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Discoverer Clear Leader
The DISCOVERER CLEAR LEADER is a double hull dynamically positioned Enhanced Enterprise class drillship capable of operating in moderate environments and water depths up to 12,000 feet (3,657m) using 18¾in 15000 psi BOP and 21in OD marine riser. 
Rig Type 6th Generation Deepwater 
Design Transocean Offshore Enhanced Enterprise class, double hull, dual drilling activity. 
Builder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Okpo, South Korea
Year Built 2009
Classification DNV Drill Class 1A1, ship-shaped drilling unit, EO DYNPOS, AUTR, DRIL, HELDK, CRANE, TEMPSTORE 
Flag Marshall Islands
Accommodation 200 berths
Helideck Sized for Chinook 234 helocopter. 
Moonpool 72 1/2 ft. x 30 ft 
Station Keeping Dynamically Positioned 
Max Drill Depth 40,000 ft / 12,191 m 
Max Water Depth 12,000 ft / 3,657 m 
Operating Conditions Wind 60 knots, Wave 30 ft 
Storm Conditions Wind 100 knots, Wave 50 ft

Technical Dimensions

Length 835 ft  255 m 
Breadth 125 ft  38 m 
Depth 62 ft  19 m 
Operating Draft 42 ft  13 m 
Ocean Transit Draft 0 ft  0 m 
VDL - Operating 22,046 st  20,000 mt 

Capacities

Liquid Mud 20,000 bbls  86,463 cu ft  2,447 cu m 
Drill Water 13,700 bbls  112,292 cu ft  3,179 cu m 
Potable Water 5,000 bbls  28,072 cu ft  794 cu m 
Fuel Oil 36,000 bbls  202,125 cu ft  5,723 cu m 
Bulk Mud   16,000 cu ft  453 cu m 
Bulk Cement   16,000 cu ft  453 cu m 
Sack Material 16,000 sacks of 50 lbs    

Drilling Equipment

Derrick 226 ft x 80 ft x 80 ft base with 20 ft x 60 ft top dual-activity derrick
Drawworks 2 x NOV active heave compensating, rated 1,000 ST with 2-inch line
Motion Compensator 2 x NOV active heave compensating, rated 1,000 ST with 2-inch line 
Top Drive 2 x Maritime Hydraulics MDDM 1,250 ST with 2 each AC variable frequency driver motors
Rotary 1 x NOV 75 1/2 inch hyrdraulic forward, 1 x NOV 60 1/2 inch aft
Pipe Handling 2 Varco PRS-5 pipe racking systems, 1 PLS 
Mud Pumps 5 NOV Hex 240 pumps 7,500 psi, each powered by 2 AC electric motors
Shale Shakers 10 x Brandt LCM-3D/CM-2 linear motion cascade shakers 
Desander
Desilter
Mud Cleaner 1 x Vortext Venture Model VV-VMH-468 with 3 x 4 inch hydrocyclones each
BOP 3 x Hydril 18¾ inch 15K compact double ram preventer; Vetco 18 3/4 inch 15K Super HD wellhead connector
LMRP 1 x Hydril 18¾in 10K Annuflex annular preventer; 1 x Vetco 18 3/4 inch 15K HAR H4 riser connector
Diverter Vetco CSO 72 inch bore, 500 psi
Control System Hydril multiplex control system. 
Riser 134 x Vetco HMF 21 inch OD, 75ft joints with Class G couplings and 2 x 4 1/2 inch ID 15k CK lines 
Riser
Tensioners
6 x Hydralift 400 ST direct acting cylinders with 50 ft stroke or equivalent
Guideline
Tensioners
 
Podline
Tensioners
 
Choke & Kill 3 1/16 inch x 15K C&K Manifold H2S Service
Cementing Third Party Equipment 

Machinery

Main Power 6 x MAN B&W V32/40 14 cylinder engines rated 7,000 kW each, driving 6 x LDW-Siemens S5E 1250-10SE+wk generators rated 6,456 kW
Emergency Power 1 x MAN B&W 7L27/38 engine rated 2,310 kW driving 1 x Hyundai 2,100 kW 480V generator
Power Distribution Siemens 11 kV switchboard feeding Siemens Blue variable speed drive, PWM type
Deck Cranes 4 x 100 MT electro-hydraulic knuckle-boom cranes, lift radius 7.8m to 45m
Thrusters Used for propulsion; 6x Rolls Royce Aquamaster 7,000 HP fully azimuthing
Propulsion 6 x Siemens Siplink Thruster Drives driving 6 x LDW Siemens 5,500 kW A5L900S54-10KV=VK Thruster Motors

Mooring Equipment

Winches N/A - DP Vessel 
Wire/Chain N/A - DP Vessel 
Anchors N/A - DP Vessel