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Project Coordinator: Dr. Eric Henry, Assistant Professor of Geology
Site Geologist: Tom Landis (UNCW Geology 1994)
Drillers: Bobbie Fowler and Scott Price
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Watch here for for further updates on this project.
Current Status: 6:00 pm Wednesday, April 23, 2003. Well completed, gone home.
4:00 pm. At total depth, about 70 feet, within the Castle Hayne. Preparing to set the well screens.
2:30 pm. At 65 feet within the Castle Hayne. Enlarging the well bore to 6 inches.
12:20 pm. Drilling within the top of the Castle Hayne at a depth of 50 feet.
10:00 am split spoon drilling at 44 feet.
9:30 am drilling operations have begun, come on out and join us!!
3:30 pm. Casing is set, finished for the day. Will start drilling into the Castle Hayne tomorrow at 8 am.
1:30 pm. Casing is set in the hole. Removing the hollow stem augers.
12:50 pm. Reaming with the hollow stem auger has reached 40 feet. Now they are mixing grout and preparing to set the casing string.
12:30 pm Reaming down to 20 feet.
12:05 pm. Started reaming the hole.
11:35 am. Pilot hole as struck the Pliocene, 'Randall Parkway beds' at a depth of 40 feet. Preparing to ream hole for setting casing.
11:00 am Drilling pilot hole, depth 31 feet, in the surface sand aquifer.
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Our well is being drill by our friends at Catlin
Engineers and Scientist.
Geologist: Tom Landis Drillers: Bobbie Fowler and Scott Price |
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Rigging-up, 9:30 an April 22, 2003 |
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The drilling set-up. |
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Mixing up the drilling mud. |
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Making hole, depth 0 to 5 feet. |
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Split-spoon from 5 to 7 fee7 |
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Sedimentary Petrology students logging the samples. |
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Reaming the hole with a hollow stem auger. |
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Setting the casing in the well. |
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Pulling the hollow stem augers back out of the hole while
grouting in the casing string..
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Clean up after drilling on Tuesday. |
These pages were updated in real time during the drilling by James Dockal and Eric Henry.