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ICDP Service and Equipment provision in MESI

The Operational Support Group of the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program, ICDP, situated at GFZ, provides downhole logging services and access to utilize the ICDP instrument pool for PIs of successful ICDP proposals. ICDP is a proposal-driven international program to support multinational research teams with a critical need for continental scientific drilling. Deadline for proposal submission to ICDP is each year on January 15. PIs are encouraged to contact ICDP as soon as they know for a concrete need for equipment or services which then will be offered on first come – first serve basis. The tools and services provided by ICDP OSG are part of the Modular Earth Science Infrastructure (MESI) at GFZ.

Logging tools

Measure various parameters or allow sampling of borehole fluid downhole at in-situ conditions.

As service to scientific drilling projects (no rental)

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Logging winches

Together with Logging tools or as stand-alone winch service

As service to scientific drilling projects (no rental)

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GFZ Geophone Chain

17 levels with 3-component 15 Hz geophones each, borehole diameter between 57 and 330 mm.

As service to scientific drilling projects (no rental)

 

OnLine Gas Analytics OLGA

For on-site gas analysis from returning drilling mud or pumped fluids. Includes gas mass spectrometer, gas chromatographer, methane carbon isotope spectrometer, gas separators and pumps.

For approved ICDP projects after training of the on-site operator

 

Multi-Sensor Core Logger MSCL

Measures physical properties of drill core (up to 1.5 m long and 10 cm diameter). Includes sensors for mag. suscept., density, natural gamma, and p-wave velocity.

For approved ICDP projects after training of the on-site operator

 

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