Rig Specifications – Noble Endeavor
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General
| Rig Type | Semisubmersible |
| Rig Design | Odeco Victory |
| Year Entered Service | 1975 (Upgraded 2009) |
| Classification | ABS, +A1 Column Stablised Drilling Unit |
| Main Deck | 306ft (93.26m) Long x 306ft (93.26m) Wide |
| Draft | 74.6ft (22.7m) Drilling, 41.6ft (12.67m) Transit |
| Displacement | 42,570MT |
| Variable Deck Load | 6,000MT Drilling / 5,000MT Transit |
| Transit Speed | 3 knots (1.5 m/s) |
| Water Depth | 8,000ft (2,438m) designed 5,000ft (1,524m) outfitted |
| Drilling Depth | 35,000ft (10,668m) |
| Accommodation | 140 people |
| Helideck | Sikorsky S-92A 23M Octogon CAP 437 compliant |
Drilling Equipment
| Derrick | NOV, 170ft high with 48ft x 46ft base static hook load capacity of 1,000 ST |
| Drawworks | NOV 2040-UDBEL(L), 4,000hp with 2" drilling line |
| Compensator | NOV drill string motion compensator 1,000 kips capacity with 25ft stroke |
| Rotary Table | NOV T-6050, 60-1/2" |
| Top Drive | NOV PS2-1000, 1,000T |
| Tubular Handling | NOV TF-975 Hydratong for tubular range 3-1/2" to 9-3/4" + NOV upper and lower rackers |
| Fingerboard Capacity | DP - 18,900ft (210 Stds) up to 6 ⅝” DP - 14,490ft (161 Stds) up to 5 ⅞ DC - 990ft (11 Stds) 6-3/4" OD DC - 630ft (7 Stds) of 8-1/4" DC - 360ft (4 Stds) of 9-1/2" |
| Mud Pumps | 4x NOV 14-P-220, 1,085hp, 7,500 psi |
| Shale Shakers | 4x Brandt / AX-1 Multisizers, 1,500 gpm |
Cranes
| Deck Cranes | 2x 90 MT Seatrax 9040 with 180ft boom 1x 65 MT Seatrax 7224 with 160ft boom |
| Pipe Handling | 1x NOV Knuckle Boom, 3.18 MT @ 25m |
| Riser Gantry | 1x NOV Gantry |
Storage Capacity
| Liquid Mud | 9,675 bbls (1538 m3) |
| Base Oil | 3,200 bbls (509 m3) |
| Brine | 3,200 bbls (509 m3) |
| Bulk Barite/Gel | 7,200 ft3 (1145 m3) |
| Bulk Cement | 15,500 ft3 (2464 m3) |
| Sack Storage | 6,000 sacks |
| Fuel | 6,234 bbls (991 m3) |
| Drill Water | 13,169 bbls (2,094 m3) |
| Potable Water | 2,904 bbls (462 m3) |
Subsea Equipment
| Diverter | Vetco CS) 21-1/4", 500psi diverter with 20" flow line |
| BOP Stack | Hydril 18-3/4" 15,000psi five-ram preventer 2x Hydril 18-3/4" 10,000psi annular preventers APIS53 Compliant |
| C&K Manifold | 8x 3-1/16", 15,000 psi |
| Marine Riser | Shaffer 21" FT-GB, 75ft long per joint |
| Tensioners | NOV six-independent N-line tensioning system. Total capacity 2,400 kips with 50ft. stroke |
| Moonpool | 91ft x 25ft (27.7m x 7.62m) |
Power Generation
| Main Power | 7x Himsen diesel engines rated at 6,120kW |
Station Keeping / Propulsion System
| Mooring System | 8x Amclyde CTW 350/52 combination chain/ wire mooring winches. Stall tension: 718 kips, 2x towing pendant lines, 3 ¼” x 200 ft. with tri- plate, 1x 3 ¼” x 50’ bridal, 1x 3 ¼” x 200 ft. emergency tow lines. 12-point mooring system capable. |
Other Information
| Stand Building | Available |
| BOP | Hopping with tripsaver |
| Casing String | Capacity to hang off (weather dependent) |
