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Transocean John Shaw
The TRANSOCEAN JOHN SHAW is an Enhanced Pacetter designed and outfitted to operate in water depths up to 1,800 feet using 18¾in, 10,000 psi BOP and 21 in OD marine riser. 
Rig Type Midwater Floater
Design Modified & Enhanced Pacesetter Semi-submersible 
Builder Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Ltd, Japan 
Year Built 1982 
Classification DnV + 1A1, Column Stabilized Drilling Unit
Flag Vanuatu
Accommodation 116 berths 
Helideck 89 ft x 74 ft; rated for Chinook 234 
Moonpool 21.7 ft x 21.7 ft
Station Keeping Moored 
Max Drill Depth 25,000 ft / 7,620 m 
Max Water Depth 1,800 ft / 549 m 
Operating Conditions Wave: 45 ft @ 11 seconds; Wind: 50 knots; Surface Current: 1 knot 
Storm ConditionWave: 100 ft @ 16 seconds; Wind: 100 knots; Surface Current: 2 knots 

Technical Dimensions

Length 281 ft  85 m 
Breadth 212 ft  64 m 
Depth 116 ft  35 m 
Operating Draft 70 ft  21 m 
Ocean Transit Draft 24 ft  7 m 
VDL - Operating 3,520 st  3,193 mt 

Capacities

Liquid Mud (surface) 2,565 bbls  14,401 cu ft  407 cu m 
Liquid Mud (columns/pontoons)  1,497 bbls   8,405 cu ft  238 cu m  
Drill Water 10,092 bbls  56,654 cu ft  1,604 cu m 
Potable Water 10,115 bbls  56,784 cu ft  1,608 cu m 
Fuel Oil 10,473 bbls  58,793 cu ft  1,665 cu m 
Bulk Mud   8,400 cu ft  237 cu m 
Bulk Cement   8,400 cu ft  237 cu m 
Sack Material 7,000 sacks of 50 lbs    

Drilling Equipment

Derrick Continental Emsco 185ft x 40ft x 40ft, 1400 kips capacity
Drawworks Continental Emsco C3 3,000 hp with 1.1/2in drilling line
Motion Compensator HSMC DM-BP-18, 272mt operating (453mt pinned) with MH active heave 
Top Drive Varco TDS-3H
Rotary Continental Emsco T-4950 with 49½in opening 
Pipe Handling BJ Services Type V Horizontal / Vertical 
Mud Pumps 3 x Continental Emsco FB-1600 triplex pumps, 1600 hp each
Shale Shakers 3 x Axiom AX1 shakers
BOP 2 x Hydril 18¾in 10,000 psi double rams ; 1 x Shaffer 18¾in 10,000 psi annular, Vetco HL Style ‘E’ wellhead connector. 
LMRP 1 x Shaffer  18¾in 5,000psi, Vetco H4 Style ‘E’ connector 
Diverter Regan KFDS, 24in, 500 psi w/ 2 x 12in OD flowlines 
BOP Control System NL Shaffer hydraulic control system 10,000 psi
Riser Regan FD-8, 21in OD riser; 50 ft long
Riser Tensioners 8 x Houston System 100 kips each
Guideline Tensioners 4 x Houston System 20 kips each
Podline Tensioners N/A 
Choke & Kill Cameron 15,000psi with 2 x adjustable chokes and 2 x power chokes 

Machinery

Main Power 4 x EMD MD 16EB diesels 2,200 hp each driving 1,400 kw AC generators 
Emergency Power 1 x Caterpillar D398diesel driving 1,200 kw AC generator 
Power Distribution 7 x Integrated Power Systems SCR system 
Pedestal Cranes 2 x National OS435, 140 ft boom, 49 mt @ 30 ft; 1 x National OS215, 100 ft boom, 34 mt @ 30.5ft 
Thrusters N/A 

Mooring Equipment

Winches 4 x Skagit WDM-48, Double wildcat electric winches 
Wire/Chain 8 x 6,000ft x 3in NVK4 chains 
Anchors 8 x Stevpris anchors: 4 x 15mt, 4 x 12mt