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Sedco 601
The SEDCO 601 is an Earl & Wright Sedco 600 design semi-submersible capable of operating in moderate environments and water depths up to 1,500 ft using 18¾in 10K BOP and 21in OD marine riser (or up to 6,500 ft with Surface BOP and Prelaid Mooring). 
Rig Type Other Floaters 
Design MODU (CSDU) Earl & Wright SEDCO 600 
Builder Promet Private Limited, Singapore 
Year Built 1983 
Classification ABS Class +A1 M Column Stabilized Drilling Unit 
Flag Liberian 
Accommodation 106 berths 
Helideck 76 ft x 90 ft, rated for S-61 helicopter 
Moonpool 32.6 ft x 19.4 ft 
Station Keeping Moored 
Max Drill Depth 20,000 ft / 6,096 m 
Max Water Depth 1,500 ft / 457 m 
Operating Conditions Wave: 50 ft @ 9.9 sec; Wind: 70 knots; Current: 2 knots 
Storm Conditions Wave: 90 ft @ 13.3 sec; Wind: 100 knots; Current: 2 knots 

Technical Dimensions

Length 246 ft  75 m 
Breadth 170 ft  52 m 
Depth 90 ft  28 m 
Operating Draft 65 ft  20 m 
Ocean Transit Draft 21 ft  6 m 
VDL - Operating 3,148 st  2,857 mt 

Capacities

Liquid Mud 3,216 bbls  18,056 cu ft  511 cu m 
Drill Water 3,817 bbls  21,431 cu ft  606 cu m 
Potable Water 1,171 bbls  6,575 cu ft  186 cu m 
Fuel Oil 3,817 bbls  21,431 cu ft  606 cu m 
Bulk Mud   6,300 cu ft  178 cu m 
Bulk Cement   6,300 cu ft  178 cu m 
Sack Material 3,000 sacks     

Drilling Equipment

Derrick Dreco 160 ft x Dreco 185 ft x 40 ft x 40 ft, 1300 kips GNC, 1000 kips max static hook load with 12 lines 
Drawworks Continental Emsco C2 Type II, 2000 hp input, with Elmagco 7838 auxiliary brake, 1-3/8in line 
Motion Compensator Rucker Shaffer, 400 kips operating, 1000 kips locked, 18 ft stroke 
Top Drive Varco TDS-4H, 650 st 
Rotary Continental Emsco T495 with 49½in opening 
Pipe Handling Manual 
Mud Pumps 2 x Continental Emsco FB-1600; 1600 hp each 
Shale Shakers 2 x Derrick Hi-G Dryers; 3 x Derrick Floline Linear Shakers 
Desander N/A 
Desilter N/A 
Mud Cleaner N/A 
BOP 2 x NL Shaffer Double Ram 18¾ in10K; Cameron Collet wellhead connector 
LMRP 1 x NL Shaffer 5K annular, 18¾ in, H2S trim; Hughes Regan EL riser connector 
Diverter Hughes Regan KFDS-3, 24in bore, 500 psi 
Control System NL Shaffer 24300-3S hydraulic control system, 500 gal surface, 132 gal subsea 
Riser Vetco MR6-D 21in with 3in ID C&K lines 
Riser
Tensioners
4 x Rucker Dual 160 kips, 50 ft line travel 
Guideline
Tensioners
4 x Rucker 16 kips, 40 ft line travel 
Podline
Tensioners
N/A 
Choke & Kill WKM 10,000 psi, H2S Trim with 2 x Thornhill Craver hydraulic chokes & 1 x manual choke 
Cementing Dowell Schlumberger R710-J; 10,000 psi unit (third party) 

Machinery

Main Power 2 x EMD 16-645-E1 (2200 hp each) DC generator; 2 x EMD 12-645-E8 (1500 hp each) AC generator 
Emergency Power 1 x Caterpillar D-379 diesel 550 hp driving 1 x Delta 440 kW 480 V AC generator 
Power Distribution Direct System 
Deck Cranes 2 x Bucyrus Erie MK-60, 44 st @ 25 ft, 8 st @ 100 ft max radius 
Thrusters N/A 
Propulsion None 

Mooring Equipment

Winches 8 x Skagit DMW-275-SXS, 700 kips hold 
Wire/Chain 8 x 6,300 ft x 2¾in wirerope 
Anchors 8 x 9 mt Vryhof Stevin anchors