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Deepwater Expedition
The DEEPWATER EXPEDITION is a self-propelled dynamically positioned drillship capable of drilling in water depths up to 10,000 ft using 18¾in 15,000 psi BOP and 21in ID marine drilling riser. 
Rig Type 5th Generation Deepwater 
Design Rauma Repola Arctic DP 
Builder Khersons Shipyard 1989 / Rebuilt Keppel 1999 
Year Built 1999 Conversion 
Classification DnV +1A1, MV, EO, AUTR DYNPOS 
Flag Marshall Islands 
Accommodation 130 berths 
Helideck 80 ft x 80 ft 
Moonpool 26 ft x 28 ft 
Station Keeping Dynamically Positioned 
Max Drill Depth 30,000 ft / 9,144 m 
Max Water Depth 10,000 ft / 3,048 m 
Operating Conditions Wind Speed: 45 knots; Significant Wave Height: 16 ft @ 12 sec; Current: 2 knots 
Storm Conditions Wind Speed: 100 knots 

Technical Dimensions

Length 561 ft  171 m 
Breadth 93 ft  28 m 
Depth 38 ft  12 m 
Operating Draft 26 ft  8 m 
Ocean Transit Draft 26 ft  8 m 
VDL - Operating 8,498 st  7,711 mt 

Capacities

Liquid Mud 10,805 bbls  60,665 cu ft  1,717 cu m 
Drill Water 7,421 bbls  41,665 cu ft  1,179 cu m 
Potable Water 3,421 bbls  19,207 cu ft  544 cu m 
Fuel Oil 19,140 bbls  107,462 cu ft  3,041 cu m 
Bulk Mud   11,371 cu ft  322 cu m 
Bulk Cement   8,122 cu ft  230 cu m 
Sack Material 0 sacks     

Drilling Equipment

Derrick ENFAB 180 ft x 55 ft x 85 ft, 2,600 kips gross nominal capacity 
Drawworks Continental Emsco Electrohoist V, 5000 hp input with 2in drilling line 
Motion Compensator Shaffer, 25 ft stroke, 800 kips operating, 1600 kips locked 
Top Drive Varco TDS-4S, 750 st, 1200 hp 
Rotary Continental Emsco, 49½in opening, independent drive 
Pipe Handling Varco PRS-4I; Varco AR-3200c Iron Roughneck 
Mud Pumps 3 x Continental Emsco FC-2200, 7500 psi 
Shale Shakers 4 x Brandt ALT-I-1200 CS cascade linear shaker 
Desander 1 x Brandt ATL-1-4 with 4 x 12 
Desilter 1 x Brandt ATL-1-2800 with 28 x 4 
Mud Cleaner See above 
BOP 1 x Cameron Type TL single 18¾in 15K; 2 x Cameron Type TL double 18¾in 15K ; 1 x Vetco H4 connector 18¾in 15K 
LMRP 2 x Cameron DL 18¾in 10K annular; 1 x Cameron HC Model 70 18¾in 10K collet connector 
Diverter Hydril 
Control System ABB Seatec 5,000 psi 
Riser 10,000 ft of ABB Vetco Gray 80 ft long x 21in diameter with C&K and auxiliary lines 
Riser
Tensioners
12 x Shaffer, 200 kips each 
Guideline
Tensioners
N/A 
Podline
Tensioners
N/A 
Choke & Kill Cameron 3-1/16 
Cementing Dowell cementing unit (third party equipment) 

Machinery

Main Power 8 x Wartsila 16V22B rated 3,250 bhp each driving 8 x 3,300 kVA 6,000 V ABB generators 
Emergency Power 1 x Caterpillar D-399, 1050 kW, 400 V, 50 Hz 
Power Distribution 12 x Ross Hill SCR system, 1800 amps, 720 V DC 
Deck Cranes 2 x Amclyde 3500, 100 ft boom, 80 st @ 25 ft - 45 ft: 1 x Amclyde 2000, 100 ft boom, 40 st @ 25 ft - 45 ft 
Thrusters 6 x LIPS, 3750 hp 5-blade azimuthing thrusters 
Propulsion See Thrusters 

Mooring Equipment

Winches  
Wire/Chain  
Anchors