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Fleet Specifications

Deepwater Frontier
 
Rig Type 5th Generation Deepwater 
Design R&B/Samsung, based on double hull
Builder  
Year Built 1999 
Classification  ABS + A1E, MODU, FSO, + AMS, +ACCU, +DPS, DLA, OMBO, Cargo Gear Registry
Flag  Panama
Accommodation Air-conditioned to accommodate 160 people. 
Helideck Equipped to accommodate Sikorsky S61-N and Super Puma 322L 
Moonpool  48 ft x 48 ft
Station Keeping  Kongsberg Simrad, SDP-32 triple computer voting
Max Drill Depth 30,000 ft / 9,144 m 
Max Water Depth 10,000 ft / 3,048 m 
Operating Conditions  Winds 63.7 to 129.6 kph (depending on wave and current), damaged stability to 92.6 kph
Storm Conditions  Winds 63.7 to 129.6 kph (depending on wave and current)

Technical Dimensions

Length 726 ft  221 m 
Breadth 137 ft  42 m 
Depth 66 ft  20 m 
Operating Draft 56 ft  17 m 
Ocean Transit Draft 44 ft  14 m 
VDL - Operating 20,800 mt 22,928 st 

Capacities

Liquid Mud 5,093 bbls  28,595 cu ft  810 cu m 
Drill Water 17,610 bbls  98,871 cu ft  2,798 cu m 
Potable Water 6,290 bbls  35,315 cu ft  999 cu m 
Fuel Oil 28,300 bbls  158,890 cu ft  4,497 cu m 
Bulk Mud   34,000 cu ft  962 cu m 
Bulk Cement   34,000 cu ft  962 cu m 
Sack Material 10,000 sacks   10,640 cu ft  300 cu m

Drilling Equipment

Derrick 170 ft. high with 40 ft. x 48 ft. base, dynamically designed to accommodate a top drive system; setback for 192 stands of 6-5/8 in. drill pipe, 228 stands of 5-1/2 in. drill pipe, and 16 stands of 9-3/4 in. collars, 2,000,000 lb. static load.
Drawworks  6600 hp; 1,500 kips hook load
Motion Compensator  Active Heave
Top Drive   Varco TDS-8S (AC), 750 ton
Rotary   60" opening, 1000 tons, 45000 ft-lbs @ 15rpm
Pipe Handling   1 x Varco PHM-3i Pipe Racking System
Mud Pumps  4 x National 14P220, 7500 psi
Shale Shakers   4 x Derrick Hi-G; 2xDerrick Flowline scalping shakers
Desander  
Desilter  
Mud Cleaner  Mud Cleaner: 2 x Derrick HI-G mud cleaner rated for 1500GPM
BOP 1 x 18-3/4" Cameron TL 15,000 WP; (Single + Doubles)
LMRP  2 x Annular type DL 18-3/4" 10,000 WP
Diverter   Hydril FS 21" bore (18" flow line and 14" diverter outlets)
Control System   Shaffer MUX System
Riser   21", 3" x 15K choke/kill line, 4" x 7.5K mud boost line
Riser
Tensioners
  8 x Maritime Hydraulics - Dual 160kips, max out
Guideline
Tensioners
 N/A
Podline
Tensioners
 N/A
Choke & Kill  3" x 15,000 psi; 2 x remote chokes; 1 x manual choke
Cementing   Halliburton Cement unit, 15000psi

Machinery

Main Power Three each Wartsila 18V32 diesel electric engine generator sets arranged one each in engine rooms number one, two, and three rated at 7.0 Megawatts (9333 hp) each. Engines designed to operate on diesel or HFO. 
Emergency Power Main generator to provide 35,100 KW (47,000 hp). Emergency generator to provide 400 KW (536 hp). 
Power Distribution  AC System
Deck Cranes  3 x 50 ton @ 43 ft (7224) Seatrax pedestal cranes, Model 7224; 1 x 85 ton @ 36 ft (8032) Seatrax pedestal crane, Model 8032; 2 x gantry cranes (pipe deck and riser storage area)
Thrusters  6 x Azimuth FPP Thrusters, 5360HP each
Propulsion  Same as Thrusters

Mooring Equipment

Winches
Quantity: no. 1Make/model: Aker Maritime Pusnes Type 250 HW 15M.10/M20 CU10.1544.7 Tons @ 9 Mtrs/sec ,Max pull 67 TonBrake Holding Load = 307 TonType (electric/hydraulic/diesel): Pusnes / Korea- Hydraulic Power PacksMotors per winch: no. 1Motor make/type: Staffa

Wire/Chain  Make/type: CSSC
Diameter: 97 MM K3
Useful length (nominal): 385 m


Anchors  Type: Stockless type
Weight: 16 tons