (days) (days) (days) On-site
               
    (mbrf)          
Yokohama 35°16.80'N   Transit 1572 nmi from Yokohama, Japan to Site HE-1B @ 11.0 kt 6.0      
  139°23.40'E            
               
HE-1B 52°53.00'N 3200 Drill ahead with a center bit to 800 mbsf.   9.6 0.9 10.5
  164°35.00'E   RCB in sediment from 800 to 950 mbsf        
      Wireline logs (Triple combo and FMS)        
               
               
               
      Transit 167 nmi from Site HE-1B to Site HE-3B @ 11.0 kt 0.6      
               
               
HE-3B 50°48.60'N 2740 Drill ahead through sediment with a center bit to 450 mbsf   7.1 1.1 8.2
  167°33.00'E   RCB from 450 to 600 mbsf (150 m into basement) using FFF        
      for one bit change        
      Wireline logs (Triple combo, Mag Tool, and FMS)        
               
      Transit 574 nmi from Site HE-3B to Site HE-4B @ 10.5 kt 2.3      
               
               
HE-4B 41°29.00'N 1300 RCB to 190 mbsf (150 m into basement)   4.8 0.5 5.3
  170°38.00'E   Wireline logs (Triple combo and FMS)        
               
               
      Transit 200 nmi from Site HE-4B to Site HE-5C @ 10.5 kt 0.8      
               
               
HE-5C 38°09.50'N 1480 RCB to 210 mbsf (150 m into basement)   4.9 0.5 5.4
  170°50.00'E   Wireline logs (Triple combo and FMS)        
               
               
      Transit 201 nmi from Site HE-5C to Site HE-6A @ 10.5 kt 0.8      
               
HE-6A 34°58.94'N 1331 RCB to 230 mbsf (150 m into basement)   4.8 0.5 5.3
  172°08.98'E   Wireline logs (Triple combo and FMS)        
               
               
Yokohama 35°16.80'N   Transit 1640 nmi from Site HE-6A to Yokohama, Japan @ 10.0 kt 6.8      
  139°23.40'E            
      TOTAL: 17.3 31.2 3.5 34.7
               
        TOTAL DAYS:   52.0  

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