MoHole WS 2010
Dept. Earth Sciences
Kanazawa University
Kakuma-machi
Kanazawa 920-1192 Japan
Thursday, June 3 - Day 1 - Main conference room, Kanazawa-shi Bunka Hall
09:00 - Registration at Kanazawa-Shi Bunka Hall
09:20 - Introduction - Meeting overview and information (B. Ildefonse, S. Umino)
09:30 - Inaugural speech (Shingo Shibata, Director for Deep Sea Research, MEXT)
09:40 - MoHole : A brief review of scientific rationale (D. Teagle)
Available site survey in the Pacific
10:00 - Trade-off between water depth and temperature at Moho (D. Wilson)
10:20 - Hawaii site in comparison with IODP site 1256 (N. Seama)
10:50 pause
11:10 - Site survey data from ODP/IODP Site 1256 (D. Wilson)
11:30 - Deep-Tow" Site: ~30 Myr Old Crust off Southern California (D. Blackman)
11:50 - IFREE seismic studies toward the Mohole project: results and future plans (S. Kodaira)
12:20 - Discussion on lectures
12:40 - Lunch break (lunch boxes provided)
Current understanding of technological feasibility
13:30 - MOHOLE Engineering, seeking solutions inside and outside of IODP (G. Myers)
13:50 - Chikyu Drilling challenge for the MoHole (S. Kobayashi)
14:10 - The Chikyu engineering development (M. Yamao)
14:30 - Discussion on lectures, and distinct operational plans/needs for MoHole as a function of crustal age crust
15:00 - Breakout sessions 1
Participants are divided in two groups addressing the following breakout session topics :
1 - Ultra deep drilling technology and project planning (including High Temperature/High Pressure drilling and coring) - Chairs : Y. Isozaki, G. Myers and M. Yamao
2 - Site selection and site survey plans - Chairs : P. Canales, M. Nedimovic, and D. Blackman
15:40 - Pause
16:00 Breakout sessions 2
17:10 - Plenary session
Summaries from breakout group chairs & scribes
17:40 - Planning, scoping and funding the MoHole within the context of the10-year renewal cycle (Y. tatsumi)
18:00 - End of Day 1
Friday, June 4 - Day 2 - Main conference room, Kanazawa-shi Bunka Hall
09:00 - Plenary session
Drilling and coring at high temperatures
09:05 - Deep scientific coring in Iceland (A. Skinner)
09:30 - Thermal rock properties, drilling fluid temperature and effects on borehole stability at the Moho (D. Mainprice & P. Pezard)
09:50 - Discussion on lectures
10:00 - Breakout sessions 3
Continuation of discussions on topics #1 and #2
Breakout group #1 session will include the following presentations from Cameron and Shell companies :
Fred R. Foreman : Surface BOP System
Johnnie E. Kotrla : deepwater drilling with Cameron’s ESG system & HPHT BOPs
Steven F. Shimonek : deepwater Riser design, including “slim” Riser
10:50 - Pause
11:10 - Breakout sessions 4
Both breakout groups start separately discussions on topic #3 when finished with topics #1 and #2 :
3 - Science Measurements: determination of requisite data for project success (e.g., continuous coring Vs. spot coring); in-situ measurements, Core/borehole logging/mud logging/survey integration.
12:30 - Lunch Break (lunch boxes provided)
13:30 - Breakout sessions 5
Continuation of discussions on topic #3
15:40 - Pause
16 :00 - Plenary session
Starts with summary from breakout group
Wrap-up discussion; identifying action items
18:00 - End of Day 2
19:00 - Banquet at Kanazawa Excel Hotel Tokyu
Saturday, June 5 - Day 3 - Kakuma Campus, Kanazawa University
10:00 - Writing Committee meeting (Steering Committee + volunteers). Drafting of the meeting report, assigning duties.
Any participant can volunteer to participate to this meeting.
15:00 - End of Day 3