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Fleet Specifications

GSF Galaxy II
Harsh Environment Deep Water Jack-Up

General Description 

Design Friede & Goldman L-780 Mod VI graphic
Overall dimensions 244 by 250 by 36 ft.
Legs (3) 560 ft. long triangular
Quarters capacity 120 persons 
Operating water depth 325 ft. (normal water depth) 

394 ft. (with site-specific approval)  
Cantilever envelope 55 ft. by 30 ft.
Maximum variable load (drilling) 14,743 kips *

*Variable loads are nominal and may be increased/decreased by use of nomograms with site specific environmental data.

Drilling Equipment 

Derrick 170 ft. by 40 ft. Dreco, with a static hook load capacity of 1,600,000 lbs. with fourteen lines
Drawworks National-Oilwell E-3000, 3,000 hp, driven by three GE 752 DC motors, with hydraulic disc brakes and a Baylor 7838 auxiliary electric brake
Rotary table Varco BJ RST, 49-1/2 in. hydraulic motor driven, non-drilling
Top Drive Varco model TDS-4HS, 750 ton, with a GE 752 DC hi torque motor, rated to 45,500 ft.-lbs. continuous drilling torque, complete with a PH-85 pipehandler and TDS/Block retraction system
Pipe handling Varco PRS-3i automated pipe racking system and AR 3200-C iron roughneck, with integrated control provided by the V-ICIS system
Mud Pumps Three National Oilwell 14-P-220, 2,200 hp triplex pumps, each driven by two GE 752 hi-torque DC traction motors, rated to 6,000 psi with plungers and hi-pressure liners
Solids Control Four Derrick Flo-Line Cleaner Model 514VE, one 6-way Flo-Divider, one Flo-Line Model 514VE fitted with 20 4” desilter cones, and one Derrick Flo-Line Primer-258 scalper shaker.
Instrumentation Martin Decker V-ICIS system which integrates drilling information with control of automated equipment into a common network

Power Equipment 

DC Five Hill Graham SCR units, 2,400 amps each, powering 10 GE 752 DC motors
AC Four Wartsila 12V200 diesel engines, 2,850 hp, driving four ABB 3,000 kva generators

Storage Capacities 

Liquid Mud 4,730 bbl.
Mud tank 4,877 bbl.
Base oil 1,627 bbl.
Brine 1,627 bbl.
Bulk material 18,200 cu. ft.

BOP Equipment

Diverter  Drilquip 1,500 psi, 49-1/2 in. fixed diverter with two 16 in. discharge lines and two 16 in. hydraulically operated ball valves.
21-1/4 in. system  One Hydril type GL 5,000 psi annular preventer, one Hydril 5,000 psi double ram preventer and one Hydril 5,000 psi single ram preventer
13-5/8 in. system One Hydril type GX 10,000 psi annular preventer and two Hydril 15,000 psi double ram preventers

Other Equipment

Cranes Three Seatrax 6032 cranes, with 120 ft. booms, rated for 52 s.tons 27 ft. radius

Special Features 

Tender mode Drill floor/substructure can be skidded from cantilever onto an adjacent platform, up to 80 ft. beyond maximum cantilever reach
CTU 600 kip conductor tensioning unit below the cantilever beams, provides tension at any point within the drilling envelope, with deck panels on either side which can be hydraulically retracted leaving a moonpool
BOP handling 100 ton bridge crane, with telescoping lifting forks, allows the BOP to be placed anywhere within a three dimensional envelope of the wellhead and handling area, with an additional 30 ton bridge crane in the enclosed BOP storage area to facilitate assembly and handling of BOP stacks and subsea trees

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