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Transocean Marianas
The TRANSOCEAN MARIANAS is a Sedco 700 design semi-submersible drilling unit capable of operating in harsh environments and water depths up to 7,000 feet using a 18¾in, 15,000 psi BOP and a 21in OD marine riser. 
Rig Type Other Deepwater 
Design Earl & Wright Sedco 700 Series Enhanced 
Builder Mitsubishi (original hull) FELS (Conversion), Singapore; AMFELS (Brownsville, TX) 
Year Built 1998 
Classification ABS A1 Column Stabilized Unit; AMS; ACCU; DP S2 
Flag Marshall Islands 
Accommodation 150 berths 
Helideck 72ft x 72ft, rated for Sikorsky S-92 
Moonpool 23 feet x 69 feet 
Station Keeping Moored 
Max Drill Depth 25,000 ft / 7,620 m 
Max Water Depth 7,000 ft / 2,134 m 
Operating Conditions Significant Wave: 25ft; Wind: 50 knots; Current: 2.0 knots 
Storm Conditions Maximum Wave: 103.7ft; Wind: 80 knots; Current: 2.5 knots 

Technical Dimensions

Length 264 ft  80 m 
Breadth 197 ft  60 m 
Depth 122 ft  37 m 
Operating Draft 81 ft  25 m 
Ocean Transit Draft 30 ft  9 m 
VDL - Operating 4,107 st  3,727 mt 

Capacities

Liquid Mud 10,000 bbls  56,145 cu ft  1,589 cu m 
Drill Water 10,914 bbls  61,277 cu ft  1,734 cu m 
Potable Water 2,924 bbls  16,417 cu ft  465 cu m 
Fuel Oil 18,507 bbls  103,908 cu ft  2,941 cu m 
Bulk Mud   7,800 cu ft  221 cu m 
Bulk Cement   7,800 cu ft  221 cu m 
Sack Material 0 sacks     

Drilling Equipment

Derrick Pyrmid; 174 feet x 40 feet x 40 feet; 680mt nominal capacity, National 1625 UDBE; 3000hp -1¾in drill line, , , , , , , ,  
Drawworks National Model 1625 UDBE, Disc Brakes, 3 GE 752 Motors 
Motion Compensator Maritime Hydraulics(crown mounted) 272mt operating (680mt pinned). 
Top Drive Varco TDS-4S, 750mt 
Rotary Continental Emsco with 49½in opening (KT Housing 48 5/8in) 
Pipe Handling Maritime Hydraulics racking arm 
Mud Pumps 3 x Continental Emsco, triplex pumps-2200 hp and 1X1600 Contn/Emsco 
Shale Shakers 6 x Derrick 4 panel Hi-G 
Desander See desilter 
Desilter 1 x Derrick w/ (16) 4in cones (882gpm) 
Mud Cleaner 2 x Derrick Flowline Primers 
BOP Shaffer 10,000psi 18¾in annular, 2 x Hydril 18¾in 15,000 psi double rams; Vetco H4 15,000 psi wellhead connector; 1 x Cameron 18 3/4in 15,000 psi inverted single ram 
LMRP Shaffer 10,000psi 18¾in annular, Vetco HA-H4 15,000 psi riser connector 
Diverter Vetco, 5,000 psi w/ 3 x 12in OD flowlines 
Control System Hydril multiplex BOP control system 
Riser 94 x Vetco 21in OD riser; 75ft joints with 15,000psi 4 1/2in ID C&K lines 
Riser
Tensioners
725mt max. tensioning capacity 
Guideline
Tensioners
Not Required 
Podline
Tensioners
Not Required 
Choke & Kill WOM 15,000 psi system with 2 x super and 2 x power chokes 
Cementing Halliburton VIP diesel driven 22,000 psi unit 

Machinery

Main Power 6 x EMD MD-20 3,600hp, 6 x 2,500 generator, 1 x EMD-MD-16 1,950hp, 1400 generatorgenerator 
Emergency Power 1 x Detroit diesel driving 1 x Gulf Electric 1500 kw AC generator 
Power Distribution Siemens SCR system 
Deck Cranes 1 x Buctrus Erie 120ft booms, 75mt @ 30deg; MH Bridge Crane, 2 x 18.5mt; 1 Seatrax 160 foot Boom, 75mt 
Thrusters  
Winches 4 x Amclyde CTW-375 winches 
Wire/Chain 8 x 9,400ft x 3¾in cable; 8 x 2,500ft x 3¼in K4 chain 
Anchors 8 x 18mt Stevpris anchors 
Propulsion  

Mooring Equipment