Project Photos

 

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    Workover rig
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    WESTCARB partners visit the site
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    Mobilization of Paul Graham drilling rig
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    Crane lifting section of rig tower
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    Drilling rig in place
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    On the drilling rig floor
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    New drill bit
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    Used drill bit
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    Viewing core samples from Nortonville Shale to Domengine Sandstone interface – first coring run
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    Preparing core samples on site in LBNL/UCB mobile field laboratory
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    Core barrel retrieval during the second coring run
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    Second coring string comes off of the rig
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    Pulling core barrel from drill pipe
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    Mokelumne River “Sandstone” from 4750 foot depth spills from core barrel
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    Measuring core barrel for cutting
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    Cutting the core barrel into sections
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    Mudlogger examines rock chips under the microscope to determine composition
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    Outside the LBNL/UCB mobile field laboratory. From left to right: John Beyer, Project Manager, Joanne Emerson, Jonathan Ajo-Franklin, and Shahla Ali
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    View of drill site from levee
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    Drill pipes removed from well and stacked to prepare for wireline logging
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    Unloading and preparation of wireline logging tools
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    Hoisting wireline tool string onto rig to lower into borehole
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    Wayne Rowe of Schlumberger (left) discusses wireline logging with WESTCARB’s Technical Advisor, Dr. Elizabeth Burton, and California Energy Commissioner Jim Boyd
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    Schlumberger team conducting Formation Micro Imaging (FMI)/sonic logging
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    California Energy Commission staff visit project site. From left to right: Misa Milliron, Robin Smutny-Jones, Linda Spiegel, Laurie ten Hope, Elizabeth Keller