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The Fleet  Our Rigs List by Water Depth Deepwater Expedition
Fleet Specifications
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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11,371 cu ft |
322 cu m |
| Bulk Cement |
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8,122 cu ft |
230 cu m |
| Sack Material |
0 sacks |
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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 |
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