Deepwater Discovery

The DEEPWATER DISCOVERY is a Samsung/Reading & Bates designed dynamically positioned drillship capable of drilling in water depths up to 10,000
ft using 18" 15,000 psi BOP and 21" OD marine drilling riser.
Rig Type 5th Generation Deepwater
Design R&B/Samsung
Builder Samsung Heavy Industries - Koje, South Korea
Year Built 2000
Classification ABS
Flag Vanuatu
Accommodation 140 Berths
Helideck S-61-N or SP 322L 74.8 ft x 74.8 ft Diameter
Moonpool 52.48ft x 40.9ft
Station Keeping Nautronix DP 5003 series Dynamic Positioning System
Max Drill Depth 30,000 ft / 9,144 m
Max Water Depth 10,000 ft / 3,048 m
Operating Conditions
Storm Conditions
Technical Dimensions
Length 746 ft 227 m
Breadth 137 ft 42 m
Depth 62 ft 19 m
Operating Draft 39 ft 12 m
Ocean Transit Draft 28 ft 9 m
VDL - Operating 22,040 st 20,000 mt
Capacities
Liquid Mud 15,000 bbls 84,218 cu ft 2,383 cu m
Drill Water 17,610 bbls 98,871 cu ft 2,798 cu m
Potable Water 8,800 bbls 49,408 cu ft 1,398 cu m
Fuel Oil 30,180 bbls 169,446 cu ft 4,795 cu m
Bulk Mud 24,000 cu ft 679 cu m
Bulk Cement 18,000 cu ft 509 cu m
Sack Material 10,000 sacks
Drilling Equipment
Derrick Dreco - 95ft x 75ft Base, 210ft height, 2,000,000lbs static load
Drawworks 5000 HP Continental Emsco Electrohoist V - 2,000,000 lbs; 48-in x 133-in drum with grooving for 2-in wireline
Motion Compensator 1 x Shaffer Crown Mounted Compensater system. 25 ft stroke, 500 tons capacity
Top Drive Varco TDS-4S DC, 750 T capacity, with PH-8ipe handler, 50,900 ft-lns max torque
Rotary Continental Emsco T-6050, 60-1/2 rated for 1,000 Tons
Pipe Handling I x Varco PRS-6i Pipe Racking System;
Mud Pumps 4 x Emsco FC, 2200 hp, 7500psi max
Shale Shakers 6 x Brandt LCM-2D
Desander 1 x Desander, brandt model SRS-3
Desilter
Mud Cleaner 1 x Brandt model LCM-2D/LMC with 20 6
BOP Cameron type 18 in., 15,000 psi
LMRP 2 Annular Type DL 18-3/4
Diverter HydrilType FS 21-1/4in bore
Control System ABB Seatec Offshore MUX system
Riser ABB Vetco Bouyancy joints, 90 ft lengths x 21.25 in OD x .812 in wall thickness. Grade X-80 rated for 2,500 kips
tension, with two 15K psi choke &
Riser
Tensioners
8 x Shaffer dual tensioners 200 kips
Guideline
Tensioners
NA
Podline
Tensioners
NA
Choke & Kill
Cementing Dowell Schlumburger Cement Unit
Machinery
Main Power 4 x Wartsila 8L46B diesel electric engine rated at 7.8 mW(10,460 hp ea.); 2 x Wartsila 6L46B (7,845 hp ea.)
diesel gensets
Emergency Power Newage International HC-M534-02
Power Distribution 6 11KV Generators feeding 3 11KV switchboard
Deck Cranes 3 x 80 Ton Amclyne model 35000 crane & 2 x 44.5 Ton Amclyne model 20000
Thrusters 6 x Aquamaster Azimuth type thrusters, 5500KW
Propulsion Same as Thrustres
Mooring Equipment
Winches NA
Wire/Chain NA
Anchors NA