2007 September 27 (Day 7)
Weather: Fine but Cloudy
Site: NT2-03 Pilot Hole A (33°14’ N, 136°42’ E)
Science Operations on Deck: Reached TD 1000 m below seafloor at 12:45. Spot kill drilling fluid, pulled out of the hole, and conducted maintenance check on drilling equipments and derrick.

Science Operations in Labs: Continued Science Seminar 4 covering Thermal and Hydrological Regime and ACORK data from Muroto accretionary prism and Sunda Subduction zone structure and earthquake generation. Safety Management System (SMS) lecture continued to 9 scientists. Brief meeting with LWD engineers was held for confirmation on data acquisition.
Lab technicians continued working in the lab area for maintenance, instrument setup, rearrangements and checking lab supplies inventory. Attended oriented tool operations lecture, set up multishot sensor (magnetometer)