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Fleet Specifications

J. W. McLean
The J. W. McLean is a Zapata SS-3000 class semisubmersible, a propulsion assisted twin hulled sea barge catamaran with six stabilizing columns and a water tight working platform 
Rig Type Other Floaters 
Design Zapata SS-3000 
Builder  
Year Built 1974/1991/1996 
Classification 1A1 Column Stabilized 
Flag Marshall Islands 
Accommodation Air-conditioned to accommodate 100 people 
Helideck 'D' value 22.5 m (72.8 ft.) 84 ft. x 83 ft. (25.6 m x 25.3 m) designed to DNV / Norwegian rules, to accommodate Sikorsky S-61. 
Moonpool 21 ft x 21 ft 
Station Keeping Moored (Propulsion Assist) 
Max Drill Depth 25,000 ft / 7,620 m 
Max Water Depth 1,250 ft / 381 m 
Operating Conditions 55-knot winds, 30-foot waves at 10 seconds, current 1.4 knots 
Storm Conditions 123-knot winds, 100-foot waves maximum at 3 seconds, current 0.5 knots 

Technical Dimensions

Length 367 ft  112 m 
Breadth 210 ft  64 m 
Depth 25 ft  8 m 
Operating Draft 80 ft  24 m 
Ocean Transit Draft 25 ft  8 m 
VDL - Operating 3,829 st  3,475 mt 

Capacities

Liquid Mud 3,332 bbls  18,708 cu ft  529 cu m 
Drill Water 8,000 bbls  44,916 cu ft  1,271 cu m 
Potable Water 2,700 bbls  15,159 cu ft  429 cu m 
Fuel Oil 10,000 bbls  56,145 cu ft  1,589 cu m 
Bulk Mud   8,970 cu ft  254 cu m 
Bulk Cement   10,350 cu ft  293 cu m 
Sack Material 4,000 sacks     

Drilling Equipment

Derrick Lee C. Moore 180 ft. dynamic derrick with 40 ft. x 40 ft. base. Rated 1,300,000 lbs. gross nominal capacity, with 1,000,000 lb. hook load capacity with (12) lines. 
Drawworks Oilwell E3000 with Crown-O-Matic and Baylor model 7838 electro-magnetic brake, sandline spool with 18,000 ft. of 9/16 
Motion Compensator Rucker Shaffer DSC-25-500 
Top Drive Varco TDS 4S complete with PH 85 and Raised Backup System (RBS), Hi-Torque GE 752 motor 
Rotary - Oilwell A-495, 49-1/2 
Pipe Handling 1 x Varco AR3200 Iron Roughneck 
Mud Pumps Three (3) Oilwell 1,700 PT triplex mud pumps rated at 1,700 hp and at 120 SPM 
Shale Shakers 4 - Derrick Model 2000 with Hi G motors 
Desander None 
Desilter 20 x 4-inch cones mounted above a shaker 
Mud Cleaner One shaker configured as a mud cleaner 
BOP Cameron Type U Model II, 18 ¾ in., 10,000 psi 
LMRP Shaffer Type Annular 5K WP 
Diverter Regan/KFDH, 500 psi WP, Bore size 24.5 inches 
Control System Koomey Type 80 with 500 gallon reservoir 
Riser Vetco MR-6C 20-1/2 (21-1/2-inch OD) 
Riser
Tensioners
8 - Rucker Shaeffer MRT's each with (2) 40 ft. line travel x 80,000 lbs. tensioners, total 640,000 lbs. 
Guideline
Tensioners
4 x Rucker Shaffer, 12.2m stroke travel & 7.3MT 
Podline
Tensioners
None, lines are suspended off angel wings 
Choke & Kill Cameron 3-1/8-inch x 10K 
Cementing Halliburton HCS-250 

Machinery

Main Power 4 - EMD Model 16-645-E8 marine diesel engines rated ABS continuous 1,950 bhp at 900 rpm each skid mounted unit includes: 1 EMD Model A20 AC alternator ABS rated and certified for 1,400 kw 2,000 KVA, for SCR system application 
Emergency Power 1 - Cummins turbocharged engine w/ 600 kw Marine AC Generator 
Power Distribution 6 x Ross Hill SCR, plus 1 Bauteil SCR 
Deck Cranes 1 - National OS-435, 41-ton, 10-m, 1 each Amclyde 35000, 68-ton, 10-m 
Thrusters N/A 
Propulsion Propulsion assist, 2 x 10 dia. propellers w/ Kort nozzles ea. driven by 4 x 850 hp electric motors 

Mooring Equipment

Winches 10 x Skagit rated for 159 mt 
Wire/Chain 10 x 3 inch stud linked ORQ, usefull length - 3608 ft 
Anchors 10 x Stevpis MKV each weighing 15mt