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Table T2. Operations plan and time estimates for Leg 206.

Site
Location and depth
Operations Description
Transit
(days)
Drilling
(days)
Logging
(days)


SCENARIO A (double casing)



Balboa
8.57°N, 79.33°W
Transit from Balboa to GUATB-03C, 833 nmi @ 10.5 kt
3.3



GUATB-03C
6°44.19'N, 91°56.06'W
Hole A: APC/XCB to 240 m sediment + 5 m basement, jet-in test

2.9


water depth = 3655 m
Hole B: Drill to 230 m, RCB to bit destruction (~360 mbsf),

4.6



Log (triple combo-MGT, FMS/sonic, and BGR magnetometer)


1.2


Hole C: Set reentry cone, jet-in 80 m of 20-in casing

1.6



Drill 21.5-in-diameter hole to 270 mbsf with bi-center bit

4.8



Set 260 m of 16-in casing (20 m into basement) and cement

2.7



Drill through cement shoe, RCB core thru basalt to ~1050 mbsf

27.5



Wireline log (triple combo-MGT, FMS/sonic, and WST-3)


1.9


Wireline log with the BGR borehole magnetometer


0.3


Wireline log with the UBI


0.4


Pipe trip to the surface and secure for transit

0.5


Balboa
8.57°N, 79.33°W
Transit from GUATB-03C to Balboa, 833 nmi @ 10.5 kt
3.3




SUBTOTAL:
6.6
44.6
3.8


TOTAL OPERATING DAYS:
55.0





SCENARIO B (triple casing)



Balboa
8.57°N, 79.33°W
Transit from Balboa to GUATB-03C, 833 nmi @ 10.5 kt
3.3



GUATB-03C
6°44.19'N, 91°56.06'W
Hole A: APC/XCB to 240 m sediment + 5 m basement, jet-in test

2.9


water depth = 3655 m
Hole B: Drill to 230 m, RCB to bit destruction (~360 mbsf),

4.6



Log (triple combo-MGT, FMS/sonic, and BGR magnetometer)


1.2


Hole C: Set reentry cone, jet-in 80 m of 20-in casing

1.6



Drill 21.5-in-diameter hole to 360 mbsf with bi-center bit (2 bits)

10.0



Set 350 m of 16-in casing (110 m into basement) and cement

2.7



RCB core from 360 to 490 mbsf, or to whatever depth required

4.5



Log (triple combo-MGT, FMS/sonic, and BGR magnetometer)


1.4


Open hole 360–490 mbsf to 18.5-in with bi-center bit (2 bits)

4.0



Set 480 m of 13 3/8-in casing (240 m into basement)

2.4



Drill through cement shoe, RCB core thru basalt to ~770 mbsf

10.5



Wireline log (triple combo-MGT, FMS/sonic, and WST-3)


1.5


Wireline log with the BGR borehole magnetometer


0.3


Wireline log with the UBI


0.3


Pipe trip to the surface and secure for transit

0.5


Balboa
8.57°N, 79.33°W
Transit from GUATB-03C to Balboa, 833 nmi @ 10.5 kt
3.3




SUBTOTAL:
6.6
43.7
4.7


TOTAL OPERATING DAYS:
55.0





ALTERNATE SITES



GUATB-03B
6°43.64'N, 91°56.66'W
The operations plan is the same as given above for primary site.




water depth = 3650 m





GUATB-03A
6°40.64'N, 91°55.94'W
The operations plan is the same as given above for primary site.




water depth = 3621 m





GUATB-01A
7°55.50'N, 90°32.64'W
The operations plan is the same as given above for primary site.




water depth = 3454 m





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