After loading supplies at the Port of Shingu, Chikyu sets sail to the Nankai Trough, at 17:00 on May 12.
Crew changing by helicopter during operation.
Setting and lowering 36 inch conductor pipe and 26 inch drill bit assembly. Decision of the exact riser hole location is made by monitoring the ROV camera.
View from top of the drill floor, 120 meter above sea level. Helicopter landing on the Chikyu.
During approach of a big low pressure, it was 35 m/s and 10 m max. wave height. Supply and watch boats were evacuating from the site.
Picking and making up riser pipe at drill floor
Installing riser pipe fairing above moonpool
Lowering riser pipe and BOP (Blow Out Preventer) into the ocean
The moment that Blow-Out Preventer land on the wellhead on the seafloor
Circulation of drilling fluid and cuttings
Coring operation at the drill floor
Wire line logging operation
Research activities in shipboard laboratory
Walkaway-Vertical Seismic Profiling experiment
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