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9:13 PM LOST CIRCULATION AT 2029.5'
9:15 REGAIN CIRCULATION AT 2030'

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SEE SAMPLES FROM 2040' - 50'
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DUE TO SPEED OF DRILLING AND FACT THAT A FINER BIT IS BEING USED, JUST A FEW FINE CUTTINGS ARE COMMING TO THE SURFACE. THESE ARE MIXED IN VERY LOW RATIO TO THE AMOUNT OF SAW DUST. SINCE COLLECTING SAMPLES IN THE PANS WAS NOT TOO PRODUCTIVE, A 5 GALLON CAN WAS PLACED UNDER THE COLLECTING SPOUT AND ALLOWED TO RECEIVE MUD FROM SEVERAL FEET OF DRILLING. THE CAN, REMOVED FROM THE FLOW AND ALLOWED TO SET FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES IS THEN CAREFULLY DECANTED OF HALF THE FLUID CONTENT AND REFILLED WITH CLEAN WATER. THIS IS REHEATED2 OR 3 TIMES THE MOST OF THE FLUID IS POURED OFF; THE CUTTINGS REMAINING IN THE BOTTOM CAN THE BE WASHED VERY CLEAN WITH LITTLE EFFORT. [[underlined]] 2 [[/underlined]] COMPLETE SAMPLE BAGS OF [[underlined]] CLEAN [[/underlined]] CUTTINGS CAN BE OBTAINED IN THIS MANNER FROM ABOUT 4' OF DRILLING. 

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11:00 PM DRILLER SAYS WE ARE LOSING MUD STEADILY - IF NOT TOO RAPIDLY HOWEVER.

11:25 STOPPED AT ABOUT 2048' - REPAIRING UNIVERSAL JOINT ON DRIVE SHAFT TO TURN TABLE

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Transcription Notes:
Spelling & grammar mistakes ("comming" , "...can the be washed" <- I assume should be 'can then be washed') are authors own