As requested, I am going to provide my thoughts on the Operations Update. I will address each paragraph. The update is inline with my previous posts about the methods used to evaluate the well and it is evident that 88 Energy is using Standard Industry Best Practices.

1.) Update - Details

>The Nanushuk Formation, which contains the primary targets for the Merlin-1 well, was encountered ~600’ low to prognosis and is interpreted to be ~500’ thicker than that encountered in the wells drilled into the Willow Oil Field (“Analogue Wells”) to the north of the Project Peregrine acreage. Encouragingly, the gamma log indicates the presence of more sand packages than those in the Analogue Wells and that the sand packages in Merlin-1 are generally cleaner in nature. Reservoir quality will only be known once analysis of the wireline logging is complete.

The fact that the geological formation came in 600 feet low to prognosis is not a concern. The top depth was estimated from 2D seismic. They just had to drill deeper to find it - hence the delay (?). What is new and encouraging, IMO, is that the potential reservoir rocks gained substantial thickness. The original premise for the prospect was to find turbidite fan sandstones near the shelf edge. The only way the sediments could be thicker is find the sediments further towards the fan deposits slightly of the shelf edge and going downslope - i.e., a progressive sand build up. That creates an environment of greater sediment deposition and reduction of shales and clay -- SO a very very good thing.

2.) Update - Details

>Oil shows were recorded over multiple intervals in the Nanushuk while drilling Merlin-1, including the primary targets. Fluorescence ranged from relatively weak to moderate “dry” fluorescence with slow to moderate sometimes fast streaming cut when exposed to solvent (see Fig. 1). Mud gas peaks were also recorded and, although generally not of the same scale of the increase in total gas above background as that seen in the Analogue Wells, one of the prospective horizons in Merlin-1 did have substantially elevated total gas, similar to that in the Analogue Wells. Heavier gas components, including C5, were observed over multiple intervals. Resistivity was elevated over these intervals and is encouraging, particularly in the context that the Nanushuk is considered a low resistivity play type.

The mention of oil shows were from the Hydrocarbon Mud-Logs. The description and images in the update

Summertime Development of Pantheon's Discovery of Basin Floor Turbidite Fans and Shelf Margin Deltaic --- Oil in Place Reservoirs.

&gt;>>(upgraded comments and video added 05/10/2021)<<<

>NOTE: it is apparent that the most important aspect of these discoveries has not been well publicized or it has been overlooked or not heard. Summertime drilling !!!
>
>In the Investor Presentation of April 20, 2021, hosted by JOHN (JAY) CHEATHAM, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; it was stated "..... So we're here and we're in the valley of the giants. And location is super important and you will hear that because being """close to the infrastructure and that's the Dalton highway and the Trans Alaska Pipeline""" reduces your development cost it also """allows for summer drilling""" if you can get the permit from the state and we have one permit, we have one agreement with the state to drill from a gravel padded allocate and we believe we can also """drill our shelf margin deltaic from the highway."""
>
>All the quotes used in this post are copied from the published presentation transcripts as they are.

Maximum Value Catalyst from presentation - all are five star ***** rating.

• close to the infrastructure and that's the Dalton highway and the Trans Alaska Pipeline
• allows for summer drilling [interpreted as basically all four seasons]
• drill our shelf margin deltaic from the highway
• obtaining a farm-in partner

Rivers transport billions & billions of tons of sediments both in the geological past and continuing to this day. When the rivers energy flow reaches the oceans, the sediments drop out and are distributed by the marine currents and subsurface landscape. This action creates delta's and all the associated depositional environments. The sediment creates various landforms such as active channel fill, levies, overbank food deposits, and many others. The sediment that reaches the oceans form delta front and pro-grading deltas. Sand & sediments build up and then become buried, over time, in basins and along the continental shelfs and margins. Pro-grading delta fronts are excellent reservoirs. As the sediments are distributed, some are then deposited as a "turbidite" when the sediment flows downhill and spreads out on the ocean floor. The channels for the sediments can be submarine canyons, channels, or the steep dipping clinaform of the continental slope.

**BFF - Basin Floor

They've started putting the arm up against targets and brushing the dust off the surface to get a clearer view. See the linked close-up WATSON photo. I'm not sure what the target's name is yet.

Here's the arm resting on the surface: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/FRF_0078_0673880924_747ECM_N0032430FHAZ00206_01_295J

I'm still as puzzled as ever about the composition of these rocks. Having the dust brushed off reveals the naturally worn surface of the rock, demonstrating that it is extremely fine-grained, but also that it has an interesting, irregular "mottling" between deep reddish-brown portions and dark grey zones, plus some lighter grey inclusions of some kind (larger crystals? clastic quartz grains?) that look like they are selectively weathered out in some areas, producing pits.

From what I see it's still a toss-up between impact melt and some kind of very fine-grained sedimentary rock, like a well-cemented mudstone. If I saw this on Earth I'd wonder if it was a piece of jasper, but there are many possibilities.

Edit: Must have messed up the link to the close-up photo -- oops: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/00078/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_0078_0673883111_398EBY_N0032430SRLC00700_0000LUJ01.png

Edit 2: Brushed target in broader context from WATSON: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/SIF_0078_0673881630_437EBY_N0032430SRLC08002_0000LUJ

This rock is seen at the very bottom of the large image mosaic that was posted a few days ago: https://old.reddit.com/r/PerseveranceRover/comments/n6xfby/detailed_116_image_mastcamz_mosaic_zoom_in/. Turn the WATSON context image about 90 degrees clockwise and it matches the rock in the lower foreground of the mosaic.

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Go post NSFW jokes somewhere else. If I can't tell my kids this joke, then it is not a DAD JOKE.

If you feel it's appropriate to share NSFW jokes with your kids, that's on you. But a real, true dad joke should work for anyone's kid.

Mods... If you exist... Please, stop this madness. Rule #6 should simply not allow NSFW or (wtf) NSFL tags. Also, remember that MINORS browse this subreddit too? Why put that in rule #6, then allow NSFW???

Please consider changing rule #6. I love this sub, but the recent influx of NSFW tagged posts that get all the upvotes, just seem wrong when there are good solid DAD jokes being overlooked because of them.

Thank you,

A Dad.

So far nobody has given me a straight answer

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Martin Freeman, and Andy Serkis.

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I guess that makes them the Tolkien white guys.

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Cred once again my sis wants credit lol

Keep in mind, my son is 4 years old, so everything is an original to him.

I had to work late into the evening yesterday, and he was just going to bed when I got home. I had left home for the office nearly 14 hours prior, had a long day, lots of meetings, traffic, etc.

When I walked through the door, I was exhausted, run down, and starving. My wife hugged me and asked how my day was, and I replied, "Done. It was a good day, but has got me exhausted. I just want to grab a bite and go to bed. I'm hungry."

From my son's bedroom, I hear him shout, "Hi Hungry! Nice to meet you!"

Not only did it make me laugh, but I completely forgot about how hungry and tired I was. I went to his bedroom, and we laughed together about it. It was exactly what I needed.

Edit: Thanks for all the awards, kind strangers! I'll let my son know y'all enjoyed his joke too!

I heard parents named their children lance a lot.

First post please don't kill me

Edit: i went to sleep and now my inbox is dead, thank you kind strangers for the awards!

I was wondering if it’s possible for sedimentary rocks to form without any water. Specifically, the clastic ones. Mainly because I can’t think of something other than water which can cement the grains together.

Note: I’m not a native speaker so I hope you understand what I mean.

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Holy cow! Thank you everyone for the upvotes and awards! I wasn’t expecting this!

He should have a good vowel movement. His next diaper change could spell disaster though.

and not:

Making it all the way home and realizing that they forgot one of the containers:

Riceless

That was the punchline

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