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The Fleet  Our Rigs List by Water Depth M.G. Hulme, Jr.
Fleet Specifications
| M.G. Hulme, Jr. |
| The M. G. HULME, JR. is a Friede & Goldman series 9500 Enhanced Pacesetter semi-submersible drilling unit capable of operating in water depths up to 5,000 ft using 18¾in 15,000 psi BOP and 21in OD marine riser. |
| Rig Type |
Other Deepwater |
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| Design |
Friede & Goldman 9500 Enhanced Pacesetter |
| Builder |
Daewoo Shipbuilding Ltd., South Korea |
| Year Built |
1983; Upgraded 1998 |
| Classification |
A1 (M) Column Stabilized Drilling Unit |
| Flag |
Marshall Islands |
| Accommodation |
99 berths |
| Helideck |
89 ft x 82 ft, rated for S-61 or Chinook |
| Moonpool |
82.5 ft x 21.3 ft |
| Station Keeping |
Mooring |
| Max Drill Depth |
25,000 ft / 7,620 m |
| Max Water Depth |
5,000 ft / 1,524 m |
| Operating Conditions |
Wind 70 knots, waves 50 ft, period 12.5 sec, current 3 knots |
| Storm Conditions |
Wind 100 knots, waves 100 ft., period 15 sec, current 3 knots |
Technical Dimensions
| Length |
296 ft |
90 m |
| Breadth |
228 ft |
69 m |
| Depth |
116 ft |
35 m |
| Operating Draft |
60 ft |
18 m |
| Ocean Transit Draft |
30 ft |
9 m |
| VDL - Operating |
4,479 st |
4,064 mt |
Capacities
| Liquid Mud |
2,070 bbls |
11,622 cu ft |
329 cu m |
| Drill Water |
7,200 bbls |
40,424 cu ft |
1,144 cu m |
| Potable Water |
2,708 bbls |
15,204 cu ft |
430 cu m |
| Fuel Oil |
8,100 bbls |
45,477 cu ft |
1,287 cu m |
| Bulk Mud |
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13,796 cu ft |
390 cu m |
| Bulk Cement |
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6,308 cu ft |
179 cu m |
| Sack Material |
7,500 sacks |
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Drilling Equipment
| Derrick |
Branham 160 ft x 40 ft x 40 ft, 1393 kips GNC, 1000 kips hook load |
| Drawworks |
National 1625-DE 3000 hp, powered by 3 GE 752 DC motors |
| Motion Compensator |
Vetco MC400-20D, 400 kips x 20 ft stroke, 1000 kips locked |
| Top Drive |
Varco TDS-4S, 650 ton, 1130hp |
| Rotary |
National C-495, 49½in opening with independent drive |
| Pipe Handling |
Varco AR-3200 Iron Roughneck |
| Mud Pumps |
3 x National 12-P-160, 1600 hp |
| Shale Shakers |
4 x 50P122 Fluid System Scalping Shakers; 4 x 500B Fluid System Linear Shakers; |
| Desander |
N/A |
| Desilter |
16 x 4in cones. 1840 gpm |
| Mud Cleaner |
1 x Fluid Systems 500 SS R16Hil-1 Mud Cleaner |
| BOP |
2 x 18¾in Cameron Type U-2 15K double ram; 1 x 18¾in Cameron Type D 10K annular; Vetco H4 connector |
| LMRP |
1 x 18¾in Cameron Type D 10K annular; Vetco H4 connector |
| Diverter |
ABB Vetco Gray KFDS CSO 500, 21¼in, 500 psi |
| Control System |
NL Koomey 3000 psi with two electric driven pumps (20,2 gpm) and two air pumps (3.5 gpm) |
| Riser |
,960 ft. - 21 in. OD x 5/8 in. wall, X-80 Vetco MRF, API Class Marine Riser with flotation |
Riser
Tensioners |
6 x Shaffer twin 120 kips, 1440 kips total |
Guideline
Tensioners |
Guidelineless |
Podline
Tensioners |
N/A |
| Choke & Kill |
3in 15K choke manifold with two power Cameron chokes and one Cameron adjustable choke |
| Cementing |
Dowell Schlumberger CPS300 15 (third party) |
Machinery
| Main Power |
4 x EMD 16-645-E8 engines 1950 hp each, driving 4 x 1400kW, 600V, 60 Hz AC generators |
| Emergency Power |
1 x Caterpillar D-398 TA driving a 600 kW, 400 V, 60 Hz AC generator |
| Power Distribution |
General Electric Thyristor III power converters, each rated at 2,000hp for control of seven (7) drilling, four (4) anchor winch, and eight (8) propoulsion GE 752 DC series motors; regenerative braking on the drawworks and propulsion system is included |
| Deck Cranes |
2 x Monarch Seatrax 6032, 120 ft boom & 150 ft boom, 55 st; 1 x National OS-435 100 ft boom, 70 st |
| Thrusters |
See Propulsion |
| Propulsion |
Propulsion assist twin screws with Kort nozzles, each driven by 4 x GE 752 AU 850 hp DC |
Mooring Equipment
| Winches |
4 x Skagit EWT-350 double windlass units |
| Wire/Chain |
8 x 7500 ft x 3½in wire; 8 x 2075 ft x 2.95in chain |
| Anchors |
6 x 40 kips & 2 x 33 kips twin shank Bruce |
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