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Category: Drilling Sites

Drilling Sites. Site B is the original vertical hole (~150 m). Site C is the second vertical hole (~192 m). Site D is the diagonal hole (~354 m angled, 290 m vertical).

Drilling Completed!

Drilling Completed!

Posted on September 4, 2017September 4, 2017 by surtsey50years
  Drillers Steve Cole, Justin Blouin, AJ Vecchiarelli, Beau Marshall, and Matt Lyon hold the last core of the SUSTAIN drilling operation. At 10:30 am this morning, drilling on Surtsey was completed! ... Read More
Success at Drillsite C!

Success at Drillsite C!

Posted on August 26, 2017August 26, 2017 by surtsey50years
Last night we achieved our first BIG success! We drilled through the well-cemented tuff Surtsey’s hydrothermal system, and into the deeper deposits of the volcano below 160 m depth. We had nearl... Read More
Steaming Core

Steaming Core

Posted on August 16, 2017 by surtsey50years
Steaming core at over 100 °C and ~ 80 m in depth.... Read More
Full Core Recovery

Full Core Recovery

Posted on August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 by surtsey50years
A member of the science team proudly displaying full core recovery. This core contained a single fracture, but otherwise was a solid piece 3.15 m long. An up-close look at the core, likely to be a wel... Read More
Drillers in Action, 10 August

Drillers in Action, 10 August

Posted on August 12, 2017August 12, 2017 by surtsey50years
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Extracting Core

Extracting Core

Posted on August 11, 2017August 11, 2017 by surtsey50years
  Extracting the core from the drill casing on the 10th of August, 2017. The core is housed in a plastic liner for handling and transport and is carried in an aluminum holder to ensure it does no... Read More
First Core

First Core

Posted on August 11, 2017August 11, 2017 by surtsey50years
The teams on Surtsey extracted the first core today! Here they are pictured with the first section.... Read More
Microbiology Sampling

Microbiology Sampling

Posted on August 11, 2017August 11, 2017 by surtsey50years
Microbiologists measure and cut the core into 10cm segments to collect samples.... Read More
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