Cruise Report The Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project

Cruise Report The Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Covering the cruise of the Drilling Vessel Uncle John Mobile, Alabama to Galveston, Texas Atwater Valley Blocks 13/14 and Keathley Canyon Block 151 17 April to 22 May 2005 Focus and Objectives A primary focus of the drilling and coring operations was to conduct the program in a manner consistent with the highest standards of health-environment-safety (HSE), and to achieve incident-free operations. As a result the program achieved: • More than 48,300 man-hours worked with the vessel at 102 person capacity for nearly the entire project; • No injuries or spills were recorded; • Minerals Management Service inspections found no noncompliance incidents; • One near-miss incident was reported.