2007 October 8 (Day 18)
Weather: Overcast
Site: C0002(NT3-01) (33°18’ N, 136°38’ E)
Science Operations on Deck: Waiting on weather and Dynamic Positioning System testing for the next LWD hole. General maintenance of instruments was carried out on the drill floor and preparation of free fall funnel.

Science Operations in Labs: Science party started working on the Resistivity data acquired by last LWD. Sonic data is sent to the Data Center for assistance in pre-processing problems. Lab technicians finalized geotechnical core measurement data and input to the database (J-CORES) and prepared handover documentation while setting up instruments in the core processing and lab street decks.