Operational support, instrument provision, training.

Funding for scientific drilling projects proposed by scientists from ICDP member countries (Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, PR China, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.S.A., United Kingdom).

Downhole logging equipment, core logger, core scanner.

We provide the Deep Lake Drilling System DLDS, a barge and drill rig system to recover sediment and rock cores from lake bottom and shallow water floors. The system consists of a wireline drilling rig capable to recover core from 1400 m depth and a modular barge of 24.4 by 7.3 meters size. The DLDS has been deployed successfully on Lake Van in Turkey, the Dead Sea in Israel and Lake Ohrid in Macedonia. The operator of the DLDS is GTE the successor of DOSECC Exploration Services.

ICDP provides a multi sensor core logging (MSCL) device for whole round and split hard rock and soft rock cores with or without liner. Maximum core diameter is 10 cm, maximum length of a core section is 1.5 m. The MSCL is equipped with sensors for p-wave verlocity, magnetic susceptibility, and spectrum gamma (U, Th, K). Avaliable is furthermore a radioactive source (137Cs) and a detector for gamma density. The radioactive source will be provided and shipped only in justified exceptional cases. The MSCL is provided on a first come, first serve base. ICDP projects can apply for it in the full proposal. Manpower for on-site operation and maintanance of the MSCL must be provided by the project. The use is free of charge except shipping costs and travel costs of the operator for attending a training (if needed).