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).
Success at Drillsite C!
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 at over 100 °C and ~ 80 m in depth.... Read More
Full Core Recovery
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
Extracting Core
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
The teams on Surtsey extracted the first core today! Here they are pictured with the first section.... Read More