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Transocean Leader
The TRANSOCEAN LEADER is a Aker H-4.2 self-propelled semi-submersible drilling unit capable of operating in harsh environments and water depths up to 4500 feet using a 18¾in, 15,000 psi BOP and a 21 in OD marine riser. 
Rig Type Other Deepwater 
Design Aker H-4.2 self-propelled semi-submersible 
Builder Hyundai, South Korea 
Year Built 1987/1997 
Classification DnV + 1A1, Column Stabilized Unit, ICE T, HELDK, CRANE, POSMOOR ATA, EO.DRILL (N) 
Flag Bahamas 
Accommodation 100 berths 
Helideck 27m x 27m; rated for Chinook 
Moonpool  
Station Keeping Moored 
Max Drill Depth 25,000 ft / 7,620 m 
Max Water Depth 4,500 ft / 1,372 m 
Operating Conditions Significant Wave: 35ft; Wind: 50 knots; Current: 1.5 knot 
Storm Conditions Maximum Wave: 105ft; Wind: 106 knots; Current: 1.4 knots 

Technical Dimensions

Length 253 ft  77 m 
Breadth 220 ft  67 m 
Depth 131 ft  40 m 
Operating Draft 77 ft  23 m 
Ocean Transit Draft 25 ft  8 m 
VDL - Operating 5,069 st  4,600 mt 

Capacities

Liquid Mud 13,730 bbls  77,087 cu ft  2,182 cu m 
Drill Water 6,787 bbls  38,106 cu ft  1,078 cu m 
Potable Water 4,233 bbls  23,766 cu ft  673 cu m 
Fuel Oil 15,102 bbls  84,790 cu ft  2,400 cu m 
Bulk Mud   8,228 cu ft  233 cu m 
Bulk Cement   8,228 cu ft  233 cu m 
Sack Material 0 sacks     

Drilling Equipment

Derrick Dreco 52 x 12 x 12m ; 860mt nominal capacity, Continental Emsco C3 w/ 1 5/8in drill line, disc brake, , , , , , , , , , , ,  
Drawworks  
Motion Compensator NL Shaffer (crown mounted), 300mt operating (750mt pinned) with MH active heave 
Top Drive Varco TDS-4H, 590mt 
Rotary Continental Emsco with 49½in opening 
Pipe Handling Maritime Hydraulics handling machine 
Mud Pumps 3 x Continental Emsco FB-1600 (1,600 hp) 
Shale Shakers 5 x Swaco LF3CF Full -Flo 
Desander 1 x Swaco 312D w/ (3) 12in cones (1400gpm) 
Desilter 1 x Swaco T4 w/ (20) 4in cones (1400gpm) 
Mud Cleaner  
BOP 2 x Cameron 18¾in 15,000 psi double rams; Vetco H4HD 15,000 psi wellhead connector 
LMRP Hydril GX 18¾in 10,000 psi annular; Cameron 70 10,000 psi riser connector 
Diverter Hughes Offshore 18¾in 500 psi 
Control System Cameron Multiplex control system for 4,500 ft water depth; 5000 psi 
Riser 77 x Cameron 21in OD riser, (35 x 50ft joints; 42 x 60ft joints) w/15,000 psi 3in ID C&K lines 
Riser
Tensioners
653mt max. tensioning capacity 
Guideline
Tensioners
4 x NL Shaffer 7.25mt 
Podline
Tensioners
N/A 
Choke & Kill 2 x 3 1/16in Cameron 15,000psi systems with 2 adjustable and 2 power chokes. 
Cementing BJ Hughes, electric driven 15,000 psi unit 

Machinery

Main Power 4 x Bergen KVGB-16 diesels (4440 hp) each driving 1 x Siemens 3100 kw AC generator 
Emergency Power 1 x MTU diesel driving a 1420 kw emergency generator 
Power Distribution 8 x Bauteil C85/2649 SCR units 
Deck Cranes 2 x Hagglunds OP-4115/1045, 47m boom, 40mt @ 10m 
Thrusters 4 x 3500 hp Niigata Liaaen compass thrusters, fully azimuthing, fixed prop, w/o nozzels. 
Propulsion Thrusters 

Mooring Equipment

Winches 4 x double Pusnes anchor windlasses 
Wire/Chain 8 x 11,100ft x 3 5/8in wire; 8 x 6561ft x 3 5/16in K4 chain 
Anchors 8 x 15mt Bruce MK4 (FFTS)