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Fleet Specifications

GSF Adriatic VIII
328 Foot Jack-up

General Description 

Design Marathon LeTourneau 116-C graphic
Dimensions 243 x 200 x 26 ft.
Spud can diameter 46 ft.
Legs (3) 443 ft. long square
Quarters capacity 108 persons 
Operating water depth 328 ft. 
Cantilever envelope 40 ft. by 30 ft.
Maximum cantilever extension (transom to rotary) 45 ft.
Maximum variable load (drilling) 4,974 kips

Drilling Equipment 

Derrick 160 ft. x 30 ft. DSI, with a static hook load capacity of 1,250,000 lbs. with fourteen lines
Drawworks National-Oilwell 1625 DE, 3,000 hp, driven by three GE 752 DC motors, with a Baylor Elmegco 7838 auxiliary electric brake
Rotary table National C-375, 37-1/2 in. driven by GE-752 electric motor, 2 speed gear box
Top drive Varco TDS-4S, 500 short tons, continuous drilling torque rating 45,500 ft.-lbs., with a Varco PH-85 pipe handler
Mud pumps Three National Oilwell 12-P-160, 1,600 hp triplex pumps each driven by six GE 752 Series DC traction motors, rated to 5,000 psi
Solids control 4 x Derrick Flo LXP Shale Shakers, 1 x 24 cone desilter, 1 x 3 cone desander
Instrumentation Petron Pit Volume totalizer with mud flow and trip tank monitoring

Power Equipment 

DC Four Ross Hill SCR units, 1600 amps each, powering 8 drilling motors
AC Five Caterpillar D-399TA diesel engines, 1,200 hp, driving five KATO 600 volt, 1,050 kw generators

Storage Capacities 

Liquid mud 1,870 bbls.
Base oil 647 bbls.
Bulk material 9,800 cu. ft.

BOP Equipment

Diverter  Hydril MSP-1000 1,000 psi, 29-1/4 in. diverter with two 12 in. discharge lines and 12 in. hydraulically operated ball valves
BOP stack  21-1/4 in. x 2,000 psi WP BOP stack, with one Cameron U double ram prevener and one Hydril MSP-2000 21-1/4 in. 2,000 psi WP annular

13-5/8 in. x 10,000 psi WP BOP stack, with two Cameron U double ram preventers, one Hydril GK 13-5/8 in. 5,000 psi WP annular
BOP handling 4 x 25 short tons hoist and trolley handling system

Other Equipment

Cranes Three Marathon LeTourneau cranes, 2 x 120 ft. booms, 1 x 100 ft. boom rated for 50 short tons at 24 ft. radius,

Special Features 

Cantilever extension 15 ft. pin on extensions are available to increase the maximum skid out distance to 60 ft. from the stern and drilling envelope to 55 ft. by 30 ft.

Inquiries should be directed to the Marketing Department Houston 15375 Memorial Drive Houston TX 77079-4101 (281) 925-6000 Fax (281) 925-6010