Priority: 1 Position: 9°27.23'N, 54°20.52'W Target Drilling Depth: 280 mbsf Approved Maximum Penetration: 280 mbsf Seismic Coverage: Primary line GeoB01-204, crossing line GeoB01-205
Objective: Site DR-8B is designed to recore DSDP Site 144 and recover Paleogene and Cretaceous sediments. It is the second deepest site in the transect.
Drilling Program: Triple APC/XCB to 280 mbsf.
Logging Program: Triple combo, FMS-sonic, and check shot.
Nature of Rock Anticipated: Foraminifer-nannofossil ooze, chalk, carbonaceous claystone, and black shales.