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Deepwater Millennium
The DEEPWATER MILLENNIUM is a Samsung/Reading & Bates designed dynamically positioned drillship capable of drilling in water depths up to 8,100 ft (upgradable to 10,000 ft) using 18¾in 15,000 psi BOP and 21in OD marine drilling riser. 
Rig Type 5th Generation Deepwater 
Design Samsung/Reading & Bates Double Hull Dynamic Position 
Builder Samsung Heavy Industries, Kyungnam, S.Korea 
Year Built 1999 
Classification ABS +A1E Drilling Unit, MODU, FSO, +AMS, +ACCU, +DPS, DLA, OMBO, F-AMC, OPP-F 
Flag Marshall Islands
Accommodation 130 berths 
Helideck Rated for S-61N or Super Puma 322L helicopter 
Moonpool 82 ft x 41 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 Max wave height 50 ft; Max wind speed 75 knots 
Storm Conditions GOM 100 year return storm 

Technical Dimensions

Length 726 ft  221 m 
Breadth 138 ft  42 m 
Depth 66 ft  20 m 
Operating Draft 43 ft  13 m 
Ocean Transit Draft 28 ft  9 m 
VDL - Operating 22,040 st  20,000 mt 

Capacities

Liquid Mud 13,660 bbls  76,694 cu ft  2,170 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   17,000 cu ft  481 cu m 
Bulk Cement   17,000 cu ft  481 cu m 
Sack Material 10,000 sacks     

Drilling Equipment

Derrick Dreco 170 ft x 48 ft x 40 ft, 2000 kips static load capacity 
Drawworks Hitec 6600 hp with 2in drilling line, active heave compensation 
Motion Compensator Active heave compensation incorporated in drawworks, 1500 kips 
Top Drive Varco TDS-8S, 750 st with PH-100 pipehandler 
Rotary Varco 60in opening, 1000 st, independent drive 
Pipe Handling Varco PHM-3i pipe racking system including Iron Roughneck; Varco PLS-3 pick-up and lay down system 
Mud Pumps 4 x National 14-P-220, 2200 hp each, 7500 psi 
Shale Shakers 2 x Derick FloLine scalpers; 4 x Derrick Hi-G Dryer 
Desander N/A 
Desilter N/A 
Mud Cleaner 2 x Derrick Hi-G mud cleaners, 1500 gpm each 
BOP 1 x Cameron Type TL single 18¾in 15K: 2 x Cameron Type TL double 18¾in 15K ; 1 x Vetco HD-H4 connector 18¾in 15K 
LMRP 2 x Cameron Type DL annular 18¾in 10K; 1 x Cameron HC connector 18¾in 10K 
Diverter Hydril Type FS21-60, 21in bore with 18in flow line and 14in diverter outlets 
Control System Shaffer MUX control system, 92 lines with 2 x 11,000 ft cables 
Riser 84 jts x Vetco HMF 21in 90 ft long with 4½in ID 15K C&K, 3.82in ID booster & 2.62in ID hydraulic line 
Riser
Tensioners
8 x Maritime Hydraulics Dual 160kips, 2560 kips total 
Guideline
Tensioners
N/A 
Podline
Tensioners
N/A 
Choke & Kill Cameron 3in x 15K choke manifold, with 2 x automatic chokes and 1 x manual chokes 
Cementing Halliburton HCS unit (third party equipment) 

Machinery

Main Power 3 x Wartsila 18V32 (9,333 hp each) and 3 x Wartsila 12V32 (6,266 hp each) diesel gensets 
Emergency Power 400 kW emergency generator 
Power Distribution AC system 
Deck Cranes 3 x Seatrax Model 7224, 50 mt @ 42.6 ft; 1 x Seatrax Model 8032 85 mt @ 36 ft; 1 x Gantry Crane 35 mt; 1 x Gantry Crane 15 mt 
Thrusters 6 x Kamewa 4000 kW azimuthing thrusters 
Propulsion See Thrusters 

Mooring Equipment

Winches  
Wire/Chain  
Anchors