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  
Chain lockers 8 each(max. capacity)  
 
 

 

 
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
Deck crane (stbd) 167.3 ft. boom, rated for 165.35 short tons at 72 ft.
radius
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