Chesapeake Bay
DOSECC was the general contractor for the Chesapeake Bay Meteor Impact drilling project.
- Total depth: 1,766.3 m
- Cored interval: 125.6 m to 1,766.3 m
- Core recovery: Very good, but percentage not calculated
- Location: Eyreville Farm, Northampton County, Virginia, USA
- First core: September 15, 2005
- Last core: December 4, 2005
- Core sizes: PQ, 125.6 to 591.0 m in Eyreville A corehole, 85 mm diameter
- HQ, 591.0 to 940.9 m in Eyreville A corehole, 63.5 mm diameter
- HQ, 737.6 to 1,100.9 m in Eyreville B corehole, 63.5 mm diameter
- NQ, 1,100.9 to 1,766.3 m in Eyreville B corehole, 47.6 mm diameter
Project Summaries:
- Overall Project Summary: ChesapeakeBayOnePager.pdf
- Post-Impact Studies: ChesapeakeBayPostImpactOnePager.pdf
Project Websites:
Positions Open
DOSECC seeks a President and a Director of Scientific Drilling.
