About 10 days ago, drilling was stopped at the Alpine Fault drill site so that geophysical measurements could be made down the borehole, and the bit could be replaced. This involved lifting all of the drill rods out one by one and stacking them next to the rig. Next to come up was the bottom […]
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Rupert Sutherland with DFDP-2 flags Whilst researchers continue to pull together the history of past Alpine Fault earthquakes, the Deep Fault Drilling Programme is well underway in Whataroa on the West Coast of the South Island. For an introduction to this project have a look at my blog and video here, or check out the
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The Deep Fault Drilling Project begins its first phase of drilling in the next few days. In this video Rupert Sutherland tells why scientists want to drill into New Zealand’s huge Alpine Fault.
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