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Transocean Driller
The TRANSOCEAN DRILLER is an enhanced Pacesetter design semi-submersible drilling unit capable of operating in water depths up to 3,000 feet using a 18¾in, 15,000 psi BOP and a 21 in OD marine riser 
Rig Type Other Floaters 
Design Friede & Goldman L-1033 Enhanced Pacesetter design 
Builder Astano, Ferrol, Spain 
Year Built 1991 
Classification ABS + A1M, Column Stabilized Unit, PAS, CDS 
Flag Bahamas 
Accommodation 96 berths 
Helideck 82ft x 82ft; rated for Sikorsky S-61 
Moonpool  
Station Keeping Moored 
Max Drill Depth 25,000 ft / 7,620 m 
Max Water Depth 3,000 ft / 914 m 
Operating Conditions Significant Wave: 28ft; Wind: 75 knots; Current: 3 knots 
Storm Conditions Maximum Wave: 100ft; Wind: 100 knots; Current: 2 knots 

Technical Dimensions

Length 297 ft  91 m 
Breadth 202 ft  62 m 
Depth 116 ft  35 m 
Operating Draft 65 ft  20 m 
Ocean Transit Draft 24 ft  7 m 
VDL - Operating 4,479 st  4,064 mt 

Capacities

Liquid Mud 2,186 bbls  12,273 cu ft  347 cu m 
Drill Water 13,560 bbls  76,133 cu ft  2,155 cu m 
Potable Water 1,584 bbls  8,893 cu ft  252 cu m 
Fuel Oil 8,629 bbls  48,448 cu ft  1,371 cu m 
Bulk Mud   4,360 cu ft  123 cu m 
Bulk Cement   4,360 cu ft  123 cu m 
Sack Material 8,000 sacks     

Drilling Equipment

Derrick Branham 185 x 40 x 40ft; 590mt nominal capacity, National Oilwell 1625 DBE w/ 1½in drill line, , , , , , ,  
Drawworks  
Motion Compensator NL Shaffer 25/600; 272mt operating (590mt pinned). 
Top Drive Maritime Hydraulics; 454mt 
Rotary National Oilwell D-495 with 49½in opening 
Pipe Handling Drill Floor manipulator arm 
Mud Pumps 3 x National Oilwell 1700-PT (1,600 hp) 
Shale Shakers 4 x Brandt LCM-2D / CM2 
Desander 1 x Brandt LCM-2D w/ (3) 12in cones (1500gpm) 
Desilter 1 x Brandt LCM-2D w/ (24) 4in cones (1500gpm) 
Mud Cleaner  
BOP 2 x Hydril 18¾in 15,000 psi double rams; 1 x Hydril GX 18¾in 10,000 psi annular; Vetco H4 E x F connector 
LMRP Hydril GX 10,000psi 18¾in annular, Vetco H4 Hi Angle E connector 
Diverter Regan KFDS/CSO, 1,000 psi 
Control System Hydril hydraulic control system 
Riser 60 x Vetco 21in OD riser, 50ft joints with 15,000 psi 3in ID C&K lines 
Riser
Tensioners
544mt max. tensioning capacity 
Guideline
Tensioners
4 x NL Shaffer 7.25mt, 
Podline
Tensioners
2 x NL Shaffer 7.25mt 
Choke & Kill Cameron McEvoy 3 1/16in 15,000psi with 2 x power and 2 x adjustable chokes 
Cementing 2 x Halliburton SKD-5 twin 

Machinery

Main Power 4 x Wartsila F316A diesel engines , driving Alconza 3400 kw AC generators 
Emergency Power 1 x Caterpillar 3512 diesel engine driving a 600 kw AC generator 
Power Distribution 6 x Hill-Graham SCR Thyristor units 
Deck Cranes 2 x Hägglunds OP-539/1643-945, 140ft boom, 53mt @ 29ft 
Thrusters 2 x Schottel Lips azimuthing thrusters each driven by 3700hp motor 
Propulsion Thrusters 

Mooring Equipment

Winches 4 x Pusnes 620 CV double drum winches 
Wire/Chain 8 x 5500ft x 3in K-4 chain; 8 x 2000ft x 3.55in extension wire 
Anchors 8 x 15mt Vicinay Norshore