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S U M M A R Y OF M O T I O N S JOIDES Executive Committee, Kyoto, Japan
January 31 - February 2,1994
A P P R O V A L S
EXCOM Motion, June 1994 - FY95 Program Plan Approval
EXCOM endorses the FY95 Program Plan as presented with a $44.9M budget including the continued upgrade of the data management system.
Should JOI be notified by NSF of any change in the budget total for FY95, EXC OM requests JOI notify the EXCOM Chair in order that tiie full benefit of appropriate JOIDES committees advice may be utilized to evaluate the impact of any cut and to recommend appropriate responses and plan changes.
EXCOM Motion, June 1994 - Approval of the Minutes
E X C O M approves the Revised Draft Minutes of the of the January 31 - February 2,1994 Meeting in Kyoto, Japan.
REPORTS
EXCOM Motion, June 1994 - EDRC Report
E X C O M accepts the EDRC Report and tiianks the Committee and its Chair for its excellent report and constructive recommendations.
EXCOM recommends that PCOM and T A M U (following direction from JOI) evaluate the report's recommendations and implement immediately, where possible, such recommendations and to report to EXCOM on actions taken in January 1995.
LONG-RANGE PLANNING
EXCOM Motion, June 1994 - OD21 Proposal
E X C O M welcomes and strongly supports the proposed Japanese plan for scientific drilling in the 21st Century, including: construction of a riser drill ship; their expectatior>s of a substantial contribution towards scientific outfitting and operation of this ship by partner countries; and their plan to schedule the ship through a JOIDES-like structure.
However, many unresolved issues exist relating to scieritific outfitting, operation and management of the proposed Japanese drill ship. E X C O M and STA/JAMSTEC recommend that a small Working Group be convened in the near future to identify these issues and suggest mechanisms to resolve them. The WG should consist of appropriate representatives of ODP-Japan and STA/JAMSTEC, the present and hiture Chairs of PCOM and EXCOM, and the JOI ODP Director.
E X C O M recognizes that a major step in technology is required to match the need for advanced studies of Earth systems in the 21st Century.
E X C O M requests that P C O M develop the rationale and questions that would be addressed by a potential multiplatform operation, including riser drilling.
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P E R F O R M A N C E E V A L U A T I O N C O M M I T T E E
E X C O M Consensus J u n e 1994 - PEC IV Mandate
Evaluate the management and performance of the prime and subcontractors, and recommend action where required. Efficiency, cost and effectiveness in their delivery of services are the principal concerns.
The committee should consider, but not be limited to, issues such as:
• the effectiveness of JOIDES short-term and long-term planning
• the integration of drilling with otiier earth science initiatives
• effectiveness of the publication system
JOI will brief die committee on the many issues facing the program and its future renewal.
P A R T I C I P A N T L I S T
JOIDES Executive Committee
Helmut Beiersdorf - Bundesanstalt fur Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (Germany) James Briden - Natural Environment Research Coimcil (United Kingdom) Robert Duce - Texas A & M University, College of Geosciences and Maritime Studies Robert Gagosian - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution John Mutter - Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory Yves Lancelot - Laboratoire de G^logie du Quatemaire (France) Margaret Leinen - University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography John Malpas - Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada (Can-Aus Consortium) Arthur Maxwell - University of Texas at Austin, Institute for Geophysics Arthur Nowell (Chair) - University of Washington, College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences John Orcutt - University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Barry Raleigh - School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii Bruce Rosendahl - University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Jan Backman * - Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden (ESF Consortium for Ocean Drilling) Larry Small - Oregon State University, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Asahiko Taira * - Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo (Japan) • - O D P Council
ODP Liaisons
David Goldberg - Wireline Logging Services (ODP-LDEO) Don Heinrichs * - National Science Foundation Brian Lewis - P C O M Chair, University of Washington James Watkins - Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc. Philip Rabinowitz - Science Operator (ODP-TAMU)
ODP Council
ODP Council
Michele Fratta - European Science Foundation (ESF Consortium for Ocean Drilling) John Krebbs - Natural Environment Research Council (United Kingdom) Francois Madelain - Direction des R^cherches Oceaniques, IFREMER (France) Dietrich Maronde - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Germany) David Falvey - Australian Geological Survey Organization (Can-Aus Consortium) Peter Fricker - Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland (ESF Consortium for Ocean Drilling) Tetsuya Hirano - Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo (Japan) Robin Riddihough - Energy, Mines and Resources, Geological Survey of Canada (Can-Aus Consortium)
JOIDES Office
William Collins - Executive Assistant and Non-US Liaison Karen Schmitt - Science Coordinator
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Guests and Observers
Jamie Austin - Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc. Jack Baldauf - Science Operator (ODP-TAMU) Allison Bums - Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc. John Coyne- Science Operator (ODP-TAMU) Paul Dauphin - - National Science Foundation Grant Gross - National Science Foundation Bill Haq- National Science Foundation Bill Erb - US State Department Ellen Kappel - Joint C)ceanographic Institutions, Inc. Bruce Malfait - National Science Foundation Atsushi Omata - Ocean Development Division, Japan Science and Technology Agency Sandy Short - National Science Foundation Steve Strength - National Science Foundation Takeo Tanaka - Planning Department, JAMSTEC, Japan Shin-ichi Takagawa - Deep Sea Technology Department, JAMSTEC, Japan Kuo-Yen Wei - National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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DRAFT M I N U T E S OF T H E JOINT EXCOM-ODPC M E E T I N G
Tuesday, June 28,1994 8:30 AM
— Joint Session of EXCOM and ODP CouncU —
Item A. Initial Business 1. Welcome, opening remarks and initial business
Nowell and Heinrichs reviewed the logistics of the meeting. Self-introductior\s were made around the table and the room.
a) Adoption of the Agenda
Nowell called for any additions or corrections to the Agenda. Austin asked to add an item on the PEC IV mandate to his report and to EXCOM business items. The agenda was adopted by consensus.
Item B. Membership Reports 1. United States
Malfait reviewed tiie FY 1994 NSF budget (Appendix 1.0), tiie FY94 Ocean Sciences budget and the FY94 NSF ODP budget. He then reported on US Science Support Program activities (Appendix 1.1), including the NSF grants program, 1995 field programs and OSN activities (Appendix 1.2); Malfait outlined the NSF/ODP budget request for 1995 plarming and reviewed the NSF preliminary spending plan (Appendix 1.3).
Kappel reported on USSAC activities for FY94. She noted that JOI/USSAC had a new cooperative agreement with NSF that went into effect March 1,1994. Kappel reviewed the ODP-related workshops and site augmentation activities funded by USSAC for FY94 (Appendices 1.4-1.5). In addition, JOI was working on an interactive, multimedia CD-ROM project to teach earth science concepts through the use of ODP drilling results (Appendix 1.6). Kappel reviewed the JOI/USSAC distinguished lecturer series and the graduate fellowship program (Appendix 1.7).
2. United Kingdom Briden reported that the plarming for the JOIDES Office was on schedule; NERC had hired
Colin Jacobs to serve as the Science Coordinator. Briden reviewed some of the British plans for activities at the T A G site and noted that a VSP experiment was funded by NERC for the ODP leg at Barbados. Briden outlined recently-funded British scientific activities of interest to ODP programs. The U K had held its annual ODP Forum meeting in Leicester, Briden reported that it had been well attended and very successful.
3. Japan Taira reviewed tiie shnchare of ODP Japan and how it related to the STA/JAMSTEC 0D21
planning (Appendix 2.0). Taira reported on drilling proposals that the Research Planning Committee of ODP-Japan had put forward into the ODP system (Appendix 2.1). Taira reported that tiie Scientific Advisory Committee of STA for 0D21 had met three times since Kyoto and would soon publish their science plan of OD21. Taira noted that cooperation between Monbusho and STA for OD21 was growing and an " M O U ' would soon be signed by both to work together (Appendix 2.2).
4. Germany Maronde reported that there had been recent cuts in the research and technology agency of
Germany, he noted that personnel had to be cut in some agencies and institutes. Maronde explained tiiat there were government elections coming up and that, in general, there was a push for cooperation of research and applied technology. The DFG budget had experienced a 5% overall increase. However, in the last year there had been a 20% increase in tiie total amount of funds requested in proposals and this had made funding proposals difficult. Maronde reviewed the German budgets for ODP contributions and priority programs for the period 1989 -1994; he concluded that, overall, ODP was doing well witii funding in Germany (Appendix 3.0).
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Beiersdorf reported that the German annual ODP meeting had been held in March 1994, in Cologne. The meeting had been very successful and, to highlight international cooperation, had held coordinated sessions with InterRidge. The meeting had 150 scientists attend including guests from throughout Europe and the US. The discussions had concluded that there was a need for cooperation between the two groups.
Beiersdorf announced that the new ODP core repository had opened several weeks earlier in Bremen and an official opening ceremony would be held at the end of July. The repository was almost fully operational and the Ceara Rise sampling party was scheduled for August.
5. France Lancelot reported that there had been very strong French participation on the recent
lithosphere legs, including having French Co-chiefs on legs to Hess Deep and M A R K . This participation had helped laimch a strong French ridge studies program. Lancelot anticipated that the EAT drilling program would also have strong French participation. Lancelot explained that there was a mandate in France for ODP to integrate with other science programs, he felt that French scientists still viewed ODP as a facility-provider. Lancelot reviewed recent organizational changes at CNRS and he stressed that, in order to survive, ODP needed to cooperate with otiier global geoscience programs.
Lcuicelot noted that a subcontract had been awarded to Marseilles froip the ODP logging contractor, France was subsidizing the group to some extent to help expand the linkages of the logging with other programs. Lancelot explained that this was a positive step to increase the size of the scientific community in France involved in ODP.
Lancelot warned that budget difficulties were pending in France and that all of the sciences would be cut by a minimum of 8% next year. At the same time, Lancelot explained that there would be an evaluation of ODP by France next fall to decide the future of French participation in ODP for the last two years of the M O U . Lancelot felt that future of participation was in question and this independent review of the program would determine France's future in the program. Lancelot tfiought that the key to OOP's survival was to have the program linked to other international geoscience programs that needed the drillship to achieve their scientific objectives.
6. ESF Backman reported on the ECOD-generated proposals that had recentiy been drilled by ODP
and proposals that were scheduled in FY95. Backman stressed that the ESF Consortium was experiencing increasing interest in ODP due to the upcoming cruises in the Mediterranean and North Atlantic. The ESF Consortium had plarmed several workshops to help develop proposals for drilling, including the annual workshop planned for September in Davos. ITie tiieme of the Davos workshop was Margin and Marginal Basin Drilling: Past and Future. At the Davos meeting, there were also plans for a European Committee meeting to discuss the long-range future of ODP. Backman concluded that there was a very active ODP community in the ESF Consortium.
7. Can-Aus Consortium Malpas reviewed the Canadian funding situation and explained that there had been a marked
shift in the funding agencies toward strategic and applied research. Malpas reported that there had also been a recent change in the Canadian government and tiiis change had also impacted Canadian planning. Malpas noted that a complete review of science and technology in Canada was being undertaken in the next year. In addition, Canada was experiencing severe budget cuts, the Geological Survey was having a 15% cut, resulting in a 40% cut in operations; Malpas was sure this would impact Car«dian ODP funding.
Malpas reported that the Canadian ODP Council had worked to get a guarantee for a continuing level of participation, however, there was no security in the Canadian funding at present. Can-Aus wanted to negotiate with ODPC about continuing the temporary situation that allowed them to continue as a partial member in ODP while Can-Aus continues its activities to recruit a new partner(s). Malpas summarized the recent activities that Can-Aus had undertaken in its recruitment efforts.
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Malpas reported that the Canadian GDP Secretariat would move from St. Johns to Toronto in October. Steve Scott would be the new Canadian ODP Director. Malpas would be taking a position outside of Canada and would be leaving EXCOM.
Falvey reviewed the situation that had evolved with Australia moving to sign an M O U with a consortium of Taiwan universities. An invitation had been issued to the Taiwan universities to join the Can-Aus Consortium and things were still being worked out, Falvey was hopeful fliat this would be accomplished soon. Falvey noted a general emphasis toward strategic or applied research for funding agencies in Australia. There was also a push for government agencies to get external fimding for research activities, 25% was now required to be secured from funding sources outside AGSO.
Falvey reported that the Austialian ODP Secretariat was now located at the University of New England, but there would be an advertisement of the office and it could move by April 1995. Coffee break... I0;I5 -10:30 AM
Item C. Engineering Development Review Committee Report
Becker reviewed the EDRC Mandate and noted that a third item was added to the mandate by agreement of the EXCOM Chair, PCOM Chair, JOI and NSF (Appendix 4.0). Becker reviewed tiie membership of the EDRC (Appendix 4.1) and then described the timetable and approach fliat tiie EDRC used in preparing tiieir final report to E XCOM (Appendix 4.2). Becker stressed that the EDRC considered its report final, and further meetings would be undertaken only if considered necessary by E X C O M .
Becker presented the EDRC position on personnel issues at ODP-TAMU (Appendix 4.3). The EDRC recognized that personnel issues fell within the purview of the ODP-TAMU Director's office but emphasized that there were significant issues that required resolution. The EDRC found tiie ODP-TAMU engineers to be highly skilled, competent and motivated. However, tiieir job morale suffered from poor leadership, over-commitment, and confusion about priorities and budgets.
Becker outlined the EDRC recommendations for standardizing procedures for engineering development (Appendices 4.4-4.5), the EDRC considered this their mosf important recommendation. Becker then detailed the eight steps of the procedure that the committee recommended and identified the parties that should be responsible for each step. The EDRC identified the need to do a proper feasibility analysis before starting any development as the main thrust of this standard procedure.
Becker reviewed the EDRC recommendations for improving the ODP-TAMU management structure (Appendix 4.6). In this area, the EDRC emphasized the need for one supervisor for operational engineering and another separate supervisor for mariaging engineering developments.
Regarding the oversight of ODP-TAMU engineering development subcontracts, the EDRC concluded tiiat the ODP-TAMU Director's office and engineering/operations manager urgently needed to formulate policies for monitoring engineering development subcontracts (Appendix 4.7). The EDRC also felt that the department manager should be responsible for seeing tfiat these policies were rigorously followed.
Becker outiined tiie points tiiat tiie EDRC felt were important for improving TEDCOM/ODP-T A M U / P C O M interactions (Appendix 4.8). The EDRC felt tiiat TEDCOM's primary role in interacting with ODP-TAMU should be in project feasibility analysis and the ensuing planning of development efforts, not in day-to-day details of the development engineering. The EDRC also felt tiiat tiie TEDCOM Chair should attend every P C O M meeting to advise P C O M on technical planning and prioritization. In addition, TEDCOM and PCOM should regularly review the membership and chairmanship of TEDCOM to ensure that TEDCOM had the necessary expertise to advise on current ODP-TAMU engineering development efforts.
The EDRC had reviewed tiie DCS development and recommended tiiat TEDCOM and its DCS subcommittee advise P C O M on the feasibility of continued DCS development. If TEDCOM considered DCS development feasible, then a full development plan should be established by
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O D P - T A M U / T E D C O M / P C O M so that P C O M could property prioritize continued DCS development (Appendix 4.9).
Becker closed by emphasizing that some of tiie EDRC recommendations were urgent «ind needed to be acted on quickly, EXCOM should not leave the issues unresolved for too long.
On behalf of ODP-TAMU, Duce thanked Becker and his committee for a thorough review. He assured EXCOM that ODP-TAMU would take this report very seriously and act accordingly. Duce explained tiiat ODP-TAMU fully agreed that the EDRC recorrunendations were appropriate and that there were actions to be taken at ODP-TAMU to address some of the problems identified by the EDRC. D^ce promised EXCOM that ODP-TAMU would make a progress report to PCOM in August and that he would have a full report on ODP-TAMU actions on the EDRC recommendations for E X C O M in January.
Maxwell asked if the EDRC had considered whetiier or not the planned computer upgrade should follow a similar development plan to that recommended here? Becker said that the EDRC had not considered the computer upgrade as a part of their mandate, the issue had not been addressed at EDRC meetings.
Item D. Program Management Reports 1. NSF
Malfait reviewed the FY94 ODP fxmding (Appendix 5.0) and the changes that had been made to the original Program Plan budget. These included a $600K reduction imtil the computer/database plan was presented, tiie approval of the ODP core repository in Bremen, a change in Leg 157, and the addition of the EDRC and LWD.
Malfait outiined the assumptions in the FY95 target budget of $44.9M (Appendbc 5.1). Malfait noted that NSF had concerns about delays in DCS development, lack of detail in the plans for the computer/data base upgrade, and lack of detail in the international development strategy.
2. JOI a) FY94 Budget Activities
Austin reviewed die activity and budgets involved in supporting the recent LWD program on Leg 156, he reported it had been very successful and could be important for ODP in the future (Appendix 6.0). Austin also thanked the EDRC for their report, he felt that they had handled the task very effectively.
Kappel reported on tine FY94 budget situation regarding the $600K being withheld by NSF. ODP-TAMU had gone ahead and reviewed the RFP, tine Computer RFP Evaluation Committee had concurred that the process was correct and, as a result BCOM recommended release of these fimds. JOI was working with ODP-TAMU to present a plan with the amount of detail required by NSF to release the funds. She stressed a decision to release the funds was needed by July so that best-and-final offers were able to be preserved.
b) FY95 Budget Activities
Austin reviewed JOI's actions toward enacting EXCOM's internationalization plan developed at the February EXCOM meeting (Appendix 6.1). After polling the Intematiorwl Partnership Advisory Committee (IPAC) and EXCOM as a whole regarding activities to recruit new partners, JOI had suggested to BCOM/NSF that the new ODP Director take on the internationalization tasks. B C O M had allocated the $50K to support the new ODP Director in these activities.
c) New ODP Director
Leinen filled EXCOM in on progress in JOI's search for a new Director of ODP. JOI had formed an international Search Advisory Committee (Leinen, Nowell, Briden, BeiersdorO to advise the Director of JOI on candidates for the ODP Directorship. Leinen reported that interviews were to be completed in conjunction with this EXCOM meeting and September 1 was the target date for having a new person in place, hopefully with a period of overiap and turnover with Austin. Leinen noted tiiat it was a very international applicant pool. The Search Advisory Committee (SAC) had met by phone and discussed the applicants, howeyer applications continued to come in. The SAC had defined tiie hiring process and were intending to evaluate candidates this week but the SAC also wanted to plan for contingencies if a candidate was not selected or was not
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available. In addition, a successful candidate would have to be approved by NSF. The SAC planned to have completed their search v^nthin tiie next month and would be notifying EX CO M of the results by e-mail.
d) PEC Mandate/Membership
Austin reviewed JOI's responsibility to NSF to mandate and staff the program's fourth Performance Evaluation Committee (PEC), noting it would be the last PEC prior to the negotiation with partners for post-1998 renewal (Appendix 6.2). Austin presented a draft of the PEC mandate and suggested a list of people for possible staffing for EXCOM to consider and discuss. EXCOM agreed to review the mandate and membership and take up the item on Wednesday at the EXCOM session.
3. Science Operator, O D P - T A M U Rabinowitz reviewed tiie highlights in ODP operations since the last EXCOM meeting
(Appendix 7.0) and outiined tiie FY95 ODP-TAMU budget and SOE allocations for computing, DCS development and lab upgrades at shipyard. Rabinowitz gave an overview of tiie ODP-T A M U budget history and growth in the base budget. He explained that grov^^ of base budgets have not kept up to the rates of inflation and, in addition, more tasks were being assigned to the Science Operator.
Coyne reported on the status of the computer/database upgrade and reviewed tiie objectives of tiie RFP. Coyne presented the ODP-TAMU timeline for development of tiie RFP and data management system development (Appendix 7.2). He noted that TRACOR had been chosen as the vendor and the details of the contract were being negotiated. Coyne explained the generalized management structure that would be used by ODP-TAMU to administer the new computing subcontract (Appendix 7.3) and reviewed the ODP-TAMU JANUS project management organizational structure (Appendix 7.4). Coyne presented the two-year budget and development plan for the project for the FY95-FY96 period (Appendix 7.5). Coyne noted that there would be a need for additional staff at ODP-TAMU to achieve the goals of the new program and maintain the old system while the changeover occurred. Coyne presented a schematic view of how the new system would be configured (Appendix 7.6) and described the benefits that the new system would impart on the computing environment in ODP.
Baldauf began his review of the recent ODP legs by noting that the ODP operations schedule had been updated and revised since the last EXCOM, the planned drydock would be done in Falmouth in December (Appendix 7.7). Baldauf reviewed the staffing for Legs 152-164 (Appendix 7.8). Baldauf outiined the scientific objectives, site locations, preliminary results and total operational time distribution for Legs 153-156 (Appendices 7.9-7.22).
Briden asked for a clarification of the budget for tiie computing/data base upgrade. He wanted to know why NSF was intervening and withholding funds when ODP-TAMU was proceeding in accordance with JOIDES advice? Malfait explained that NSF felt that the upgrade was an important $3M project but the ODP Program Plan had no description of the oversight process during development. The oversight process was what NSF wanted to see developed more fully. Heinrichs agreed that NSF's withholding funds was not to delay the process but to be ensure that NSF was comfortable with the plan to spend the money before releasing it. Heinrichs added that NSF did not think there were enough checkpoints and milestones in the development plan. NSF wanted ODP to establish enough reviews and checkpoints in the process to allow for proper oversight and management of the program.
Lancelot agreed tiiat BCOM had also been concerned that there be a firm management plan with check points and reviews. Lancelot explained tiiat BCOM had intended that tiie JOI steering committee would be established to advise ODP-TAMU on the first phase of the contract negotiation and maintain an oversight function during the project development.
Kappel explained that the JOI steering committee was a JOI committee and was unusual in the system since it had both T A M U and JOIDES members as well as outside experts. She added tiiat the steering committee would not sit in on the final negotiations but would act as a review committee for tiie work statement for JOI. In addition, the steering committee would provide JOI
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with progress reports arid a checks-and-balances function in the contracting process as well providing technical advice and direction to ODP-TAMU.
Lewis noted that the Statement of Work needed to be completed before a contract was signed. Lewis stressed that the intent of the JOI steering committee was not to have veto power or to micromanage the project, it was to help advise on the development and inclusion of milestones and checkpoints in the development process.
Heinrichs concluded that there were still some loose ends in the written information that had come to NSF and NSF was working with JOI to get an approvable package soon in order to release the $600K. Maxwell advocated that the EDRC review recommendation for project development ought to be considered in terms of the computer upgrade and a similar type of development procedure be followed. Lurich break : 12:30 - 2:30 P M
4. Wireline Logging Services, ODP-LDEO Goldberg reported on the recent logging operations on Legs 153-156 (Appendices 8.0-8.7). He
noted that the LWD activities on Barbados had been particularly successful. Goldberg outiined the upcoming logging plans for Legs 156-158 (Appendix 8.8). The development of high-temperature tools was reviewed (Appendix 8.9) and on-going initiatives were updated (Appendix 8.10).
Goldberg gave an overview of the FY89-FY95 Wireline Logging budgets (Appendix 8.11) and a status report on the subcontracts in the UK and France (Appendix 8.12). Ltmcelot asked about the possibility for logging the upper portions of the hole, he wanted to know if there were ways to improve the ability to do this? Goldberg thought that LWD was the best way to improve tiie shallow logging.
5. P C O M a). Long-Range Planning
Lewis reported tiiat P C O M had endorsed tine conclusions of the Joint EXCOM-STA/JAMSTEC Workshop in Kyoto with a motion. In addition, based on an update on the Japanese plans for the ship presented by Kiyoshi Suyehiro at PCOM in April , PCOM passed a motion supporting ttie proposal from Japan for an advanced drilling vessel to serve as an international scientific program following the JOIDES model (Appendix 9.0).
Lewis reviewed PCOM's plan to update and revise the LRP (Appendix 9.1). PCOM's motivation was that the LRP was out of date and that upcoming reviews of the program would need an up-to-date plan to evaluate the program against.
2) Medium-Term Platming
Lewis reviewed the FY95 Science Plan (Appendix 9.2) and the FY95 Program Plan (Appendix 9.3). He reviewed the changes that the science plan underwent since December 1993, and the circumstances that lead to the removal of the Return to Site 735B program from the science plan. The contingency plan (Appendix 9.4) that PCOM had agreed to at the April PCOM meeting had been employed when the drydock was rescheduled to take place in Falmouth, rather than Capetown. Subsequent to the April P C O M meeting, the contingency plan was revisited by P C O M on e-mail. Lewis presented the Thematic Panel global ranking of proposals for 1994 (Appendices 9.5-9.7). P C O M had used this information to set its four-year plan (Appendix 9.8). '
3) Short-Term Planning
Liaison Groups Lewis reviewed the November 1989 mandate for Liaison Groups (Appendix 9.9) and presented
PCOM's proposed revised mandate developed at \he April 1994 PCOM meeting (Appendix 9.10). The revised mandate would need EXCOM approval to replace the 1989 version.
Shallow Water Gas Lewis reviewed PCOM's revised policy on the funding of Gas Hazards Surveys (Appendix
9.11). Given ODP budgets in the near future, PCOM had concluded it would be necessary for funds for shallow water gas hazards surveys to be the responsibility of the proponent(s).
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DCS Lewis reviewed the DCS development plan that P C O M had instituted (Appendix 9.12), noting
that a full review in December 1994 may be necessary as a result of recent developments with subcontractors.
Computer RFP Evaluation Committee Lewis reviewed the recent history of the computer RFP process and the recommendations of
the Computer RFP Evaluation Committee. The committee had recommended tiiat ODP-TAMU undertake the new data management system upgrade and that a steering committee be used to provide oversight to the process (Appendices 9.13-9.14). Lewis explained the purpose of the steering committee recommended by the Computer RFP Evaluation Committee was to provide on-going technical and management guidance to ODP-TAMU and its subcontractor for the ODP data management system (Appendix 9.15). BCOM had approved the mandate of the steering committee in May and had passed the recommendation to JOI for implementation. However, Lewis noted that the committee had not yet been implemented because funds were being held and the entire program was not going forward yet.
Heiiu-ichs commented that tiiere was a "Catch-22" going on with NSF holding funds to see a statement of work and implementation plan, but the steering committee needed to advise on writing a Statement of Work and implementation plan was being held up pending release of funds. Heinrichs did not think that tfie plan that NSF wanted was something that the steering group itself would write. Rosendahl noted that BCOM had approved the Computer RFP Committee's recommendations concerning the steering committee and at the BCOM meeting NSF had indicated tiiat the funds would be released as a result. Heinrichs agreed NSF had asked for a variety of material, but he stressed that NSF was still not comfortable with the written planrimg and the list of deliverables tiiat had been shown to them. What NSF wanted was a management plan and this was still being completed. Austin indicated tiiat a management plan had been received at JOI from ODP-TAMU but had not yet been reviewed, it would be forwarded to NSF soon.
Item E. 1995 Program Plan Budget Reports 1. 1995 NSF Budget Planning
Heinrichs outiined the total NSF FY95 budget request and its breakdown within NSF (Appendix 10.0) and within the Ocean Sciences division of NSF (Appendix 10.1). Heinrichs reviewed the US FY95 budget cycle, he explained that the budget request was in Congress and could take until November to finalize. The NSF ODP target budget for FY95 was $44.9M, level with FY94, and had been set by NSF for planning budgets and for partner plaruiing (Appendix 10.2). Heinrichs reviewed tiie budgets for ODP from FY92-FY95 and noted tiiat tiie FY95 projection required a full six members participating at $2.95M.
Heinrichs explained that the basic stiucture of the MOUs required the US to provide at least 51% of the program costs. However, when tiie US provided more than 60%—the scenario that would occur if Can-Aus was not a full member in FY95—the premise of the MOUs was at stake. Heinrichs thought tiiat policy was an issue in FY95 budget planning scenarios because there were not six full international partners (Appendix 10.3). Heinrichs presented several budget scenarios, including with Can-Aus as a 7/12 member and with Taiwan added to tiie consortium as a l /6 th member (Appendix 10.4). Heinrichs felt that it was important for ODP to have full memberships so tiiat these complex models did not have to be implemented.
Heinrichs then reviewed budget scenarios with (a) six partners and an increased membership of $3.2M, (ib) seven partiiers with a $2.95M membership, and (3) seven partners with a $3.2M membership. In each, a total ODP budget was calculated for NSF contributions of 51%, 55%, and 60% (Appendix 10.5). Heiruichs had brought this up to discuss how to try to fill tiie gap between actual budgets and the LRP projected budgets. He pointed out that to get a $50M program that allowed the US to stay at the 50-60% funding level, there needed to be changes, either in contributions from partners, or wiih tiie addition of new partiiers. If the goal of the program was to have a budget of $50M, then a serious partnership issue had to be addressed because with just six members and a dues increase to $3.2 M , the program could not reach a $50M budget witii the
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US at 50-60%. This issue would be taken up by ODPC at their meeting on Thursday during discussion of the FY96 partnership dues.
Lewis asked what would happen in FY95 if there were not six full international partners? Heinrichs said that NSF was not going to commit to make up the difference of a partial membership in FY95 and if a full membership did not develop tiien program reductions would have to be an option. He stressed that the final budget was still tentative.
Austin asked how EXCOM could approve the Program Plan given this uncertainty? Heinrichs tiiought tiiat EXCOM should vote based on tiie $44.9M budget that was planned for. Austin asked if that action was valid if the premise was flawed? Heinrichs said that if there were budget reductions required as a result of partial membership, then that would be an NSF management decision. Rosendahl was concerned that it had taken BCOM two meetings to get the budgets down to the $44.9M target and he did not see how a $1.2M cut could be accommodated. Briden was concerned that throughout the FY95 planning NSF had been consistent with tiieir message that a $44.9M budget should be planned for, there were no messages about budget-shortfall contingencies until now. Briden wanted EXCOM to try to identify how a potential $1.2M shortfall would be accommodated. Rosendahl agreed because tiiere were some important budgetary commitments being made in the FY95 Program Plan budget, the computer/data base upgrade for example.
Heinrichs wanted from EXCOM a prioritized list of cuts that could be made, and if necessary, NSF would make tiie budget cuts by exercising its management role. Austin wanted to know when NSF could tell JOI about any cuts. Heinrichs could not say specifically except he stressed that a contract would be ready by October 1.
Leinen asked Heinrichs what he meant by his comment that NSF would make ODP budget cuts as an exercise of its management role? As she understood it, JOI was the contracted manager for the program and she felt that budget cuts should be implemented by a management plan formulated by JOI witii interaction with tiie JOIDES advisory shuchare. She tiiought tiiat JOIDES input was essential in the event of budget cutting. Kappel agreed and explained tinat if there was a budget reduction then JOI would go to PCOM and P C O M would forward a prioritized list to E X C O M / B C O M . Heinrichs agreed that the procedure outiined by Leinen and Kappel, was correct.
2. 1995 PCOM Science Planning Lewis reiterated tiiat P C O M had made the commitment of funds for the computing upgrade
their highest priority. Through FY96, other budget items would be prioritized below this importcint two-year commitment (Appendix 11.0). In FY95, the extent of the DCS development budget was still not completely known, development would probably slow down and could potentially go through a re-evaluation period. Pressure Core Sampler was also anotiier potential engineering development required for FY95 science.
Coffee break 3:15-3:30 P M 3. BCOM
Rosendahl reviewed BCOM's deliberations on building a budget with level funding and a controlling assumption that innovation is the essential driving force behind the drilling program. This assumption resulted in a minimum of 4% of total subcontractor budgets being allocated for SOE. BCOM approached the problem of balancing a level budget by recommending the funding of certain specific SOE projects at expense of base budgets.
Rosendahl outiined tiie BCOM recommendations from the March meeting for the ODP-TAMU, ODP-LDEO and JOI budgets. The international development initiative was discussed at B C O M in March and several issues were raised, specifically the use of commingled funds and the reprogramming of operational funds for administrative functions. In tiie final FY95 budget, JOI decided to combine the ODP Director and the internationalization manager position, this saved $252K.
In May, BCOM was satisfied with tiie Computer RFP Committee's report and recommended autiiorization of $900K in tfie FY95 budget for tiie upgrade to be combined witii tiie $ 600K
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programmed in FY94. This brought the recommended commitment of $1.5M in FY94/FY95 and $ 1.5M in FY96. BCOM also endorsed the Computer RFP Committee's recommendation for a steering committee and that the Chair of the steering committee be a liaison to the ODP-TAMU contract negotiations. Rosendahl concluded by saying that the FY95 budgets did not contain a lot of fat and it would require serious reconsideration if there was to be a cut of $1.2M as was suggested by Heinrichs. Given the level-budget trend, BCOM wanted to ask E X C O M , P C O M and JOI to look into serious reorganization of areas within ODP for better cost efficiency.
Austin noted BCOM had previously prioritized the budgets for FY95 science programs and innovation. He agreed that if a cut of $1.2M were to come about, JOIDES needed to look at the program overall for places where large cuts could be made. Austin stressed that after the fixed operations budgets were taken out there was not a lot of flexibility left over and that functionality in the program would have to be cut.
Rosendahl thought that PCOM needed to revise the LRP to make the budget scenarios more realistic. Lewis said he was taking that message to tiie PCOM LRP subcommittee and that P C O M would be considering budget issues in depth in August. He reminded EXCOM that it would be difficult to construct a more exciting science program within a level-to-declining budget scenario and emphasized that budgets had to grow or level funding would degrade the program to such an extait it may not be able to recover.
Nowell suggested that if there was a requirement for a significant decrease in the FY95 budget, EXC OM be notified so that a meeting of BCOM and appropriate bodies could be coordinated if needed. Nowell tabled further discussion of budget contingency planning until E X C O M took up approval of the FY95 Program Plan.
ItemF. Otherjoint EXCOM/ODPBus iness
1. ODP Review 1999-2003 Heinrichs described some of the background to the most recent M O U renewal. Discussions
among ODPC during the renewal had included plans for a review of the program in the 1994-1996 time frame (Appendix 12.0). Heinrichs explained that one intent of the review was to look into other possible platforms for the 1999-2003 period. Heinrichs felt tiiat if a review for 94-96 time frame was to be done it needed to begin now. NSF wanted to have the review in mid-95, this was because of the events that would occur in, 1995 including: the P C O M review of the LRP, the implementation of the EDRC recommendations and tiie PEC FV review. Heinrichs explained that the ODPC would examine and set specific objectives for this review, ODPC would not be duplicating the PEC FV review but would use it as a base to work from. He stressed that the MOUs were written such that it was an ODPC issue but he wanted E X C O M input. In the US, tiie US National Academy of Sciences was interested in doing such a review.
Briden wanted to see a review with a broader purview, so that successes of the program could be evaluated in a larger context. He tiiought that ODP should be reviewed in a broader context of global marine geosciences to help define tiie overall perception of the program. Heiruichs agreed it would be necessary to include ODP and related programs, a broad view was required. He felt that a big question that still remained was: should tiie process be a single international review or a series of national reviews that were put together? He noted that the French were already planning a national review in this timeframe.
Lancelot added that the French review was planning to go the route of Briden's suggestion. France wanted to expand the role of ODP in marine geosciences, without a significant movement in this direction there would not be a renewal of the program in France. Witiiout a major change in ODP and how ODP contributed to other programs the money would be reprogrammed. Lancelot thought that this new role for ODP entailed taking a risk to expand the program. In order to have multiple-platforms a budget increase was necessary and to do this the program must change. Lancelot acknowledged that there was risk that shaking up the program might break it but without change the program would not survive.
2. PEC Mandate Nowell circulated a draft mandate and membership list for the PEC IV. Beiersdorf, Taira and
Raleigh were asked to draft a motion for the PEC mandate for consideration on Wednesday.
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3. Consistency of JOIDES Agreements Beiersdorf had raised the issue of the JOIDES agreement from 1966 and how membership and
panel mandates, were defined subsequent to the original JOIDES agreement. Nowell noted that the Terms of Reference for EXCOM, BCOM and Science Advisory Structure tiiat were adopted by EXCOM in September 1985 superseded all previous agreements and were the JOIDES reference for all matters of panel mandate and membership.
4. Restructuring of JOI Leinen reviewed the restructuring of JOI into two corporations, JOI and CORE. She explained
that the new structijre would create an organization that had the capability of evolving as tiie needs of ODP and other non-ODP programs evolved. Leinen described tiie rationale behind CORE formation, for the US it was primarily (1) a desire to increase non-drilling activities in ocean science, (2) a desire to represent a larger US community, and (3) a desire to be able to take on a proactive role for the benefit of US ocean science.
Beiersdorf asked who tiie new JOIBOG would be and how tiiey would represent the international programs? Leinen explained that JOIBOG could add members, there was a process for any ODP partner to join JOI by petitioning for membership. Beiersdorf tfiought that there would be a built in conflict of interest if there were shared members on both JOIBOG and COREBOG. Leinen thought that the issues could be separated enough to reduce potential conflict of interest.
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Wednesday, June 29, 1994 8:30 AM
— E X C O M Session —
ItemG. Old EXCOM Business 1. Approval of the Minutes of the January 31 - February 2,1994 Meeting in Kyoto, Japan
Nowell called for corrections or additions. EXCOM adopted the Revised Draft Minutes without any additions or corrections with the following motion:
EXCOM Motion, June 1994 - Approval of the Minutes of the January 31 - February 2, 1994 Meeting in Kyoto, Japan
EXCOM approves tiie Revised Draft Minutes of tiie of tiie January 31 - February 2,1994 Meeting in Kyoto, Japan.
Nowell moved, Malpas seconded vote: 15 in favor, 1 absent. Z Actions Required as a Result of Discussion on the EDRC Report
Nowell thanked Becker for the excellent report from the EDRC and commended ttie committee for delivering the report to EXCOM in a timely fashion. EXCOM discussed the four categories of the report recommendations and debated who should take action on the items. Briden wanted E X C O M to ensure that the momentum for the report be maintained and tiiat some of the items be implemented immediately.
Taira asked if there was a need for another review comrnittee to look specifically at DCS? Becker noted that the EDRC felt the TEDCOM subcommittee was sufficientiy qualified to review and advise on the development. Orcutt noted Sparks' talk in Kyoto that suggested the possibility that compensation at tiie seafloor was a better way to develop DCS. Lewis agreed tiiat TEDCOM was aware of this and the EDRCs proposed serial development procedure was meant to evaluate those questions. Lewis noted that PCOM would review the goals of the DCS in August and bring this into its budget prioritization for FY96 in December.
At the conclusion of the discussion, EXCOM passed the following motion:
EXCOM Motion, June 1994 - EDRC Report E X C O M accepts the EDRC Report and thanks the Committee and its Chair for its excellent
report and constructive recommendations. EXCOM recommends tiiat P C O M and T A M U (following direction from JOI) evaluate tiie,
report's recommendations and implement immediately where possible such recommendations and to report to EXCOM on actions taken in January 1995.
Nowell moved, Briden seconded vote: 15 in favor, 1 absent. Item H. New E X C O M Business
1. PEC IV Raleigh presented a proposed mandate for tiie PEC IV review. He felt that it was better to ask
them to evaluate tiie performance of tiie subcontractors in general, ratiier than use the more specific, detailed direction that was proposed by JOI. Malpas suggested that words be added to charge tiie committee to make recommendations for action based on their findings. Maxwell asked that the mandate look at long-term planning in the program. Austin thought that the performance of the contractor was important. The mandate #1 and 2 was broken out because of the EDRC reference, tiie two are related but tiie EDRC did not look at logging. Mutter asked to add publications to the review, since publications was such a large budget item it should be looked at for cost effectiveness. EXCOM discussed the detailed wording of the mandate and debated if the mandate should be broad and general or specifically targeted at aspects of the program. Coffee break 9:30-10:00 AM
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At tiie conclusion of the discussion, EXCOM arrived at tiie following consensus on the PEC IV mandate:
E X C O M Consensus, June 1994 - PEC IV Mandate Evaluate the management and performance of the prime and subcontractors, and
recommend action where required. Efficiency, cost and effectiveness in their delivery of services are the principal concerns.
The conimittee should consider, but not be limited to, issues such as: • the effectiveness of JOIDES short-term and long-term planning • the integration of drilling with other earth science initiatives • effectiveness of the publication system
JOI will brief the committee on the many issues facing the program and its future renewal.
Item L Ocean Dril l ing Program FY95 Program Plan Approval
Nowell proposed the following motion for approval of the FY95 Program Plan:
E X C O M Motion, June 1994 - FY95 Program Plan Approval E X C O M endorses the FY95 Program Plan as presented witii a $44.9M budget including the
continued upgrade of the data management system. Should JOI be notified by NSF of any change in the budget total for FY95, EXCOM requests
JOI notify the EXCOM Chair in order tiiat tiie. full benefit of appropriate JOIDES committees advice may be utilized to evaluate the impact of any cut and to recommend appropriate responses and plan changes.
Nowell moved, Orcutt seconded. Rosendahl asked that the issue of the rescheduling of the Return to 735B program be brought
up at this time. Nowell questioned if the details of the science plan and ship track were appropriate EXCOM issues. He suggested that they should not be discussed by E X C O M . Purdy disagreed, saying that it was an EXC OM issue because it was related to the relationship between tiie Thematic Panels and PCOM. He tiiought tiiat LITHP perceived tiiat ttie process tiiat lead to the decision to remove the Return to 735B program from the FY95 schedule was not fair because the JOIDES Office did not to provide the full amount of information to PCOM prior to their reconsideration of tiie issue. Purdy wanted tiie JOIDES Office to be directed to take action to try to repair the broken relationship between PCOM and U T H P .
Maxwell asked Lewis for PCOM's perception of the problem. Lewis said that he could comment but if the issue was to be discussed fully he would want time to review the entire process in detail so that everyone would know what had happened. Nowell asked that, since the issue—as asserted by Purdy—appeared to be tiie relationship of P C O M to LITHP, EXCOM defer this discussion until later. Nowell asked EXCOM to focus on the Program Plan approval motion that was on the floor. Rosendahl tiiought that the process had affected the plan. Briden disagreed. He felt that the process discussion was not relevant to the FY95 Program Plan and questioned why the matter was being brought up at this time and had not been raised yesterday during the PCOM reports. Mutter tiiought tiiat the process in question had led to tiie Program Plan that E X C O M was being asked to vote on and was therefore a relevant discussion item at this time. Nowell asked that EXCOM limit its discussion of the Program Plan to the plan itself as presented and tabled discussion of the process and Uie relationship between LITHP and PCOM until later in the day. Malpas and Maxwell agreed that it would be bad policy for E X C O M to consider changing the science plan that was adopted by PCOM. Rosendahl countered that if the process was vwong then maybe accepting the plan was not appropriate.
At tiie conclusion of tiie discussion the vote was taken. Vote: 12 in favor, 2 opposed, 1 abstention, 1 absent
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Item J. Other EXC OM Business 1. JOIDES Office
JOIBOG recommended tiiat when tiie JOIDES Office comes back to tfie US in FY97-98 the office wil l rotate to Woods Hole.
2. Dates and Places for Future E X C O M meetings a) Winter 1995 - Hawaii Jan 30 - Feb 1
b) Summer 1995-UK
Briden discussed having the meeting in conjunction witii the port call in Edinburgh, dates would be available at the next meeting. Coffee Break 10:45-11:00
3. Program Visibil i ty EXCOM discussed opportunities for the program to use the ship while it was operating in the
Mediterranean and North Atiantic for publicity for the program. Fratta noted tiie ECOD would meet in Naples in conjunction with a JOIDES Resolution port call. Watkins stressed that this type of opportunity was important for the top-down approach to attracting new member. If ODP was serious about international membership it should coordinate these activities with the International Partnership Advisory Committee and try to identify ways to use the ship and meetings to bring more public attention to the program. EXCOM discussed additional ways to increase the profile of ODP and agreed to try to coordinate any opportunities with JOI and the International Partnership Advisory Committee.
4. Return to 735B At tfie request of EXCOM, Lewis reviewed in detail the history of the FY95 Program Plan.
Lewis outlined PCOM's actions regarding the plan for a drydock contingency that was first discussed at the December 1993 P C O M meeting. The contingency plan was fully developed at tiie April 1994 P C O M meeting and finally implemented the week after tiie April P C O M meeting when Sedco-Forex notified ODP-TAMU that tiie drydock would not be in South Africa. At the request of tiie LITHP Chair, tiie JOIDES Office had polled P C O M to see if tiiere was a majority in favor of reconsidering the contingency plan. The result of the poll was negative so PCOM's contingency plan stood.
Rosendahl asked why the draft schedule that had been posed by Natland was not circulated to PCOM? Lewis stressed that it was not appropriate for P C O M to consider a schedule tiiat Natiand, as a Co-Chief, had developed. Lewis cited clear conflict of interest guidelines in the ODP Policy Manual that would not allow a co-chief or a proponent to be involved in discussions where decisions tiiat affected tiie entire drilling schedule were concerned. Out of fairness, Lewis did not think that Natiand's draft schedule should have been circulated without an opportunity for Co-Chiefs of all the impacted FY95 legs to do the same.
Purdy did not want to review tiie issue at great length, but he urged Lewis to discuss this issue witii LITHP and to try to repair the misconceptions that the panel had about the process. He wanted Lewis to foster a more constructive relationship between P C O M and LFTHP in the future. Lewis agreed to try to eliminate the panel's misconceptions but felt that the process had been kept fair and that the relationship between PCOM and LITHP was good.
5. Persormel Nowell wanted the record to reflect EXCOM's deep appreciation of Art Maxwell's many years
of leadership in the program and EXCOM's wish that he have a productive and fulfilling retirement. Nowell also asked EXCOM to thank John Malpas for his long and valuable involvement in ODP; Malpas would be leaving Canada to accept a faculty position in Hong Kong. Raleigh asked tiiat EXCOM tiiank Artiiur Nowell for his Chairmanship of E X C O M during tiie last two years while the JOIDES Office was at tiie University of Washington. E X C O M thanked and applauded the staff of the JOIDES Office for their continued and excellent service provided to the ODP community. Lunch break ; '. 12:30-1:30 P M
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— Joint E X C O M , ODPC, STA, and JAMSTEC Session — Item K. Joint E X C O M , ODPC, STA, and JAMSTEC Session
Omata introduced himself and thanked EXCOM for its cooperation on the Workshop held in Kyoto in February and for the opportunity to return to update EXCOM on STA's plans for OD21.
Omata reviewed several reasons why Japan was interested in running the Ocean Drilling Program's vessel and participation in an international program like ODP. Primarily, Japan wanted to make a significant contribution to the international community ir\ an important area of basic scientific research. Of secondary importance was flie scientific benefits tiiat Japan would reap in understanding its own volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.
At present STA was asking for an appropriation to go forward with OD21 plans. However, the Japanese financial authority would question them about the level of international contribution. To get funds for OD21 it would be necessary for STA to enter into a cooperative effort with an international program. In Japan, ODP was viewed as the key cooperative international program, the Kyoto workshop and EXC OM endorsement of OD21 had set an excellent groundwork for cooperation between STA and ODP. In addition, PCOM had endorsed the 0D21 scientific efforts with a motion welcoming Japan's planning for deep sea drilling. STA wanted to Stress that the OD21 program would not succeed without support from funding agencies of participating countries. It was now important to obtain evidence of cooperation from the international countries in ODP. Omata hoped that this EXCOM meeting would lead to another step toward realization of the 0D21 plan.
1. Report of the Engineering Technology Working Group Lewis reported on the Engineering Technology Working Group that met in May in Japan to
look at the riser concept from a technical and engineering standpoint. (Appendix 13.0). The main assumption of the Working Group was that all of the stated science objectives would require development of a riser system with a full blow-out preventor (BOP). In addition, the ultimate goal of drilling would be to deploy the BOP in up to 4 km of water with a total drillstring length of 10 km (Appendix 13.1).
Lewis explained that the BOP was a change from the normal ODP operational mode. In addition, the TEDCOM slimline riser concept did not provide the full BOP capability that was used in industrial applications. Lewis then reviewed ttie main feature of offshore oil-field drilling (Appendix 13.2) which are a BOP, a riser, and choke/kill lines attached to the riser pipe for well control and BOP control. The record to-date for the deepest water deptt\ for riser deployment was set by Shell at 2.3 km so the ODP goal of 4 km was very ambitious.,Lewis described the features of the current JAMSTEC concept for the initial 2 km riser (Appendix 13.3). Based on the results of the Kyoto Workshop, JAMSTEC was doing a feasibility study and dynamic analysis for a 4 km riser concept (Appendix 13.4). To be feasible, the riser must be made of reduced-mass materials and have an active heave compensation system to reduce heave motion.
Lewis concluded with the recommendations of the Working Group (Appendix 13.5). The Working Group endorsed the concept of an irutial 2 km industry-type riser system of approximately 16 inch diameter with seafloor BOP. The Working Group also endorsed a phased approach to starting from the 2 km industry-type system and working toward an ultimate target of building a 4 km riser while maintaining BOP control at the seafloor. The Working Group suggested that JOIDES undertake a separate assessment of the feasibility of a 4 km riser system.
Heinrichs asked if the slimline concept did not allow the BOP control and asked for clarification on this issue. Rabinowitz thought that the slimline concept allowed for limited blowout prevention and it would allow ODP to drill in areas that they would not attempt now. However, if pressure was encountered the hole had to be abandoned. Austin agreed tfiat there was limited blowout prevention with a slimline riser, but it was less than with the standard riser. Takagawa added that the slimline riser was designed without kill and choke lines as a way to reduce the mass. He agreed that tine sliinline riser could drill in some areas not possible at present, but the slimline riser could not be used to drill in areas where well control was needed to continue the drilling in areas of overpressure. Heiruichs summarized that with a slimline system ODP would have to quit drilling if overpressures were encountered, witii the oil-industry-type riser drilling
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could continue. Heinrichs thought that this would impact the liability issues for the program, the program would need an insurable system.
Austin pointed out to E X C O M that, even though the riser was being referred to as an "oil-industry-type", and would have full BOP, the technology for this system did not yet exist, this was still being developed. Omata explained that STA's interest in developing a riser with a BOP was that Japan would need to ensure safety from blow-outs and pollution if Japan were to undertake requests to drill in other counh-ies; the riser would also have to be reliable and safe. Taira agreed that the issue of safety was important for the Japanese government when it came to considering commitment to this program.
2. Status of Planning by STA
Omata noted tiiat tiie management aspects of OD21 had not been discussed at Kyoto or by the Technology W G (Appendix 14.0). Omata presented STA's ideas on management of the OD21 program (Appendix 14.1). STA/JAMSTEC thought that the management system should take after OOP's and that an international organization of scientists should be responsible for making scientific planning decisior\s. Operational costs should be shared by participating countries, as in ODP, although country shares could be different from those in the current ODP. The ship's operation would be the responsibility of Japan, however various options could be discussed concerning supporting bodies and facilities. Omata explained that, in order to obtain Japanese government commitment to build the new ship for GD21, the Japanese government wanted to know that there was a general consensus that the program would be supported and run within the general management plan and structure of ODP/JOIDES.
Omata outiined tiie current timetable and plan to realize OD21 in the period FY94-FY2004 (Appendix 14.2). Omata sti-essed that STA/JAMSTEC would like to play a central role in preparing a new vessel for 0D21 realization. According to the current plan, Japan would fund the construction of vessel and the riser, but would expect the individual partner countries to provide support for observatory instruments, research facilities, software, operational know-how, etc. This commitment would help persuade the Japanese government to support the OD21 construction and would also be helpful in creating an international, easily-available research facility.
Omata reported that the Scientific Advisory Committee for OD21 in Japan had firushed its report on OD21 in June 1994 and it had been adopted as STA's science plan. The Science Advisory Committee Report was being presented to the Minister of STA this week by Kenkichi Hirose. STA was plarming to complete design plans as soon as possible and to deliver more details in tiie early stages in FY95 and FY96. If STA could follow its planned timetable, the ship would be operational in 2003. STA recognized that this undertaking would not be easy, it would be absolutely essential to have the understanding and support of E X C O M / O D P C at this stage of development. In order to go forward it would be important to know the level of support from other countries and to obtain specific commitments to show the Japanese government. To accomplish this next step, Omata proposed an international working group to study the management issues of OD21 in detail. Omata added ttiat when the 0D21 plan and budget were presented to the Japanese government they would want to know what the other partner countries could provide to the program.
Beiersdorf asked if Japan was tiiinking of different classes of membership when referring to different shares for costs for the program? Omata did not have a plan that specific at this time, he saw tiie partnerships being in the ODP/JOIDES mode. Beiersdorf thought the issues of partner rights in terms of panel memberships, etc., was an important one to address early in the process.
Nowell asked what STA saw as an estimate of the total cost for the project? Omata did not know because the development of the riser had been delayed, this made it difficult to estimate the total cost.
Beiersdorf asked if the ship would operate full-time doing scientific drilling or did STA plan for there to be commercial interests in using the drillship? Omata assured E X C O M ttiat the ship would be used full-time for scientific ocean drilling and tiiere were no other types of operations planned.
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Heinrichs asked about the time schedule and when STA would need to know about commitments from countries interested in participating in OD21? Omata explained that tfiere was a need to have commitments before design begins in FY96, this would require information on participation sometime in 1995.
Briden asked if STA was asking for moral support and an agreement, in principle, for the commitment of the partner countries to put equipment on the ship? Omata agreed that this was an important step. Briden tfiought that there was precedent for this type of commitment from back in DSDP when equipment was provided to the ship by members. Heinrichs did not see any prohibition for this type of commitment, in principle. One problem he did see was the timing problem, the timetable would require partners to make firm commitments in 1995 in order to meet the schedule presented by Omata.
Omata understood that EXCOM wanted information that was specific in order to make any type of commitment. This was the best picture he could present at the moment and he hoped that a commitment in principle could be made based on this. The next step that STA wanted to propose was setting up another working group to meet in the Fall of 1994 to study the marwgement and cost issues related to joint support of the 0D21 program. STA did not have specific management proposal but wanted to move ahead with the planning in this area.
3. Possible E X C O M Actions Taira asked to explain to EXCOM that in Japan the OD21 program was competing with other
programs in Japan for funding and support. Within Japan, 0D21 required the support of Monbusho and the Universities. Taira read a letter from Monbusho that endorsed and supported the OD21 ship proposed by STA/JAMSTEC. Monbusho and the ODP-Japan National Committee would work to ensure that the STA proposal served high scientific purposes and reflected the view of ODP/EXCOM in it planning (Appendices 15.0-15.1). Taira stressed that the purpose of the vessel was scientific, not technological or economic, and STA had confirmed this.
Taira reviewed a possible scenario for tiransition between the 0D21 and ODP (Appendix 15.2). The first stage was one of continued discussion and exchange between STA/JAMSTEC/JOIDES/ODPC. The next immediate step was to convene a workshop on science operation and management. The results of the three joint JOIDES-STA/JAMSTEC workshops on science, technology and operations/management would be used for the second and third stages of the transition. The second stage was for revision of the P C O M LRP to incorporate plarming for OD21 and a riser-capable vessel by the year 2003. The third stage was for member countries to begin to discuss the ODP-OD21 transition internally—COMPOST was an example of this. Taira urged EXCOM to begin to develop milestones for planning this ODP-OD21 transition.
Austin asked how the transition would figure in the ODPC charge to their upconting review of the program? Heinrichs said that the review ODPC was plarming was for looking at alteniate platforms in the 1999-2003 period, not 2003. This ODPC review was occurring because some partner commitments to ODP were only to 1998. In those cases, he did not think it would be . possible for those partners to commit to something in the 21st century until the post-98 period was committed to. Falvey did not think that a commitment in principle was a financial commitment prior to 2003. Heinrichs disagreed and thought that there would be financial requests prior to 2003.
Lancelot wanted to see more details on the development of the riser since this technology would greatly impact the general acceptance of the program and the kind of science that would be done on the platform. Lewis agreed that, the riser was the most important issue for long-term science planning. Beiersdorf stressed that tiie member countries needed to start to prepare themselves now for a b-ansition into a new program like this, in terms of both tine funding issues and management issues.
EXCOM discussed various strategies for planning an ODP-OD21 tiransition and at the conclusion of the discussion Nowell proposed the following motion:
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E X C O M Motion, June 1994 - OD21 Proposal E X C O M welcomes and strongly supports the proposed Japanese plan for scientific drilling
in the 21st Century, including: construction of a riser drill ship; their expectations of a substantial contribution towards scientific outfitting and operation of this ship by partner countries; and their plan to schedule the ship through a JOIDES-like structure.
However, many unresolved issues exist relating to scientific outfitting, operation and management of the proposed Japanese drill ship. E X C O M and STA/JAMSTEC recommend that a small Working Group be convened in the near future to identify these issues and suggest mechanisms to resolve them. The W G should cortsist of appropriate representatives of ODP-Japan and STA/JAMSTEC, the present and future Chairs of P C O M and EXCOM, and the JOI ODP Director.
EXCOM recognizes that a major step in technology is required to match the need for advanced studies of Earth systems in the 21st Century.
EXCOM requests PCOM to develop the rationale and questions that would be addressed by a potential multiplatform operation, including riser drilling.
Nowell proposed, Malpas seconded vote: 13 in favor, 1 abstention, 2 absent. Coffee break 3:15 - 3:30 P M
After break EXCOM voted on and passed the motion. Purdy urged PCOM to send the relevant information on OD21 to the panels as soon as
possible. Lewis indicated that PCOM would be addressing tiiese long-range planning issues at the August meeting and tasking the Thematic and Services Panels with appropriate actions for their fall meetings. EXCOM requested that PCOM report to EXC OM on its long-range plarming activities, including the revised LRP, in January 1995.
Leinen brought up Japan's need for a commitment of funds and asked Taira when he thought that Japan would need to have a decision and get commitments? Taira explained that winter 1995 would be when operational costs would be estimated and a commitment would probably be required of O D P C / E X C O M orgaruzations. Briden noted that this would mean that the decision time for 1998 ODP renewal and OD21 commitment would coincide.
E X C O M concluded the discussion and adjourned. Adjournment .4:15 PM
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A P P E N D I C E S Appendix 1.0: NSFFY1994 Budget Appendix 1.1 US Science Activities - p. 1 Appendix 1.2 US Science Activities - p. 2 Appendix 1.3 FY1995 NSF / ODP Budget Appendix 1.4 JOI/USSSP Program Report to EXCOM Appendix 1.5 Site Augmentation Appendix 1.6 Multi-Media Educational ODP CD-ROM Project Append: Append Append:
X 1.7 JOI/USSAC Ocean Drilling Graduate Fellowships/Wireline Reentry ix 2.0 Organization of ODP-Japan and Organization for Investigation of STA/JAMSTEC's Plan X 2.1 ODP Japan Activities
Appendix 2.2 .....ODP Japan Activities - page 2 Appendix 3.0 DFG Priority Program for ODP Appendix 4.0 EDRC Mandate Appendix 4.1 EDRC Membership Appendix 4.2 EDRC Approach Appendix 4.3 EDRC Position on Personnel Issues Appendix 4.4 EDRC Recommendations Appendix 4.5 EDRC Recommendations - page 2 Appendix 4.6 ODP-TAMU Management Structure for Engineering Development Appendix 4.7 Oversight of ODP-TAMU Engineering Development Subcontracts Appendix 4.8 TEDCOM/ODP-TAMU/PCOM Interactions Appendix 4.9 Future DCS Development Appendix 5.0 FY 1994 ODP Funding Appendix 5.1 FY 1994 Target Budget Appendix 6.0 Logging While Drilling: Leg 156 (N. Barbados) Appendix 6.1 Internationalization of ODP Appendix 6.2 Subject: PEC - IV Appendix 7.0 Highlights Since Last EXCOM (January 1994) Appendix 7.1 Publishing Dates for ODP Proceedings Volumes Scheduled vs. Actual Apjjendix 7.2 ODP Data Management Project Appendix 7.3 Generalized Organizarional Chart Appendix 7.4 Project Management Appendix 7.5 Budget/Time Chart for Project Appendix 7.6 System Design Diagram Appendix 7.7 ODP Operations Schedule Appendi Append] Appjendi Appendi Append Append Append Append Append Appendi Appendi Apfjendi Appendi Appendi Appendi Appendi Appendi Append Append: Append Append Append Append Appendi
X 7.8 Staffing for Leg 155 -164 x7.9 Leg 153 Summary X 7.10 Leg 153 Site Location Map x7.ll ; Leg 153 Results
7.12 Leg 153 Total Time Distribution X 7.13 Leg 154 Summary
7.14 Leg 154 Site Location Map 7.15 U g 154 Results
X 7.16 Leg 154 Total Time Distribution X 7.17 Leg 155 Summary X 7.18 Leg 155 Site Location Map x7.19 Leg 155 Results X 7.20 Leg 155 Total Time Distribution X 7,21 Leg 156 Summary X 7.22 ; Leg 156 Site Location Map x8.0 Wireline Services Report x8.1 Recent Logging Results X 8.2 Logging Interval Summary - Holes 925 to 929 X 8.3 Gamma Ray Logs from Leg 154 Depth Transect x 8.4 Logging Interval Summary - Leg 155 X 8.5 Averaged Ratio of Logged vs. Drilled Intervals in ODP Holes X 8.6 Logging Interval Summary - Leg 156 X 8.7 948A LWD Logging Results X 8.8 Near-Future Logging Operations
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8.9 Downhole Systems Development 8.10 Ongoing Initiatives 8.11 FY89-FY95 Budget 8.12 Subcontracts in UK and France: Status Report 9.0 PCOM Motion - Kyoto Workshop 9.1 Updating the LRP 9.2 FY94 Science Plan 9.3 FY95 Drilling Legs 9.4 The Drydock Contingency Plan 9.5 1994 JOIDES Top Ten Globally-Ranked Proposals 9.6 Map of Programs Ranked in Top 10 in the JOIDES Spring Global Ranking 9.7 Map of Programs ranked in the Top Five in the JOIDES Spring Global Ranking 9.8 PCOM Motion Four-Year Plan FY94-FY97 9.9 Liaison Group Mandate November 1989 9.10 Liaison Group Mandate April 1994 9.11 Shallow Water Gas Hazards Survey 9.12 PCOM Motion - DCS Development 9.13 Recommendation of the Computer RFP Evaluation Committee 9.14 Recommendation of the Computer REP Evaluation Committee - page 2 9.15 Recommendation of the Computer RFP Evaluation Committee - page 3 0.0 NSF FY 1995 Budget Request 0.1 NSF FY95 Budget Request - Ocean Sciences 0.2 Ocean Drilling Program Budget 0.3 Can-Aus not a Full Member Budget 0.4 ACT Consortium Budget (Taiwan in consortium) 0.5 ODP Budgets 1996 and Beyond 1.0 Budget Issues Related to Science Planning 2.0 ODP Review 1999-2003 3.0 Report of the JOIDES/JAMSTEC Technology Working Group 3.1 Assumptions Relating to Science Objectives Pollution Prevention and Safety 3.2 Experience of the Oil Industiy With Deep Water Riser Systems 3.3 2 km Riser 3.4 Options to Develop Riser in 4 km of Water 3.5 Recommendations of the Working Group 4.0 STA/JAMSTECs Current Plan to Realize OD21, p. 1 4.1 STA/JAMSTECs Current Plan to Realize OD21, p. 2 4.2 STA's Consideration on consfa-uction of Vessel and Expecting Support for Vessel 5.0 Monbusho Letter on OD21 5.1 Monbusho Letter on OD21 5.2 ODP-OD21 Transition
Appendix 1.0
NSF FY 1994 BUDGET
1994 NSF BUDGET
OVERALL INCREASE OF 10 %
RESEARCH ACTTVITIES INCREASE OF 7,0%
EDUCATION ACTIVITIES INCREASE OF 17.0 %
FACILmES AND INSTRUMENTATION UP 200 %
*** CONGRESSIONAL EMPHASIS ON "STRATEGIC" RESEARCH
OCEAN SCIENCES BUDGET
OVERALL INCREASE OF 6.3%
RESEARCH SECTION INCREASE OF 8%
CENTERS AND FACILITIES UP 2%
OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM UP 7%
OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM BUDGET
FY 1993 FY 1994
OPERATIONS $25.4 M $ 28.4 M
USSSP/ USSAC : $ 4.5 M $ 4.5 M
NSFGRANTS $ 5.8 M $ 5.0 M
NSF ACTTVITIES $ .5 M $ .8 M
TOTAL $ 36.2 M $ 38.7 M
Appendix 1.1
U. S. SCIENCE ACTIVITIES
U. S. SCIENCE SUPPORT PROGRAM
NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BEGAN 1 MARCH
MODEST FUNDING INCREASES THROUGH 1996
NSF GRANTS PROGRAM
1994 FUNDING WILL DECREASE BY 15 %
SUPPORT FOR 6 FIELD PROGRAMS
SEISMIC STUDY AT 504B - DETRICK (WHOI)
ALVIN DIVES- COSTA RICA ~ SILVER (SANTA CRUZ)
SHATSKY RISE SURVEY ~ SAGER (TEXAS A&M )
TAG SURVEY ~ KLEINROCK (WHOI)
TAG MONITORING - VON HERZEN (WHOI)
WITH JAPANESE COOPERATION
BAHAMAS REFLECTION STUDY - EBERLI (MIAMI)
1995 FIELD PROGRAMS
CLIFORNIA CURRENT - LYLE/STOTT *
ANTARCTIC DISCORDANCE - SEMPERE/CHRISTIE *
TAG / BARBADOS C O R K S - BECKER
Appendix 1.2
OSNACTIVmES
DOWNHOLE BROADBAND SEISMOMETER NEARING COMPLETION - ORCUTT (SIO) AND STEPHEN (WHOI)
BURIED AND SURFACE BROADBAND INSTRUMENTS WILL BE FUNDED BY ODP, MGG, EAR AND IRIS-ORCUTT, PURDY AND YAMAMOTO
PLAN TO DEPLOY INSTRUMENT AT OSN-1 IN 1996
SANDY SHOR HAS JOINED ODP PROGRAM
Appendix 1.3
1995 PLANNING
NSF / ODP BUDGET REQUEST = $ 40,000,000
(INCREASE OF $ 1.7M )
PRELIMINARY SPENDING PLAN
OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT =$ 27.2 M **
US SCIENCE SUPPORT/USSAC =$ 5.3 M
NSFGRANTS =$ 6.5 M
NSF ACTIVITIES =$ l.Q M
$40.0M
** ASSUMES $44.9 M OPERATIONS BUDGET WITH 6 FULL INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
Appendix 1.4
JOI/U.S. Science Support Program Report to EXCOM
June 1994
I. JOIAJSSAC Program Plan
• Old contract with NSF ended February 28,1994. • New cooperative agreement went into effect March 1,1994. Budget is
$5.1 M for first year.
II. Workshops and Results Symposia
Funded
A. Crustal Recycling and Scientific Ocean Drilling week of June 12,1994, Catalina, C A Dave Schoil, convenor This workshop will be held as part of the top-to-bottom subduction conference (SUBCON).
B, Effects of Triple Junction Interactions at Convergent Plate Margins A JOI/USSAC Geological Society of America Penrose Conference April 21-26,1994, Eureka, C A Terry PavUs, Virginia Sisson, David, Prior convenors The goal of this conference was to bring together people working on ancient rocks with people from the ocean sciences who are looking at recent triple junction interactions. JOI/USSSP provided travel funds for U.S. GDP-related scientists and limited support for meeting expenses.
C Sediment Covered Ridge Experiments (SCORE) Workshop. Robert Zierenberg, convenor July 29-30,1994, Portland OR A proposal for a second leg of ODP drilling to address hydrothermal circulation and massive sulfide mineralization at the Middle Valley and Escanaba Trough sedimented ridges will be included in the 1996 Drilling Prospectus. The convenors will hold a small workshop to plan the observations, experiments, and equipment needed to take advantage of opportunities offered by this drilling. This workshop is jointly funded by RIDGE and USSSP.
Appendix 1.5
III. Site Augmentation
Funded
A. Alan Mix (OSU): Improving ttie OSU Digital Reflectance Spectroscopy Tool for Use on Leg 154. Funding was provided to modify the OSU scanning reflectance spectroscopy instrument in preparatiofi for use on Leg 154 (Ceara Rise).
B. Brad Qement (Florida Inf 1 Univ.): Geomagnetic Polarity Transition Records from ODP Cores: A Proposal for a Workshop and Data Synthesis. Funds wUl be provided for a workshop for paleomagnetists interested in obtaining records of geomagnetic polarity transitioris from ODP cores. In addition, data synthesis work will be conducted compiling and evaluating existing magnetostratigraphic records obtained to date by ODP.
C Steve Lirnd (Univ. of Southern Calif.): A Paleomagnetic and Rock Magnetic Study of Late Quaternary Marine Sediments form Santa Barbara Basin - ODP Site 893. Support has been provided to carry out a thorough preliminary paleomagnetic and rock magnetic study of one selected interval of core from Hole 893A.
D. Greg Moore (U. Hawaii): Acquiring Vertical Seismic Profiles on the Cascadia Margin, ODP Leg 156. Support has been provided to acquire VSP's using Schlumberger's Array Seismic Imager (ASI).
E. William Ussier and Charles Paull (U. Nortii Carolina, Chapel Hill): Testing and Calibration of tiie ODP PCS Gas Manifold. Funds will be provided to
• test and calibrate the PCS gas sampling manifold prior to its use during . Leg 163.
Appendix 1.6
IV. Multi-Media Educational OOP C D - R O M Project
• Pilot project.
• Interactive multi-media CD-ROM aimed at the eighth grade level.
• Designed to teach earth science concepts through the use of ODP drilling results. The pilot concentrates on what the results of Indian Ocean drilling reveal about the movement of India and the onset of the Indian Ocean monsoon.
• Completed prototype expected in late July, early August.
V. Distinguished Lecturer Series
give JOI/USSAC is providing travel support for six distinguished scientists to . ^ lectures on ODP-reiated topics at 24 colleges and universities, many of which have had little or no involvement in ODP. This is the fourth year of the program. Speakers and topics for the 1994-95 academic year are:
Keir Becker, University of Miami Probing, packing and CORKing the mysteries of submarine hydrothermal systems: Results of special ODP downhole experiments
Mike Coffin, University of Texas at Austin. Large igneous provinces on the terrestrial planets: A perspective from oceanic plateaxas and volcanic passive margins
Ken Miller, Rutgers University Sea level and sequences reflected on the New Jersey Margin: Results of ODP Le 150 and the New Jersey Coastal Plain Drilling Project g . i
Terry Plank, Cornell University The ins and outs of arc volcanoes: Sediment recycling at subduction zones
Maureen Raymo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cenozoic evolution of global climate: Mountains and Milankovitch |
Dale Sawyer, Rice University I Rifted continental margins: Ocean drilling looks at the interplay of tectonics and magmatism
Appendix 1.7
VI. JOI/USSAC Ocean Drilling Graduate Fellowships
Shipboard Fellows:
• Nancy Black (Univ. North Carolina, Chapel Hill): Generation of Methane-Derived Carbonate Cements: ODP Leg 164. Two-year fellowship.
Shorebased Fellows:
• Martha Schwartz (University of Southern California): The Effects of Physical Grain Size and Chemical Diagenesis on Paleomagnetic and Paleoenvironmental Records Derived from Piigh Accumulation Rate Marine Sediments.
• Gretchen Hampt (University of Califoriua, Santa Crxiz): Diagenetic Alteration of Bulk Calcite and Cd/Ca Ratios in Foraminifera in the Ceara Rise Depth Transect.
• D. Clay Kelly (U. North Carolina): Single-Specimen Isotopic and Morphometric Analysis: An Integrative Approach to Evolutionary Problems in. the Paleogene Planktonic Foraminiferal Genus Morozovella.
VIL Wireline Reentay
A. Fred Spiess (Scripps) went out to sea in January to test the Scripps wireline. reentry system at OSN-1 (ODP Hole 843B) off Hawaii. The timister worked well. They foxmd the OSN-1 borehole, which appeared to be clear at the top. There were some problems with the borehole probe, so OSN-1 was not reentered during the cniise.
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EXCOM mandated that the EDRC should review two components of engineering development in JOIDES and at ODP:
(1) THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WITHIN ODP, if necessary recommending changes in the program structure used for engineering development.
(2) TEDCOM/ODP-TAMU/PCOM INTERACTIONS/in the context of the new mandate recommended by ASRC and approved by EXCOM in January 1994.
Prior to the first EDRC meeting, a third item was added for review after consultation among the PCOM Chairman, JOI and NSF:
(3) RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ODP-TAMU AND ITS ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT SUBCONTRACTORS, with a goal of optimizing efficiency of communications and ensuring cost effectiveness.
EDRC MEMBERSHIP
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[former affiliations] [PCOMl [IFP] [ASRC] [Campinas, Brazil] [Earl & Wright] [TEDCOM]
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April, 1994: Written comments solicited from ODP-TAMU engineers Early May: First meeting at ODP-TAMU - interviewed engineers Mid-May: Draft report written by chairman Mid-June: Second meeting in Edinburgh - revised draft report Late June: Report presented to EXCOM
The EDRC considers its report final, other than minor Wording changes. Further revisions and/or meetings will be undertaken only if considered necessary by EXCOM.
EDRC POSITION ON PERSONNEL ISSUES
The EDRC mandate involves programmatic, structural, and personnel issues. As personnel issues fall within the purview of the ODP-TAMU Director's Office, the EDRC excluded them from its consideration, other than to emphasize that resolution of these issues is critical for the future of ODP-TAMU engineering development.
The ODP-TAMU engineers are highly skilled, competent, and motivated. However, their job morale suffers from poor leadership, over-commitment, and confusion about priorities and budigets. These arise from a combination of internal management issues and input from the JOIDES advisory structure and ODP scientific community, and are exacerbated by the pressures of the DCS development program.
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• The EDRC recommends the following standardized procedure for ail ODP-TAMU engineering development projects:
Procedures for Engineering Development (I)
(1) Define the scientific objectives of the project and the operational limits to be reached.
[PCOM, with advice from JOIDES panels]
(2) Deduce the technical means necessary to achieve the scientific objectives. [TEDCOM, Interacting with PCOM]
(3) Write the detailed technical specifications for these means. [ODP-TAMU, with TEDCOM feedback]
(4) (a) If these means are commercially available, make an exhaustive review in order to select a subcontractor;
(b) If these means do not exist commercially, make an exhaustive review of in-house expertise and available subcontractors in order to select a development strategy.
[ODP-TAMU, with TEDCOM advice]
EDRC RECOMMENDATIONS
Procedures for Engineering Development (II)
(5) Starting from the results of (4), establish and prioritize the development program and budget.
[ODP-TAMU/TEDCOM/PCOM/BCOM/JOIl
(6) Develop the specified tool/means, with as much on-land preliminary testing as is necessary and cost-effective.
[ODP-TAMU, with TEDCOM advice as needed]
(7) With shipboard testing as required. Implement the specified tool and its operational procedures for regular ODP use.
[ODP-TAMU, with PCOM scheduling test time]
(8) Follow up on experience to make any necessary improvements. [ODP-TAMU]
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• The management for engineering/operations at ODP-TAMU should be made simpler and less top-heavy. The department should have a clear line of authority from a single departmental manager through two supervisors, one for operations, the other for engineering development.
• All engineering development projects, including really major efforts like DCS, should be assigned distinct budgets and project leaders who report to the supervisor of engineering development.
• Operations and engineering development should not be separated into two departments, as the crosstalk is absolutely essential for continued operational success. Nevertheless, their autonomy should be increased, with personnel and budgets clearly assigned to one primary function.
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Oversight of ODP-TAMU Engineering Development Subcontracts
• The ODP-TAMU director's office and engineering/operations manager urgently need to formulate policies for monitoring engineering development subcontracts, and the department manager should be responsible for seeing that these policies are rigorously followed.
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The EDRC endorses the revised mandate for TEDCOM and the ASRC intent that TEDCOM be a more proactive committee.
TEDCOM's primary role in interacting with ODP-TAMU should be in project feasibility analysis and ensuing planning of a development effort, not in the day-to-day details of the development engineering.
The TEDCOM chairman should attend every PCOM meeting, to provide the technical advice that is essential for PCOM planning and prioritization.
The membership and chairmanship of TEDCOM should be reviewed regularly by TEDCOM/PCOM, to ensure that TEDCOM has the necessary expertise to advise on current ODP-TAMU engineering development efforts.
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Future DCS Development
The EDRC recommends that TEDCOM and its DCS subcommittee advise PCOM on the feasibility of continued DCS development. If TEDCOM considers DCS development feasible, then a full development plan should be established by ODP-TAMU/TEDCOM/PCOM, so that PCOM can properly prioritize continued DCS development.
Appendix 5.0
FY 1994 ODP FUNDING
F Y 1 9 9 3 F Y 1 9 9 4
- I N T E R N A T I O N A L $ 17.800 M $ 16.470 M
U N I T E D S T A T E S $ 2 5 . 3 9 7 M 5 8 % $ 2 7 . 8 3 0 M 6 2 %
T O T A L $ 4 3 . 1 9 7 M $ 4 4 . 3 0 0 M *
* D O E S N O T I N C L U D E $ 6 0 0 K C O M P U T E R F U N D S
F Y 1 9 9 4 C H A N G E S
* $ 6 0 0 K R E D U C T I O N U N T I L C O M P U T E R S A T A B A S E
P L A N P R E S E N T E D
* O D P C O R E R E P O S I T O R Y I N B R E M E N A P P R O V E D
* C H A N G E I N L E G 1 5 7 A P P R O V E D
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FY 1995 TARGET BUDGET
* T A R G E T B U D G E T O F $ 4 4 , 9 0 0 M
A S S U M E S
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M A N A G E M E N T C O S T S R E M A I N A T 1 9 9 4 L E V E L S .
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D E L A Y S I N D C S D E V E L O P M E N T
L A C K O F D E T A I L O N C O M P U T E R / D A T A B A S E U P G R A D E
L A C K O F D E T A I L O N " I N T E R N A T I O N A L D E V E L O P M E N T
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Appendix 6.0
Logging While Drilling: Leg 156 (N. Barbados)
(Definition: gamma-ray, density, sonic logging while drilKng ahead, without coring. Goal: high-quality
petrophysics in unstable geologic sections.)
• a post- (1992) scheduHng, post- (1993) B C O M activity (FY 1994 funds).
• total cost: approx. $172K (coordinated by JOI, Inc., ODP-TAMU and BRG).
- $152 K from O D P - T A M U (primarily savings on day-rate).
- $20K from BRG.
• very successful!
Appendix 6.1
''Internationalization'* of ODP • E X C O M (February 1994):
- "EXCOM endorses an international development strategy through the appointment of an Associate Director for International Relations in the JOL office and the establishment of an International Partnership Advisory Committee (Malpas, Raleigh, Beiersdorf).
E X C O M further recommends the allocation of commingled funds for this purpose covering salary, travel and office services. EPAC should be established immediately as an ad hoc committee, and work with JOI to develop a budget and detailed operating plan."
• Since February: *the Acting ODP Director has:
-polled the IPAC members individually for input as to how to proceed.
-polled the E X C O M as a whole for a sunnunary of past and present activities in this arena. Result: other than activities related to CAN-AUS attempts to seek a third partner, little has been done.
-suggested to BCOM/NSF that the most effective way to further this activity is for the new ODP Director (TEA) to take the lead, obviating the (immediate) need for a new hire at JOI, Inc.
*BCOM has: -allocated $50K to JOI, Inc. to support the new
ODP Director in this activity (see the F Y 95 Program Plan for details).
Appendix 6.2
S u b j e c t : P E C • I V
As part of its continuing responsibility to NSF to manage ODP, JOI Inc. must mandate and staff the program's fourth Performance Evaluation Committee during the June 1994 EXCOM-ODP Council meeting. The pertinent excerpt from the current contract is as follows:
"Task 1 : Management:
Evaluation -- The Contractor (i.e., JOI) shall establish and implement a program review procedure consisting of a panel of experts who will perform a detailed review and report on the management of the program and its performance. This review shall be conducted every three years beginning in FY 1995. The results and report shall be presented to NSF. Implementation of the recommendations of these reviews shall be developed in consultation with the Foundation."
PEC - IV must conduct its work during FY 95, and will probably report to EXCOM and the JOI BOG at their June 1995 meetings. This will be the last PEC before NSF begins active negotiations with ODP partners about extending ODP beyond 1998, so PEC - IV input may be crucial in heading off potential problems which could interfere with a successful conclusion to those discussions.
Appendix 7,0
H i g h l i g h t s s i n c e l a s t E X C O M ( J a n u a r y ' 9 4 )
• Successful completion of Legs 153 - MARK (Sites 920-924) 154 - Ceara Rise (Sites 925-929) 155 - Amazon Deep Sea Fan (Sites 930-946)
• Participated in BCOM and the Engineering Review
• Determined New Data Management System Completed site visits to EG&G and Tracer Participated in Evaluation Committee Meeting to review BAFO's
• Established the Bremen Core Repository Opened 1 Jime 1994, presentiy contains cores from Legs 151-154
Determined Drydock location and activities
• Modification of the Ship's FY95 schedule Replacement of Southwest Indian Ridge (Leg 159) with Eqiiatorial Atlantic Transform and rescheduling of subsequent cruises (Med I through DCS) to sail 2 months earlier.
• Continued development of the DCS System
• Updated the Citation Index of Proceeding Volumes
• Distributed IR volumes 146 & 149 and SR volume 135
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Systems and Network Design
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156
157
158
159 160 161 162 163 164
Leg
North Barbados Ridge VICAP/MAP TAG
Transit to drydock Drydock at Falmouth, England Transit to Dakar Eq. Atlantic Transform Mediterranean I Mediterranean II Atlantic Arctic Gateways II Gas Hydrates DCS Engineering
Port of Origint
Barbados 24-28 May
Barbados 24-28 July
Las Palmas 23-27 September
Las Palmas 23 November
Cruise Dates
29 May-24 July 1994
29 July - 23 September 1994
28 September - 23 November 1994
24 November - 30 November 1994
Days Estimated Days at Sea Transit/On Site
56 56 56 6
1/55
12/44
13/43
Falmouth 24 December - 2 January 1995 9 Dakar 2-4 January 1995 5 January - 2 March 1995 56 13/43 Las Palmas 2-6 March 7 March - 2 May 1995 56 15/41 Napoli 2-^ May 7 May-2 July 1995 56 11/45 Leitli 2-6 July 7 July - 1 September 1995 56 15/41 Reykjavik 1-5 September 6 September-1 November 1995 56 13/43 Miami 1-5 November 6 November 1995 - 1 January 1996 56
13/43
t Although 5 day port calls are generally scheduled, llie ship sails when ready.
23 June 1994
Appendix 7.8 Chief Sdentists Territorial Preliminary Staff Scientist Staffing Permission Prospectus Report Comments
1S2
Oct.-Nov. 1993
East Greenland Margin
Reykjavik-Lisbon
Dr. Hans Qhnstian Larsen Dr. Andrew Saunders
Dr. Peter Clift
2f Scientists
17 Technical Support
Denmark Volcanic Rifted Margins 1: To determine Ifie nature, age, and processes associated with this volcanic margin.
153
Dec. 1993 Jan. 1994
MARK
Lisbon-Barbados
Dr. Jeffrey A. Karson Dr. Mathifde Cannat
Dr. D. Jay Miller
24 Scientists
17 Technical Suppon
•
To investigate the petrologic, hydrothermal, structural and geophysical aspects of the lower crust and upper mantle created at slow spreading centers.
154
Feb,-Mar. 1994
Ceara Rise
Barisados-Baitjados
Dr. William 8. Curry Dr. Nicholas J. Shackleton
Dr. Carl RIchter
27 Sdentists
17 Technical Support
• To identify the past depth and shape of the mixing zone between nonhem and southem sources of deep water throughout the Neogene.
IS
At. May • 1994
Amazon Fan
Barbados Barbados
Dr. Roger D. Flood Or: David J. Piper
Complete Dr. Adam Klaus
27 Scientists
17 Technical Support
Brazil To define the lithoksgles and ages of sediments and the relationship to sea-level change in trxjdem fans.
155
June July 1994
North Bartjados Ridge
Barttados-Barbados
Dr. Tom Shipley Dr. Yujiro Ogawa
Dr. Peter Blum
25 Scientists
18 . Technical Support
• To define the intBtiefationship of the dynamics of deeply sourced fluids, tectonic features, and geochemical signatures at this aocredonary pnsm.
157
Aug.-Seot 1994
VICAP/MAP
Barisados-Bait)ados
Dr. Hans-Ulrich Schmincke Dr. P.P;E Weaver
Dr. John Rrth
Staffing Complete
Brazil Development of the Canary Basin in terms of volcanic history, evolution of the volcanic island and tfie fining of the Madeira Abyssal. Plain.
158
Oct Nov. 1994
TAG
Las Palmas-Capetown
Dr. Susan Humphris Dr. Peter M. Herzig
Dr. Jay Miller Staffing Complete
— To investfoata the fluid flow, geo-chemical fluxes, alteration, mineralizalian. and subsurface nature of an active hydrothermal system.
159
Jaa-Marrh ie ,
Eq. Atlantic Transform
Dakar-Dakar
Dr. Jean Masde Dr. G.P. Lohmann
Dr. Peter Clift
Staffing Complete
To constrain the stiucaire and evolution of ttie ooean-continent transfonn boundary, particularly defprmational history, vertical movements arxf its effects on tt» sedmentary records.
leo
Mardi-May 1996
Mediterranean 1
Dakar-Napoli
Dr. Kay-Christian Emeis Dr.Alastair H.F. Robertson
Dr. Carl Richter Underway
To nvesdgats the tecsmic arxl paleocearngraphlc history of the Medtenanean Sea. particularly the processes assoaated with accretion at incipient continental coSision on a salt-bearing aocre-tionaty complex and ttie origin ofsapropels.
161
May-July 1995
Mediterranean II
Najsoli-Leilh
Dr. Maria C. Comas Dr. RainerZahn
Dr. Adam Klaus Undenvay
To nvessgats the tectonic and paleocaanographic htstbiy of the Medtenanean Sea. paiticulariy the evolution of the Alboian Sea. a typical "Medterranean backarc basin*, and die origin of sapcopeis.
162
July-Sept 1996
Atlantic Arctic Gateways II
Leith-Reylqavik
Or. EystBin Jansen Dr. Nuureen E Raymo
Dr. Peter Blum
Underway.
To sajdy drculation patterns in a warm ocean, ttie mechanisms of -dimatic charige in a predominantiy Ice-free dimatic systam, aspects of facies evolution arid depositional envmiments, ttie cart»n cyde, and productivity.
163
Sept-Nov. 1995
Gas l-iydrates
Reykjavik-Miami
nr^o c z « . , ! — —
Dr. Ryo Matsumoto Or. Charles K. Pauil
tBN
TBIil
To Be Determined -
To study the amount, lateral variability, dstiibution, fabric,
. physical ptDperiies and method of production of gas hydaiBS and ttie lole of gas hydrates in fluid circulation.
Nov. "95-Jan. Miami-1996
TEN
TBN
To Be Determined
Engineering tests of ttie modlied Diamond Coring System Phase II and new hardware, ttie Diamond Retractable Bit
Appendix 7.9
LEG 153 - SUMMARY
DRILLING IN THE WESTERN WALL OF THE MARK AREA
ST. JOHN'S BARBADOS (24 November 1993) (24 January 1994)
Co-Chief Scientist: Dr. Jeffery Karson, Duke University Co-Chief Scientist: Dr. Mathilde Cannat, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie TAMU Staff Scientist: Dr. Duane J. Miller, Texas A&M University
OBJECTIVES
It is essential to investigate the magmatic and tectonic processes in the lower
crust and upper mantle to gain an understanding of ocean spreading dynamics.
Recent studies of slow-spreading ridges suggest that magma chambers are not
permanent and that complex interplay among magmatism, deformation, and
hydrothermal processes may characterize seafloor spreading at these ridges.
Another characteristic of slow-spreading ridges is the common exposure of rocks of
deep crustal and upper mantle origin (gabbros and. peridotites) in the axial walls and
within the axial valley. Leg 153 was schediiled to core two sites in the western wall
of the MARK area (Mid-Atlantic Ridge/Kane fracture zone).
THE LEG 153 SQENTinC PARTY INVESTIGATED THE STRUCTURE AND
COMPOSmON OF THE LOWER CRUST.
Appendix 7.1 0
23°35'
23°15'
22°55'
Neovoicanic
Intersection Massif
Gabbroic
Serpehtinites
^ VOLCANO
RIDGE
/ / / FAULTS. FISSURES
45-05' 44045'
Appendix 7.11
LEG 153 - RESULTS
15 HOLES AT 5 SITES
798 METERS CORED, 261 METERS RECOVERED (33%)
CONCLIJ.STDM.q
1. At Site 920, Leg 153 achieved some of the best penetration and recovery to date in massive serpentinized peridotite. Despite intense alteratiori of the rock to serpentinized harzburgite, primary mineralogy and textures can be inferred from distinctive pseudomorphs and local patches of relatively fresh material.
2. The numerous elongated segregations or veins of spinel, ciino-pyroxene, and plagioclase within the peridotite represent material that crystallized along former melt channels. Pegmatitic gabbroic intervals, a few centimenters to a few tens of centimeters thick, are also intercalated within the serpentinized harzburgite.
3. Deformation featiores testify to a complex strain history over progressively decreasing temperatures. Several distinct structural domains were recognized and are defined by early, high-temperature deformation features overprinted by an serpentine foliation which is later cut by generations of serpentine-bearing extensional and sheared veins.
4. The material recovered at Sites 921-924 displayed textural variations
indicative of crystallization in an enviroiunent of high thermal graciients and
syn- to post-magmatic-deformation. The rocks include meter-scale layers of
gabbro and olivine gabbro, with lesser troctolite and iron-titanium oxide
gabbro. Meter-scale diabase dikes with chilled margins are also present.
Alteration of the igneousmineralogy is generally low and non-uiiiform at
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8% In Port
16% Underway
On Site 76%
Total days of leg =59.2
Appendix 7.1 3
LEG 154 - SUMMARY
CEARA RISE
BARBADOS BARBADOS (24 January 1994) (25 March 1994)
Co-Chief Scientist: Dr. William B. Curry Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Co-Chief Scientist: Dr. Nicholas J. Shackieton, University of Cambridge
TAMU Staff Scientist: Dr. Carl Richter, Texas A & M University
OBJECTIVES
Leg 154 was scheduled to drill a transect of sites down the eastern flank of Ceara Rise in an attempt to identify the past depth and shape of the mixing zone between northern- and southern-sources of deep water throughout the Neogene. Leg 154's primary objectives in constructing this.bathymetric transect were to:
1) . establish the history of deep water flow in the Atlantic since the Miocene and
determine the relationship between deep water circulation, chemistry, and
the earth's climate;
2) determine the history of carbonate production and dissolution in the
equatorial Atlantic in the Late Neogene, particularly in respeet to changes in
deep water circulation and the earth's climate; and
3) investigate the Cenozoic history of surface water and climate in the tropics,
particularly the record of nutrient-depleted sxirface water n 13C arid oceanic
An 13C.
THE LEG 154 SCIENTinC PARTY RECOVERED 5.8 KILOMETERS OF CORE,
PERMITTING THE RECONSTRUCTION OF COMPLETE AND CONTINUOUS
SEDIMENTARY SECTIONS TO 7-8 MA.
Appendix 7.14
50°W 45°W 40°W
5'U
SO'W 45'W 40°W
Appendix 7.15
LEG 154 - RESULTS
19 HOLES AT 5 SITES
6161 iMETERS CORED, 5808 METERS RECOVERED (94%)
CONCLUSIONS
1. Measurements of color, magnetic susceptibility, and natural gamma emissions documented sedimentation patterns and changes in accumulation which reflect both orbital and tectonic scales of climate variability.
2. The high-frequency changes in lithology during the last 7 m.y., forced by the orbital precession cycle, represent variations in the contribution of terrigenous input from the Amazon beginning about 8 Ma and caused by changes in regional climate or Andean uplift.
3. The modem bathymetric gradients of the carbonate fades were established at
-4.5 Ma, followed by a deaease in the carbonate concentration of the
sediments at all water depths, reflecting a gradually increasing rate of
weathering in the Amazon drainage basin as the Earth's climate deteriorated
and late Pleistocene gladations became more severe.
4. Superimposed on this long-term decrease in carbonate percent, there has been a deepening lysodine, i.e., a decrease in the difference in carbonate content between deep and shallow sites.
5. Future shore-based analyses will provide an opportunity to re-evaluate low-latitude Cenozoic biostratigraphy, establish an astronomical calibration of the Cenozoic time scale, model past atmospheric circulation, and study how ocean chemistry changed in response to Antarctic gladation and the erosional history of the Amazon Basin.
Leg 154 Time Distribution Days in Port 7.50%
> •o •o 3 a x"
Days on Site 72.45%
/
Days Under Way 20.03%
Appendix 7,17
LEG 155 - SUMMARY
AMAZON DEEP-SEA FAN
BARBADOS BARBADOS (25 March 1994) (25 May 1994)
Co-Chief Scientist: Dr. Roger D. Flood, State University of New York
Co-Chief Scientist: Dr. David J.W. Piper, Bedford Institute of Oceanography TAMU Staff Scientist: Dr. Adam Klaus, Texas A & M University
OBTECTIVES
The Amazon fan was formed when the Amazon River discharged its sediment load directly onto the deep-sea due to low sea-level stands. Prior to Leg 155, no studies had been conducted to define the lithologies and ages of the sediments, and the relationship to sea-level change in these types of modem fans. Leg 155's primary objectives were to:
1) define the stratigraphy, date, and determine the accumulation rates of the major units , to define the relationship between the development of fan deposits, sea-level fluctuations, and the uplift of the Andes;
2) determine the sediment lithologies and sedimentary processes associated with acoustic fades and the relationship between these fades and sea-level fluctuations;
3) determine the nattire of depositional processes creating meandering distributary channel systems;.
4) establish a record of Pleistocene equatorial land climate and of surface circulation patterns in the western equatorial Atiantiq and
Appendix 7.1 8
4°h
Suriiaal Channels
Diapir
•ebris Row
Guiana
ShieldiiS ^Amazon
3 friSAmazon Basin Bottom-simulating Refleaor ' ^ ^ - ' ^ < ^ S a j i y S h i e l d i
945 f »
Lower
4000 m
Western Debris
Eastem Debris Flow
Appendix 7.19
LEG 155 - RESULTS
36 HOLES AT 17 SITES
5117 METERS CORED, 4049 METERS RECOVERED (79%)
CONCLUSIONS
1. Leg 155'is 250,000-year record of continental and oceaiuc paleoclimate is potentially of the same high resolution as that of the Greenland ice cores, but in a critical equatorial area.
2. Leg 155 achieved the first-ever systematic coring of the entire thickness of a
debris flow on the mid-fan and of the sandy fill of an active aggrading
chaimel in a modem deep-sea fan, where transport distance and morphology
of the channel and levee are known. This documentation will provide a
reference for the interpretation of channel processes and link studies of
modem and andent sedimentary processes and sequences.
3; The Amazon deep-sea fan grew as a result of rapid deposition of channel-levee systems that have prograded across medium- to coarse-grained sands deposited at the downstream end of charmels. Bioturbated mud on the levee aests of abandoned channels accumulated at rates of 1-3 m/k.y., whereas the levees built by active chaimels accumulated at rates of 5-20 m/ky . This rapid gladal-age sediment accumulation is well illustrated by the recording of the Lake Mungo paleomagnetic excursion at sub-bottom depths of 24 to 150 meters.
4. Each major levee complex of the fan corresponds to a gladal stage and is
capped by an intergladal calcareous day. Within the latest Pleistocene levee
complex, major shifts in the position of the active channel have occurred by
avulsion on the upper fan every 5 to 10 k.y., whereas controls other than sea
level have resulted in fluctuations in the abundance of overbank silt on a
scale of 0.5-1.5 k.y. in many individual chaimel-levee systems. ,
L E G 155 ,., TOTAL TIME DISTRIBUTION
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Days in Port 9%
Days Underway 16%
Total days of leg = 60.1 days
Appendix 7.21
LEG 156 - SUMMARY
NORTH BARBADOS RIDGE
BARBADOS BARBADOS (25 May 1994) (24 July 1994) ^
Go-Chief Sdentist Dr. Tom Shipley, University of Texas, U.S.A.
Co-Chief Sdentist Dr. Yujiro Ogawa, University of Tsukuba, Japan
TAMU Staff Sdentist: Dr. Adam Klaus, Texas A & M University
OB.TECTIVES
Leg 156 is scheduled to drill three primary sites penetrating the decoUement zone and spanning the deformation front of the accretionary prism in an attempt to define the interrelationship of the dynamics of deeply sourced fluids, tectonic features, and geochemical signatures. Logging-while-drilling will be conducted at the three primary sites to provide compensated dual resistivity, gamma-ray, and density neutron data. Borehole seals will be emplaced to conduct long-term monitoring of fluid pressure and temperature. Leg 156's primary objectives are to:
1) investigate fluid pressure in and aroimd the decollement zone;
2) assess the permeability of prism sedimente and the assodated fault zones;
3) determine if fluid flow is continuous or episodic;
4) establish the spatial and temporal variations in fluid composition; particularly in comparison with the composition of veins and authigenic mineral phases; and
5) monitor the movement of a seismic amplitude anomaly in the decoll^ent zone Cbright spots' along faults) to determine if such anomalies represent pulses of migrating fluid (i.e. 'dilational strain waves').
Index Map of 3-D Seismic Coverage
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Appendix 8.0
Wireiine Logging Services Report
JOIDES Executive Committee
June 1994 Washington
Appendix 8.1
Recent Logging Operations
Leg 153: MARK - Mid-Atlantic crustal processes
H no logging
• BHTV not tested, shipped back to shore
Leg 154: Ceara Rise - high-resolution sea level change
• Quad tools in 6 holes (2 with OSES) • Geochem tools in 2 holes • FMS in 2 holes • Mag/Susc in 2 holes (susc worked, mag failed)
• CLIP'splicer'deployed and used on ship
Leg 155: Amazon Fan - equatorial sedimentation
• Quad tool in 8 holes (No CSES) B FMS in 7 holes • Geochem tool in 2 holes • Mag/Susc in 2 holes (susc worked, mag worked)
• CLIP 'splicer' deployed on ship
Leg 156; Barbados - accretionary prism decollement
• LWD deployed in Holes 947A and 948A • Quad tool deployed in IHole 9480 • VSP and CBT (cement bond) tools run in Hole 948D
• 'Geoframe' processing system installed on ship
Appendix 8.2
HOLE . 925A 925C 926B 927C 928B 929E
LEG 154
92b SGR 926 SGR 927 SGR 928 SGR 929 SGR 925Th/K 926Th/K 927 Th/K 928 Th/K 929 Th/K 20 30 40 20 30 40 20^^ 20 AO 20 30 SO in 7 n
600 1200 leOO 600 1200 leOO 600 1200
hiatus
hiatus hiatus
hiatus hiatus
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Appendix 8.4
SITE
931 933 934 935 936 940 944 946
LEG 155
Appendix 8.6
HOLE 947A 948A 948C 948D LWD,LWD,L0G , V S P
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m 400
LEG 156
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600'
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300
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Appendix 8.8
Near-future Loqainq Operations
Leg 156; Barbados - accretionary prism decollement
a Quad tool in Hole 947C a VSP and CBT (cement bond) tool in Hole 947D
Leg 157: VICAP/MAP - evolution of volcanociastic facies
a standard tools/FMS planned
a 'Geoframe' software available on ship
Leg 158: TAG - Hydrogeology of mid-Atlantic geothermal vents
a standard tools available
a 'high-T' tools available, pending land tests
Appendix 8.9
Downhoie systems deveiopment
High-T resistivity tool (CSM)
a tool shipped to LDEO -- end-June
B land test and autoclave - July-August
9 evaluation and shipping for TAG - end-August
High-T temperature tool (BRGM/LDEO)
• tool shipped to LOEO - early-June
• land test and autoclave - July-August
B evaluation and shipping for TAG ~ end-August
High-T borehole televiewer (DMT)
B informal agreement with BRG for no-cost developmnet and deployment on TAG
B tool shipped to LDEO end-June B land test and autoclave - July-August
B evaluation and shipping for TAG - end-August
Appendix 8.10
Ongoing Initiatives
OOP tape baclcup
a FMS data transfer to DAT/CDROM
CD-ROM
a Legs 139-150/150x published in IR
Education
a Multimedia "Downhole Tools Guide" for CD-ROM
demos at March IHP and April PCOM
a "Downhole Tools Guide" print publication by ERG
anticipated in September 1994
a Fall 1994 AGU Special Session:
"Recent Advances in the integration of downhole, core and seismic data: applications to paleociimate, stratigraphy, hydrogeology, and crustal evolution"
Convenors: D, Goldberg, BRG; P. Lysne, DMP
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88 90 91 92 93 Fiscal Year
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Appendix 8.12
Subcontracts in UK and France: Status Report
Data Processing
initiated Nov 1992 (Leg 144)
9 Legs completed - 6 LDEO/remote login - 3 foreign*/"Logos" installed
* Reprocessing required
(QA/efficiency procedures under review)
Science Support
Initiated July 1993 (Leg 151)
5 shipboard loggers - thru Leg 156
Thematic Panel liaisons - 3 Spring meetings
FY95 Log Prospectus - completed
FY96 Log Prospectus - in preparation
Appendix 9.0 Agenda Notes — EXCOM Agenda Book. June 23 - 29. 2994
PCOM Motion - Kyoto Workshop
PCOM is pleased to see the significant advances made at the Kyoto Workshop with regards to defining the format and necessary drilling tools for a contin-ued, international ocean drilling program. In recent years PCOM has been exposed to an ever increasing demand for advanced and . specialized drilling tools including, but no limited to, deep crustal drilling. PCOM is convinced that a major step in technology is required in order to match the need for advanced studies of Earth Systems in the 21st Century. PCOM sees the proposal from Japan for an . advanced drilling vessel to serve an international scientific program following the JOIDES model as a most welcome and important move toward realization of the research capacity needed for scientific ocean drilling in the 21st Century. larsen moved, Langseth seconded Vote: 13 in favor, 1 abstentions, 1 absent
Agenda Notes — EXCOM Agenda Book. June 28 - 29.1994 Appendix 9 1
PCOM Consensus, April 1994 - Tasks for the PCOM LRP Sabcominittes
LKP Subcommittee: Kidd, Fox, N-Iix, Suyehiro, Arculus, Lewis Liaisons: Austin - JOI Liaison, Francis - ODP-T-Ai/IU Liaison,
Goldberg - ODP-LDEO Uaison Task 1: To update the Long Range Plan by December 1994. The updated LRP should take into account: • input from the thematic and service panels • input from appropriate international organizations • input from partner countries It should also include at least • a mission statement
. • phased science strategy • phased technology deveiopment strategy • implications for site surveys • implications for operational procedures • budget estimates and options Task 2: The subcommittee should meet before the August PCOM
and present an outline of the LRP at the August PCOM meeting.
Appendix 9.2
1994 Drilling Legs
152 >fARlVI Volcanic
VICAP/MAP
BaFbados
/loCearaRise ^mazoffiEan
Appendix 9.3
1995 D r i l l i n g L e g s NAAGll
La
^ H y d r a t e s VICAR
•OS Test VemaFZ
E Equaional Atlanac rransform
JWedil edtterraneaH Med. Ridges • 'ed. Sapropel
Appendix 9,4 • AgekdaNotes — EXCOM Agenda Book. June 28 - 29. 1994
PCOM Motion, April 1994 - Drydock Contingency Plan
PCOM confirms the FY95 Program Plan approved at the December 1993 PCOM meeting in Vliami, noting that if
. SEDCO chooses to drydock the ship in Europe rather than Cape Town, Leg 159 wiU become the Eq. Adantic Transform program and all subsequent legs will be moved up by one. Mix moved, Sager seconded Vote: 9 in favor, 4 opposed, 2 abstentions, 1 absent
Appendix 9.5
1994 JOIDES TOP T E N PROPOSALS Rank L I T H P Q H P S G P P T E C ?
-1 iCanbbean Worksilop* lljCaribbean Worksiioo* 4 i348 /348-Add . i447 1 LIP'S Objective {Ocean History Objective jNew Je^ey Sea Level H i W. Woodlark Basin
. ^ |GiantLIP . . . 386-Add2 5 I400-Rev/Add2 6 California margin | Costa Rica acc. wedge
400-Rev/Add2 6 Costa Rica acc. wedge
: 3 ! 1
!lie.SR-Rev2 4 ! 1 Sedimented Ridges II
jlie. 348-Add fshallow) 1 1 NJ Margin U
1 1 ^SO— - • 2 l l i£ . Sub-SAT
412—/Add/Add2 3 Bahamas Transea
450— Taiwan arc/con collision
1 4 1 440— E. J. de Fuca Hydroth..
jlie. 348-Add fshallow) 1 1 NJ Margin U
1 1 ^SO— - • 2 l l i£ . Sub-SAT
386-Rev2/Add2 IjjNARM-.AddS 2 California-Margin jNARMIAPII
i 5 r
' 26— 3 i441— (i QHP lea ) Aus.-.Antaraic discord. . jsw Pacific Gateway
SR-Rev2 7 j442— Sed. Ridges II Mariana back arc basin-
! 6- ^ A d d 2 • |354-Rfiv2 3 Costa Rica acc. wedge j Bengueia Current
434— Caribbean QuaL climate
340-Rev , 5 N Australian margin
•
NARM-DPG 3 NARM Vol. U Voring
404— i W AtL sed. drifts
354-Rev2 iNARM-Add2 Bengueia Current • | E Greenland Trans. Est.
8 446—, 451—combo. 7 Tonga Arc/Forearc
427—-/Add 7 South Horida sea level
'WO— |333-Rev2 12 E Juan de Fuca Hvdroth. 1 Cayms\r\ Troii<'b
420— 1 Oceanic crusi evoL
367-Rev + L0I21 GAB Cool water carbs.
355-Rev3 Gas Hydrates (Peru)
445— Nankai defomiation/fluid
1 0 L
435-Rev2 Vfariana Mass Balance
449— Mesozoic Weddell Basin
435-Rfiv2 Vlaiiana Mass Balance
438— Ocean oust reflectors
number at right indicates 1993 rank
PROGRAMS RANKED IN TOP 10 JOIDES SPRING ( G L O B A L ) R A N K I N G 1994
440 SRRev
Si^333,384^08|;:;
446,461
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PROGRAMS RANKJED IN TOP 5 -lOIDBS SPRING ( G L O B A L ) R A N K I N G 1994
Sn-Rev
384.408, I 4I<;4')|
Appendix 9.8 ^ggwia Notes — EXCOM Agenda Book, /une 28 - 29,1994
PCOM Motion, April 1994 - PCOM Motion Pour Year Plan FY94 - FY97
The Ocean Drilling Program is thematically driven, as detailed in the Long Range Plan and White Papers presented by the program's Thematic Panels. La order to address some of those themes which are considered of high priority by the JOIDES advisory panels, and to provide for the development of necessary technology to achieve drilling targets, PCOM sets the direction of the drilling vessel for the next four years as follows: a) In the remainder of FY94, confirmed as the current
Program Plan (PCOM December 1993). b) In FY95, confirmed as the Program Plan approved at the
December 1993 PCOM meeting in Miami, noting that if SEDCO chooses to drydock the ship in Europe rather than Cape Town, Leg 159 wiU become the Eq. Adantic Transform program and aU subsequent legs wiU be moved up by one.
c) At present, higiily ranked and diillabie proposals exist for trie North Atlantic, the Caribbean and the East Pacific These, at • present, confine the likeiy operationai areas of the dxiilship for FY96. Themes addressed by these proposals induce Earth's response to impxiise (bolide) and orbi^ forcing, che nature of L=rg Igneous Provinces, sea-ievei variations, carbon c/cling as represented in upweHing zones, mass riuxes (induding rluid flow) in accretionary prisms, fluid flow at mid-ocean lidges and in trie ocean crust.
d) For FY97, we forecast a geographically much more diverse area of - operations, induding the Western Padfic, the South Atlantic and the Southern Oceans.
e) However, proposals for any ocean wruch address high priority themes appropriately investigated by ocean drilling are . -encDuffaged. Proposals received by the July 1,1994 deadline, that are subsequently highly-ranked, have the potential to modify the FY96 and subsequent ship trade. Proposals received by the January .1,1995 and the July 1,1995 deadlines, that are subsequently highiy-raniced, iiave the potential.to modify the PY97 and stibsequent ship tracc
Fox moved. Sdger seconded Vote: 15 in Jaoor, 1 absent
Appendix 9.9
16 Agenda Notes — EXCOM Agenda Book. June 28 - 29.1994
P C O M MOTION, N O V E M B E R 1 9 8 9 J O I D E S LIAISON G R O U P S
PCOM recorrunends and forwards to EXCOM for approval the foUowing proposed mandate and terms of reference for Liaison Groups.
1.1 Liaison Groups may be established between JODDES and other international geoscience programs having a strong . interest in ocean drilling.
8. Liaison Groups: Mandate. As a formal means of ' communications, and especially to facilitate the exchange of beneficial information, JOIDES may establish a Liaison Group with any international geoscience program that has a strong interest in ocean drilling. Such groups may be approved by PCOM on the nomination of JOI Inc. For each Group, typically a Co-Chairman and one additional member will be appoiiited by an intemationai program to represent it, although with mutual consent the membership of a Group may be larger. PCOM and EXCOM members will not be members of Liaison Groups. Typically, Co-Chairmen will be invited to meet with PCOM at the simuner PCOM meeting.
Morion Srass, second Watkins Vote: for 12;,against 0; abstain 4
Appendix 9.1 o Agenda Notes — EXCOM Agenda Book. June 28 - 29.1994
PCOM Motion - JOIDES Liaison Groups
PCOM recognizes the importance of effective communications between JOIDES and other global geosciences programs having an interest in ocean drilling. PCOM thus affirms an earlier motion (November 1989) that allows the establishment of formal liaisons. Recognizing that many member of PCOM are also active participants in other global geosdence programs, the foUowing mandate is recommended to EXCOM for approval; Mandate for Liaisons to Global Geoscience Programs: . To facilitate effective and timely exchange of information^
PCOM may designate a formal liaison to national or intemationai initiatives in global geosciences. Liaisons may be proposed to the PCOM Chair, and will be elected
' by a majority vote of PCOM. It is anticipated that PCOM members with appropriate expertise will be chosen as liaisons, but if a suitable panel member is not found, PCOM may seek a liaison who is not a member of PCOM. Liaisons will typically attend at least one meeting per year of the designated program, and will report to PCOM as scheduled by the PCOM Chair.
Mix moved, Sager seconded Vote: 12 in favor, 4 absent
Appendix Q -t i Agenda Notes — EXCOM Agenda Book, June 28 -19,1994 ' A 3 . j i
PCOM Motion, April 1994 - Shailow Water Gas Hazards Surveys
PCOM reconunends to JOI that: a) ODP-TA>/IU shall be involved with the proponents in the
planning of Shallow Water Gas Hazards Surveys and shall be responsible (both technically and fiscally) for quality control during data acquisition, processing, and interpretation of Shallow Water Gas Hazards Surveys of highly-ranked proposals that PCOM may wish to schedule for drilling.
b) F'jnds to conduct Shallow Water Gas Hazards Surveys (including ship time, data acquisition, and data processing) are the responsibility of the proponent(s).
Langseth maoed. Fox seconded Vote: 11 in favor, 1 opposed, 1 abstention, 3 absent
recorded.
Appendix 9.12 Agenda Notis — EXCOM Agenda Book, june 28 - 29,1994
PCOM Motion, April 1994 - DCS Development
PCOM accepts the advice of TEDCOM that the DCS land test should not be initiated until completion of model and simulation tests to the satisfaction of TEDCOM or its subcommittee.
Depending on the satisfactory progress of the. DCS development, the scheduling and location of the next seatest of the DCS, currently planned as Leg 165, will be reviewed at the December 1994 PCOM meeting. Arculus moved, Langseth seconded Vote: 16 in favor, 0 opposed
Appendix 9.13 10 Agenda Notes — EXCOM Agenda Book. June 28 - 29. 1994
Recommendations of the Computer RFP Evauiation Committee:
1. ODP/TAJVfU should undertake the new data management system using
XXXXX as the vendor and that JOI Inc. and NSr should move as quickly as
possible to approve the project.
2. To implement the project the committee recornxnends that the ISGatTAMU
be augmented according to the XXXXX proposal.
Appendix 9.14 Agenda Notes — EXCOM Agenda Book, june 28 - 29.1994 n_
Recommendations of the Computer RFP Evauiation Committee:
3. Establishment of a steering committee.
The committee is ple3sed to note that in principal TAMU welcomes the suggestion of a steering committee with functions described as follows:
The recommended Steering Committee would have the overall mandate to assist and guide the efforts of TAMU and the vendor in the development of the ODP Data Management System to insure that TAMU receives appropriate input from the final user community. While this mandate is directed at the specific development of the new Data Management System, it may be appropriate to extend the duration of the Steering Committee efforts to provide ongoing guidance and assistance to TAMU, in particular, the Information Systems Group at TAMU.
. The Role and Mandate for the Steering Committee is to provide overall and ongoing tedmical and management guidance to TAMU and its developer of the ODP Data Management System. Its specific tasks include: •
- Develop Program Goals - Assist in the implementation and review of a Data Policy for
JOI/JOIDES - Provide Technical and-Management Guidance for
development of the ODP Data Management system, in particular;
Assist in the development of the Statement of Work Review System Requirements and Design dbomients. Provide a Mechanism for providing guidance to TAMU and
it's developer in the nature and priorities of varioxis user requirements. The committee supports the proposal by ODP-TAMU to have the vendor products tested by the tentative list of users given in Appendix D,.
- • Review progress and technical reports and provide them to NSFvia JOIDES/JOL
12 • Agenda Notes — EXCOM Agenda Book. June 23 - 29, 2994 ^ - ' 5
Recommendations of the Computer RFP Evauiation Committee:
Membership should be limited to no more than 10 persons and should indude members as follows: • Chair . ,
TAMU Sdentists TAiVfU Infonnaiion Sdence Group ' TAMU Financial Officer BRG representative Uaisons from PCOM, IHP, SMP Data base experts
To aid in monitoring the overall progress of the contract the committee recommends that the steering committee review progress with ODP-TAMU staff on at least a bi-monthly basis.
. 4. The committee recommends ttiat the Chair of the Steering committee, or his/her designee, be a liaison to all contract negotiations with the vendor.
5. JOIDES and TAMU will need to align priorities to emphasize the importance of the need for modem computing, networking and data management tools.
NSF FY 1995 BUDGET REQUEST
NSF
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• Total Request is $3,200 Billion • Increase of $182.2 Million or 6.0%
Total Increases
Research and Related Activities $2348.7 M $180.0M or 8.3% Education and Human Resource 586.0 M 16.4M or 2.9% Academic Research Infrastructure 55.0 M -45.0M or -45.0% Major Research Equipment 70.0 M 18.0M or 34.6% Salaries, Expenses, IG Office, Relocation 140.3 M I2.8M or 10.0%
Major Research Initiatives
Advanced Materials and Processing Program 313.2 M 5.2M. or 2.7% High Performance Computing and Comm. 328.6 M 61.6M or 23.1% Biotechnology 205.7 M 6.2M or 3.1% U.S. Global Change Research Program 207.5 M 65.6M or 46.2% Environmental Research 156.0 M 11.6M or 8.0% Advanced Manufacturing Technology 196.3 M 5.2M or 2.7% Civil Infrastructure Systems 54.1 ,M 3.0M or 5.9%
$1461.4M $158.4M or 12.2%
Other Research Activities 887.3M $21.6M or 2.5%
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Ocean Sciences
• I olal Ke(niest is $207.9 iiiillioii • Increase of $19.0 inillioii or 10.1%
Ocean Science Researcli Support (OSRS) Oceanographic Centers & Facilities (OCFS) Ocean Drilling Program (ODP)
Total
$114.0M 53.9M 40.0M
Increases
$14.0M or 14.0% 3.7M or 7.3% 1.3M or 3.4%
• Major Research Initiatives
Global Change Programs Biotechnology High Performance Computing Environmental Research
71.4M 3.6M 1.6M 2.5M
$79.1M
17.8M or 33.2% -0.4M or -10.0% 1.2M or 300.0% 0.5M or 25.0%
$19.1M or 31.8%
Other Research activities $128.8M -$0.1Mor 0.0%
OCEAN DRILLING PRnORAIUl
Operations/Management Actual
FY 1992 Actual FY1993
Estimated FY1994
Projection FY1995
NSF funds 25.0M 2S.4M 28.4M 27.2M
(nt. funds 16.6M 17.8M 16.5M 17.7M $41.6M $43.2M $44.9M $44.9M
J0IDE3 LRP PROJECTION $43.6M $45.3M $48.3M $50.gM
FY 1992 .1993 support based on 6 International partners, plus 1/2 year for Russia at $2 75IVI FY 1994 - estimate based on 5 7/12 International partners at $2.95M FY 1995 projection based on 6 International partners at $2.95M
Balance FY 1992 FY 1993 FY 1994 FY 1995
NSF funds
Int. funds
60.1%
39.9%
58.8%
41.2%
63.2%
36.8%
60.6%
39.4%
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Actual FY 1992
Actual FY1993
Estimated FY1994
Projection FY1995
NSF funds 25.0M 25.4IVI 28.4M 27.2M
Int. funds 16.6M 17.8IVI 16.5M $41.6IVI $43.2M $44.9IVI $44;9Wt-
JOIDES LRP PROJECTION $43.6M $45.3M $48.3IVI $50.9M
FY 1992 - 1993 support based on 6 international partners, plus 1/2 year for Russia, at $2.75M. FY 1994 - estimate based on 5 7/12 international partners at $2.95M FY 1995 projection based ori>8internatlonal partners at $2.95IVI
Balance FY 1992 FY 1993 FY 1994 FY 1995
NSF funds 60.1% 58.8% 63.2% J60;e%
Int. funds 39.9% 41.2% 36.8% JJ9t4% -bl' 8 Jo
OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM
Operations/Management Actual
FY 1992 Actual FY1993
Estimated FY1994
Projection FY1995
Appeni
NSF funds 25.0M 25.4M 28.4M 27.2M
dix 10.
Int. funds 16.6M 17.8M 16.5M 17.^
JOIDES LRP PROJECTION
$41.6M
$43.6M
$43.2M
$45.3M
$44.9M
$48.3M $5p.9M
FY 1992 -1993 support based on 6 International partners, plus 1/2 year for Russia at $2 75M FY 1994 - estimate based on 5 7/12 International partners at $2.95M FY 1995 projection based on^^lnternatlonal partners at $2.95M
^3'3"Ce FY 1992 FY 1993 FY 1994 FY tqq*?
NSF funds 60.1% 58.8% 63.2% j5a^6%
Int. funds 39.9% 41.2% 36.8% 38.1 7o
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NSF funds
Int. funds
JOIDES LRP PROJECTION
OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM
Actual FY 1992
25.0M
16.6M
Actual FY1993
25.4M
17.8M $41.6M
$43.6M
Estimated FY1994
28.4M
16.5M $43.2M
$45.3M
if U.S. t o ^ o jji 5-1.^ m U.S.
$44.9M
$48.3M
Projection FY1995
27.2M
17.7M $44.9M
$50.9M
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Appendix 110 14 Agenda Notes — EXCOM Agenda Book, fune 28 - 29. 1994 * • i .u
Budget issues related to sdence planning -o Computing (committment through 1996) -o Engineering development (DCS and PCS)
-o 1995 Science plan ( possible use of LWD)
ODP Review 1999 -2003 > . , • "O
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a Requirement ^
•, , Agreements to extend ODP beyond 1993 call for review of the program In 1994 -1996 time fram jo Purpose
Basis
Evaluate the optimal facilities, costs and organizational structure required to meet ODP goals for 1999-2003.
Long-term program, mid-term review New technological developments planned for 1994 -1998 Planning for additional facilities by some non-US partners.
NSF recommendations: Review in mid -1995
Input: Update of LRP by JOIDES In 1995
• Detailed review of engineering development underway • Performance Evaluation Review will occur in 1995.
ODPC examine and set specific objectives. Charge Timing Review Procedure
Appendix 13 0 ' Agenda Notes — EXCOM Agenda Book. June 28 - 29. 1994 '
Report of the JOIDES/JAMSTEC Technology Working Group
May 10,1994
Table of contents;
1. Purpose and background of the report
2. Assumptions relating to sdence objectives, pollution prevention and safetv
3. Experience of the oil industry with riser systems
4. The 2km riser option
5. Options to develop a riser in 4 km of water
6. Reconnnendations of the working group
Appendix 13.1 Agenda Notes — EXCOM Agenda Book, June 28 - 29,1994
2. Assumptions relating to science objectives, pollution prevention and safety.
The WG assumed that the stated science objectives will require development of a riser system with full (ie.lO,OOOpsi). blow-out preventer (BOP), with an ultimate target of being deployed in 4km of water with a total drill string length of 10km.
Agenda Motes — EXCOM Agenda Book, june 28 - 29.1994 ^ PP® OCf ix 13.2
3. Experience of the oil industry with deep water riser systems
The main features of offshore oil-field drilling are: - Use. of blow-out preventers (BOP), at the sea-bed for safety and pollution prevention.
5 1 ' - A riser (Size 18g" ~ 22 " O.D.) for mud drculation
- Choke/kill lines, hydraulic lines, booster lines and umbilical cables attached to riser pipe for well control and for BOP control.
Adoption of a riser/BOP combination not only increases hole stability, but also provides reliable means to control the well when gas and/or oil may be encoimtered, and it improves core recovery.
Great advances in offshore oil-field drilling in deep water were made in the 80's with the development of subsea systems. The, world record for deepwater drilling is a water depth of 7,500ft (=2,328m). This was achieved in 1988 using the drill-ship "Discoverer Seven Seas," and it still remains as the record. Since then, however, no drilling vessel has drilled with a riser system in water deeper that 2 km. There are technical barriers in using oil industry risers at around 2km water depth. Riser handling becomes critical and in the case of conventional oil-field risers, the natural frequency of the longitudinal response of the riser comes dose to the wave period. The resiilting resonance, especially in hung-off conditions, may cause riser failure.
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^ppena» A g C T ^ Notes — c X C O M Agenda Book, june-18 - 29.1994
4. 2 Km Riser
/AMSTEC's concept of the Zkm riser is similar to designs used in the oil-fieid industry, but with some differences. Features of the proposed JAMSTEC riser are: i) Smaller outside diameter (16" or less) ii) Use of high tensile steel and designed to new edition of
. -American Petroleum Iristitute specification APIRP16Q iii) Use of buoyancy modules for subsea weight control iv) WencontroicapabiHty(eqmpped with choke/kill lines for use with sea-floor BOP).
Agenda Notes - E.YCOM Agenda Book, /une2S - 29,1994 , Appendix 1 3.4
5. Options to develop riser in 4kin of water
JAMSTEC has undertaken a feasibility study of a 4kin riser design concept, including dynamic analysis in "hung-off' mode. This design shows that it is important to reduce mass of the riser and/or to reduce the heave motion of the ship while maintaining well control at the sea-floor.
To reduce m^s, a riser of smaJler size (16" or less) and of lighter material, such as titanium aUoy or composite material, can be employed. Result of JAMSTEC designs shows that a 4km riser with 16" size will avoid fracture caused by resonance if the upper half is made of steel and the lower half of titanium alloy, with buoyancy material on both parts. .
To reduce heave motion, an active heave compensation systern gives another potential solution to the resonance problem (in "hung-off' mode) and this may allow use of a full length steel riser with buoyancy materials.
Agenda Notes — EXCOM Agenda Book. June 28 - 29.1994
6. Recommendations of the working group.
1. The WG endorses the concept of an initial 2km industry type riser system of approximately 16" diameter with seafloor BOP control.
2. In general, the'WG endorses a phased approach to starting from the 2km industry type system to ultimate target of 4km, maintaining BOP control at the seafloor.
3. The WG suggests that JOIDES undertake a separate assessment of the feasibility of a 4km riser system with BOP control at the seafloor. '::.
Appendix 14.0
Status of Planning by STA/JAMSTEC at the joint EXCOM/ODPC-STA/JAMSTEC Meeting
on June 29. 1. Preface
STA and JAMSTEC have been considering an ocean drilling plan in the next centiny involving the development of a drilling vessel. As the ODP's implementation and also as the OECD Mega-Science Forum confirmed, this type of project should be developed and carried out through international cooperation, which is really essential. That is the reason we have discussed our plans at the EXCOM and PCOM meetings. We are glad that our efforts at co-hosting the Kyoto Workshop in February were able to provide important groundwork for cooperative efforts to realize the ocean drilling in the 21st century, 0D21. We are extremely grateful for cooperation by the GDP members.
Some of you may be wondering why we are planning the ocean drilling project, and also why we chose to take an active part in the international program. The first and most important reason is that we are considering that Japan should make a significant contribution to the international community in the field of basic science. The second is that the scientific results of deep sea drilling could benefit Japanese society with many volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.
Our plan will probably be perceived as an intemational cooperative project by the Japanese Government only through the evidence on understanding and cooperation of die related countries. When we ask for a budget appropriation, the Japanese financial authority will of course question us about the contribution to this plan fi^om related countries if this plan should be international. In this context, to realize our project, it is basically necessary for us to form a cooperative relationship with JOIDES, a world organization of scientists involved in deep sea drilling. JOIDES' voices could be of great help in realizing our plan. In this regard, the Kyoto Workshop and the recommendations adopted there were ± e first significant step toward realization of the plan. At the PCOM meeting in April, a motion to welcome Japan's planning for deep sea drilling was favored by the participants. This is also of considerable support for our domestic efforts. And also, if our plan reaches the implementation stage, it will not successfully proceed without voices of support from the concerned agencies of related countries.
The deep sea drilling vessel to be constructed is now under planning. Accordingly, specific intemational cooperative efforts are a subject to be discussed later. Before that, it is important for us to obtain some confirmation of a general cooperative relationship for GD21 among related counties. This will serve conspicuously in supporting our budgetary request to the financial authority in Japan.
Appendix 14.1
2. Development of riser technology
It would be technologically possible to develop a 4000m class riser system satisfying safety conditions for a certain length of time, but that development would involve considerable difficulty in terms of cost.
For the first step of 0D21, oil industry type riser system with asstired safety should be adopted being extended as long as possible beyond 2000m and still satisfying with the cost practicability. This would be the most effective way for us to actually implement the ocean drilling early in the 21st century. This phased approach is suitable to continue the ocean drilling program and the shortest way to materialize the 4000m class riser system within the 21st century.
Concerning the 4000 m riser system, its development and realization may be a subject to discussion after we complete the development of extended oil industry type riser and we will be able to reach the realizing step of the 0D21.
3. Idea on Management for 0D21
Basically, STA/JAMSTEC think that the management system should take after the ODP's: that is, an international organization of scientists for making scientific planning decisions.
The operational cost should be shared by participating countries as in the ODP, although countries' shares could be different from those in the ODP.
The ship's operation would be the responsibility of Japan. Concerning supporting bodies and facilities for the ODiZl, various options should be discussed, including the international sharing of responsibilities.
4. STA/JAMSTEC's current plan to realize 0D21
At this moment, STA cannot show a definite schedule because the entire cost has yet to be determined. However, we think it is necessary to present a tentatively planned time frame as a target in asking for JOIDES and related countries' cooperation.
r Appendix 14.2
STA/JAMSTEC's Current Plan to realize 0D21
F Y 1994 $tudy of Riser Drilling Syv«?tgm
(WGfor scientific operation and scientific facilities study)
F Y 1995
Conceptual Design of Confirming Vessel Svstems
F Y 1996
Basic Design of Vessel
F Y 1997 Det^l Design of Veggej F Y 1998 Construction F Y 2001 Testing Voyage
F Y 2003 Operation
5. STA's Consideration on construction of vessel and expecting support for vessel
STA/JAMSTEC would like to play a central role preparing new vessel for 0D21 realization. According to the current plan, Japan would fund the construction of vessel and the riser, but would expect the individual partner countries to provide for various supports as much as possible such as observatory instruments, research facilities, software, operational know-how, etc. This will not only help us to persuade our government, but will also be helpful in creating an international, easily available research facilities.
Appendix 15.0
cHiank you, Mr. Chairman.
I should like to explain the Monbusho's view of the future of ODP and its attitude toward the proposal of construction of a new drilling vessel by STA of Japan.
Since the origin of ODP, started as IPOD in 1975, ODP has been supported by NSF together with member countries as a model example of truly international collaboration. ODP's significant scientific achievement and spirit of international collaboration have been driven by fair science planning and management participated by highly motivated scientists and engineers. Monbusho
. believes that it is important to make effort to continue such scientific ocean drilling in the 21st century. We believe that this is also general feeling among member countries.
It is general consensus in ODP that new drilling technology will be required in order to meet the requirements for the scientific planning and goals of future ocean drilling. In present ODP budget, it will be difficult to fulfi l l such technological requirements.
Therefore, we believe that it will be significant Japanese contribution to the development of science and technology in the world to construct a drilling vessel with new technological capability in order to meet the scientific goals of ocean drilling in the 21st century.
Monbusho and the National Committee of ODP-Japan cooperating with JOIDES will make effort in ensuring that the new proposal of STA will serve high scientific purposes and will reflect the views and hopes of the ODP/EXCOM in its planning.
While the management and operation of a new drilling vessel proposed by STA should be discussed later,. Monbusho would like to stress that the new drilling vessel should be incorporated into a new scientific program maintaining present style of international cooperation, recognizing that ODP's management and operation should be based on the planning by highly motivated scientists particularly in JOIDES, so far which has been successful in producing excellent research outcomes.
Appendix 15.1
I am very much interested in having any comments or views to this idea from my colleagues of EXCOM which will be held tomorow afternoon discation for our further deliberation. Then, we will further develop our cooperation with STA with a view to realizing a new development of ODP.
Thank you for your attention.
Appendix 15.2
JOlDgS/OPPC
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