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Ocean Quest

 

Rig Type Semisubmersible
Rig Location US Gulf of Mexico
Rig Design Enhanced Ocean Victory Class
Year Built 1973
Yard Built Mitsubishi, Hiroshima, Japan
Upgrade Texas Drydock - 1996
Class ABS AI Column Stabilized Drilling Unit
Registry Marshall Islands
Water Depth - Ft 3,500
Drilling Depth - Ft 25,000
Quarters 91 + 2 bed hospital
Dimensions 336' x 290' x 128'
Helideck 83' x 83' for Sikorsky S-61
Drilling Draft 74
Variable Deckload - Operating 5,000 LT
Variable Deckload - Transit 4,000 LT
Number of Columns 12
Max Combined Structure Load 2,500 kips
Moonpool Dimensions 19' x 35'
Operating Displacement 3,2745 LT
Bulk Mud & Cement 12,200 cu ft
Liquid Mud 2,918 bbls
Fuel Oil 10,400 bbls
Drill Water 10,560 bbls
Brine 3,000 bbls
Base Oil 3,000 bbls
Potable Water 738 bbls
Sack Storage 4,000 sacks
Drawworks Continental Emsco C-3-II w/1-5/8" drill line
Derrick Pyramid 40' x 40' x 180', 1,150 kips dynamic hook load, Cantilever mast
Top Drive Varco TDS-4S w/PH85 pipe handler
Pipe Handling System Varco AR-3200 Iron Roughneck
Rotary National D-495, 49-1/2"
Top of Rotary Table to Bottom of Barge 152 Ft.
Mud Pumps (3) National 12-P-160
Main Engines (5) Caterpillar D-3516
Annular BOP 2 ea. Hydril GX 18-3/4" 10K
Ram BOP (2) Hydril MPL (double) 18-3/4" 15K
Diverter Regan KDFS 24"
Riser Vetco 21" MR6-C
Riser Tensioning 1,000 kips
Solids Control (4) Brandt dual tandem, (4) Derrick Flo-Line Cleaners, Cascade system
Cranes 1) SeaTrax 6032 w/140' boom, (1) (1) SeaTrax 6032 w/160' boom, (1) SeaTrax 6024 w/140' boom