IODP to Operate Three Drilling Platforms in 2009
The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program will conduct scientific ocean drilling operations aboard all three of its platforms in 2009, from March until December. It marks the first time since IODP began operations in 2004 that all three platforms will operate at the same time.
Two New Ocean Drilling Expeditions In early March, an international team of scientists set sail aboard the drill ship JOIDES Resolution on the first of two expeditions to the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
Military Water Well Drilling in Africa
National Guardsmen are working the Dikhil region of Djibouti, where they have been deployed since September in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. The detachment's primary goal is to drill six wells for Djiboutian villages.
Scientists Study Sediment Grains in the Unsaturated Zone
USGS scientists are studying the microscopic mineral layer of tiny sediment grains and finding that the composition of these coatings on sediment grains in the unsaturated zone can have a substantial effect on the retention of nitrate and sulfate.
Jordan's Ground Water Has High Radiation Levels Ancient ground water being tapped by Jordan, one of the 10 most water-deprived nations in the world, has been found to contain 20 times the radiation considered safe for drinking water.
Satellites Reveal New Oil Finds A new map of the Earth's gravitational force based on satellite measurements may make it easier to find new oil deposits.
Credit: Andersen et al., The DNSC08 ocean wide altimetry derived gravity field. Presented EGU-2008, Vienna, Austria, April, 2008
Coming Events
March 22-24 South Dakota/North Dakota Well Drillers Association Convention Chamberlain, S.D. 605-734-6631
March 27-28 New England Water Well Expo Marlborough, Mass. 845-278-1892
April 2-4 Alberta Water Well Drilling Association Convention & Trade Show Red Deer, Alberta 780-386-2335 www.awwda.com
April 3 Practical Deep Foundation Design and Construction for Seismic and Lateral Loads St. Louis 973-423-4030 www.dfi.org April 11-15 GEFCO Resource Drilling Fundamentals Training Seminar Enid, Okla. 580-234-4141 www.gefco.com
April 19-23 2009 Ground Water Summit and 2009 Ground Water Protection Council Spring Meeting Tucson, Ariz. 800-551-7379 www.ngwa.org April 21-23 Ontario Ground Water Convention & Trade Show Collingwood, Ontario 519-245-7194 www.ogwa.ca
May 5-7 Shallow Exploration Drillers Clinic Catoosa, Okla. 402-472-7550
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