Development Driller III
Fleet Specifications
| Semisubmersible Drilling Unit |
General Description
| Design | KFELS MSC Gusto DSS51 | ![]() |
| Delivered | 2009 | |
| Quarters capacity | 200 persons | |
| Operating water depth | 7,500 ft. (2,286 m) upgradeable to 10,000 ft. | |
| Drilling depth | 35,000 ft. upgradeable to 37,500 ft. (11,430 m) | |
| Maximum drilling variable deck load | 29,762 kips | |
| Maximum survival variable deck load | ||
| Maximum transit payload | ||
| Heliport | ||
| Classification | DPS-2+ | |
Vessel Dimensions/Displacement
| Overall length | |
| Overall width | |
| Main deck length | 257.6 ft. |
| Main deck width | 255.9 ft. |
| Depth to main deck | |
| Column dimension | |
| Draft – drilling | 67.26 ft. |
| Draft – survival | |
| Draft – transit (Nominal) | |
| Displacement at drilling draft | 52,869 long tons |
| Displacement at survival draft | |
| Displacement at transit draft |
Station Keeping
| Mooring System | Four electric Brohl double-drum anchor winches;eight Vryhoff Stevpris NG1500 (14.75 lt) anchors,with eight 1900ft stud link chains, 3-1/2 in.diameter, breaking strength 1,796,000 lbs | |
| Traction winches | ||
| Windlasses | ||
| Storage reels | ||
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Chain lockers 8 each(max. capacity)
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| Chain on board | ||
| DP Thrusters | Kongsberg SDP 22 (ABS Class DPS-2+) rated for water depths ranging between 1,640 ft. and10,000 ft. | |
| Position Reference | DGPS / HPR / HiPAP 350 | |
Cranes
| Deck crane (port) | 167.3 ft. boom, rated for 165.35 short tons at 72 ft. radius |
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| Deck crane (stbd) | 167.3 ft. boom, rated for 165.35 short tons at 72 ft. radius |
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| Knuckle boom | ||
| Riser gantry crane | ||
Rig Power Systems
| Engines | 8 x Cat 3616 diesel | |
| Alternators | ||
Drilling Equipment
| Derrick | 230 ft. high; 52 ft. x 57 ft. base; NOV with a statichook load capacity of: 2,000,000 lbs. Main LoadPath; 1,000,000 lbs. Auxiliary Load Path |
| Clear working height | |
| Drill floor dimensions | |
| Tubular setback capacity | |
| Rotary supporting capacity | |
| Piperacking systems | |
| Mud pumps | Four NOV 14-P-220, 2,200 hp triplex pumpseach driven by two GEB-22A2 AC tractionmotors, rated to 7,500 psi |
Hoisting Equipment
| Drawworks (Main) | NOV AHD-1000, 6,900 hp input,2,000,000 lbs. hookload with 14 lines; 2,000,000lbs. Active Heave Compensating capacity | |
| Drawworks (Auxiliary) | NOV AHD-500, 4,600 hp input,1,000,000 lbs. hookload with 10 lines; 1,000,000lbs. Active Heave Compensating capacity | |
| Traveling block (Main) | ||
| Traveling block (Auxiliary) | ||
| Top drive (Main) (in line) | NOV HPS 1000 AC drive, hoistingcapacity: 2,000,000 lbs.; continuous drillingtorque rating: 78,450 ft-lbs | |
| Top drive (Auxiliary) (in line) | ||
Storage Capacities
| Liquid storage (upper hull) | |||
| Liquid storage (columns) | |||
| Brine | 4,717 bbls. | ||
| Base oil | 4,717 bbls. | ||
| Potable water | |||
| Drill water | |||
| Fuel | 25,158 bbls | ||
| Sack mud storage (on pallets) | 24,000 cu. ft. | ||
| -Barite/Bentonite | |||
| -Surge tanks | |||
| -Cement | 24, 000 cu. ft. | ||
| -Surge tank | |||
Mud Conditioning Equipment
| Gumbo / Scalper conveyor | |
| Balanced Elliptical Motion shakers | 7 |
| Mud cleaners | 2 |
| Vacuum degassers |
Well Control Equipment
| BOP stack | Two Hydril Type GX 10,000 psi annularpreventers, two Hydril 15,000 psi double ramsand two Hydril 15,000 psi single ram |
| Two remote control panels | |
| Two stack mounted pods | |
| Mux cable reels | 11,000 ft. ( ±3,353 m) |
| Marine riser | 21 in. |
| Quantity | 100 |
| Slip joints | |
| Suspension ring | |
| BOP Transporter | |
| Auxiliary Cart | |
| LMRP / SS Tree gantry crane | |
| Tensioners | 12 each x 250 k, lbs. |
| Diverter | Vetco CSO, 20 in., 500 psi withOilstates 5k Flex Joint |
