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Date: 12/04/04

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THUMBNAIL NAME REMARKS
UN_Bruce_Lifts_Shorty_And_Cement_HSDP-2b_1.jpg Bruce raises the forklift to place Shorty and the cement barrel on the rig floor
UN_Casing_Shoe_And_Rock_Remnants_HSDP-2b_1.jpg We were fortunate enough to recover some of what we drilled yesterday, even without an inner core barrel. The metal on the left is a piece of the casing shoe, and the olivine-rich rock on the right is from the bottom of the hole, ~9,870 feet.
UN_Everyone_Help_Tighten_HSDP-2b_1.jpg Everyone gets in on the action to help tighten the top of the cement syringe
UN_Pumping_Cement_Down_HSDP-2b_1.jpg The setup for pumping the cement slug to the bottom of the hole
UN_Shorty_And_Paul_Discuss_HSDP-2b_1.jpg Shorty and Paul discuss the right and wrong way to pour cement
UN_Shorty_And_Paul_Wrench_Ratchet_HSDP-2b_1.jpg Shorty and Paul are tightening a tool to keep the cement syringe from dropping down the hole while it is being filled.
UN_Shorty_Attach_Syringe_To_Wireline_HSDP-2b_1.jpg Shorty attaches the syrince to the wireline, and in an hour we will be at the bottom to inject cement
UN_Shorty_Pours_Cement_HSDP-2b_1.jpg Shorty pours a bucket of cement into the syringe, which can hold 47 gallons