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The Fleet  Our Rigs List by Rig Type Deepwater Discovery
Fleet Specifications
| Deepwater Discovery |
| The DEEPWATER DISCOVERY is a Samsung/Reading & Bates designed dynamically positioned drillship capable of drilling in water depths up to 10,000 ft using 18¾" 15,000 psi BOP and 21" OD marine drilling riser. |
| Rig Type |
5th Generation Deepwater |
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| Design |
R&B/Samsung |
| Builder |
Samsung Heavy Industries - Koje, South Korea |
| Year Built |
2000 |
| Classification |
ABS |
| Flag |
Panama |
| Accommodation |
140 Berths |
| Helideck |
S-61-N or SP 322L 74.8 ft x 74.8 ft Diameter |
| Moonpool |
52.48ft x 40.9ft |
| Station Keeping |
Nautronix DP 5003 series Dynamic Positioning System |
| Max Drill Depth |
30,000 ft / 9,144 m |
| Max Water Depth |
10,000 ft / 3,048 m |
| Operating Conditions |
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Technical Dimensions
| Length |
746 ft |
227 m |
| Breadth |
137 ft |
42 m |
| Depth |
62 ft |
19 m |
| Operating Draft |
39 ft |
12 m |
| Ocean Transit Draft |
28 ft |
9 m |
| VDL - Operating |
22,040 st |
20,000 mt |
Capacities
| Liquid Mud |
15,000 bbls |
84,218 cu ft |
2,383 cu m |
| Drill Water |
17,610 bbls |
98,871 cu ft |
2,798 cu m |
| Potable Water |
8,800 bbls |
49,408 cu ft |
1,398 cu m |
| Fuel Oil |
30,180 bbls |
169,446 cu ft |
4,795 cu m |
| Bulk Mud |
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24,000 cu ft |
679 cu m |
| Bulk Cement |
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18,000 cu ft |
509 cu m |
| Sack Material |
10,000 sacks |
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Drilling Equipment
| Derrick |
Dreco - 95ft x 75ft Base, 210ft height, 2,000,000lbs static load |
| Drawworks |
5000 HP Continental Emsco Electrohoist V - 2,000,000 lbs; 48-in x 133-in drum with grooving for 2-in wireline |
| Motion Compensator |
1 x Shaffer Crown Mounted Compensater system. 25 ft stroke, 500 tons capacity |
| Top Drive |
Varco TDS-4S DC, 750 T capacity, with PH-8ipe handler, 50,900 ft-lns max torque |
| Rotary |
Continental Emsco T-6050, 60-1/2 rated for 1,000 Tons |
| Pipe Handling |
I x Varco PRS-6i Pipe Racking System; |
| Mud Pumps |
4 x Emsco FC, 2200 hp, 7500psi max |
| Shale Shakers |
6 x Brandt LCM-2D |
| Desander |
1 x Desander, brandt model SRS-3 |
| Desilter |
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| Mud Cleaner |
1 x Brandt model LCM-2D/LMC with 20 6 |
| BOP |
Cameron type 18 ¾ in., 15,000 psi |
| LMRP |
2 Annular Type DL 18-3/4 |
| Diverter |
HydrilType FS 21-1/4in bore |
| Control System |
ABB Seatec Offshore MUX system |
| Riser |
ABB Vetco Bouyancy joints, 90 ft lengths x 21.25 in OD x .812 in wall thickness. Grade X-80 rated for 2,500 kips tension, with two 15K psi choke & |
Riser
Tensioners |
8 x Shaffer dual tensioners 200 kips |
Guideline
Tensioners |
NA |
Podline
Tensioners |
NA |
| Choke & Kill |
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| Cementing |
Dowell Schlumburger Cement Unit |
Machinery
| Main Power |
4 x Wartsila 8L46B diesel electric engine rated at 7.8 mW(10,460 hp ea.); 2 x Wartsila 6L46B (7,845 hp ea.) diesel gensets |
| Emergency Power |
Newage International HC-M534-02 |
| Power Distribution |
6 11KV Generators feeding 3 11KV switchboard |
| Deck Cranes |
3 x 80 Ton Amclyne model 35000 crane & 2 x 44.5 Ton Amclyne model 20000 |
| Thrusters |
6 x Aquamaster Azimuth type thrusters, 5500KW |
| Propulsion |
Same as Thrustres |
Mooring Equipment
| Winches |
NA |
| Wire/Chain |
NA |
| Anchors |
NA |
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