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Introduction to Borehole Observatories in ODP/IODP

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Motivation: Hydrological Disruption via Open Reentry HolesBefore CORKs, open reentry holes often resulted <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>advertent flowperturbation experiments that yielded estimates of flow rates andpermeabilities but disrupted <strong>in</strong>-situ hydrogeological state and fluids.CORKs seal holes <strong>to</strong> s<strong>to</strong>p flow + control perturbation -hence the acronym “Circulation Obviation Retrofit Kit”

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