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Fleet Specifications

GSF Monitor
Harsh Environment Deep Water Jack-up

General Description 

Design Friede & Goldman L-780 Mod V graphic
Overall dimensions 228 by 222 by 31 ft.
Legs (3) 496 ft. long triangular
Quarters capacity 100 persons 
Operating water depth 350 ft. (Central & Northern North Sea, site specific approval at > 300 ft) 
Cantilever envelope 55 ft. by 30 ft.
Maximum variable load (drilling) 11,800 kips *

* 328 ft. WD; 100 knot wind; 40 ft. wave; 1.5 knot current

Drilling Equipment 

Derrick 200 ft. by 50 ft. Dreco, with a static hook load capacity of 1,550,000 lbs. with sixteen lines
Drawworks Continental Emsco C-3, 3,000 hp, driven by three 1000 hp DC motors, with a Baylor 7838 auxiliary electric brake
Rotary table Continental Emsco T-495 with independent drive using a 900 hp DC motor with 2 speed transmission
Top drive Varco TDS-4H, 650 ton, rated to 45,500 ft.-lbs. continuous drilling torque in low gear, complete with an open loop cooling system and PH-85 pipehandler
Pipe handling Varco AR 3200 iron roughneck
Mud pumps Three Continental Emsco FB-1600, 1,600 hp triplex pumps, each driven by two 900 hp DC traction motors
Solids control Five Thule VSM-300 linear motion shakers

Power Equipment 

DC Five Ross Hill SCR units, each rated at 1800 amps, powering eleven 900 hp DC electric motors
AC Four Cat 3606 diesel engines, 2,500 hp, driving four Kato 1,800 kw generators

Storage Capacities 

Liquid Mud 3,230 bbl. including processing pit
Base oil 875 bbl.
Brine 911 bbl.
Bulk material 15,048 cu. ft.

BOP Equipment

Diverter system Vetco KFDJ 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 Shaffer spherical wedgelock 5,000 psi annular preventer, one Hydril MPL 5,000 psi double ram preventer and one Hydril MPL 5,000 psi single ram preventer
13-5/8 in. system One Shaffer spherical type 10,000 psi annular preventer and two Hydril 15,000 psi double ram preventers 

Other Equipment

Cranes Two Seaking SK3500 cranes, with 120 ft. booms rated for 38.6 tons at 49 ft. radius, one Seaking 2300 crane, with a 120 ft. boom rated for 25.3 tons at 49 ft. radius, and one MLT PCM-120 crane, with a 100 ft. boom rated for 50 short tons at 24 ft. radius

Special Features 

CTU 600 kip conductor tensioning unit

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