Noble BlackHawk

Noble BlackHawk

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Rig Specifications – Noble BlackHawk

General

Rig TypeUltra Deepwater Drillship
Rig DesignGusto P10,000 DW
Year Entered Service2015
ClassificationABS, +A1, Drillship, Helidk, +AMS, +ACC, + DPS-3, SH-DLA, GP
Main Deck757ft (230.73m) Long x 118ft (35.96m) Wide
Draft36ft (11.0m) Operating
Displacement70,459 MT Operating
Variable Deck Load22,045 MT Operating
Transit SpeedUp to 12.0 knots
Water Depth12,000ft (3,658m) - designed
Drilling Depth40,000ft (12,192m)
Accommodation210 people
HelideckSikorsky S-61 & S-92, CAP 437 compliant

Drilling Equipment

DerrickNOV Dual Bottleneck, 210 ft high with 80 ft x 60 ft base, gross capacity of 4,000 kips
DrawworksMain: NOV/AHD 1250 rated for 2,500 kips Aux: NOV/AHD 750 rated for 1,500 kips
CompensatorActive Heave Drawworks rated for 1700kips dynamic, 2500kips static Passive Heave CMC (Main) rated for 1000kips dynamic, 2800kips static
Rotary TableMain: NOV RST 75 ⅝” hydraulic, 1,375T static
Aux: NOV RST 60 ⅝” hydraulic, 1,000T static
Top DriveMain: NOV TDX-1250
Aux:Aux: NOV TDS-8SA
Tubular Handling2 x NOV MPT 200 ‘Hydraulic Roughnecks’ for tubular range 3 ½” to 9 ¾” 2 x NOV HR ‘Hydraracker’ IV-ER
Fingerboard CapacityDP - 50,625 ft (375 Stds) 6 ⅝” HWDP - 2,700 ft (20 Stds) of 6 ⅝” OD BHA – 7,500 ft (44 Stds) of 4 ¾” to 9 ½” OD CSG - 10,395 ft (77 Stds) of 7” to 14” OD
Mud Pumps5 x NOV 14-P-220, 2,200hp, 7,500 psi
Shale Shakers6 x NOV VSM Multisizers

Storage Capacity

Liquid Mud15,004 bbls (2,385 m3)
Base Oil7,212 bbls (1,147 m3)
Brine13,175 bbls (2,095 m3)
Bulk Barite/Gel15,891 ft3 (450 m3)
Bulk Cement15,891 ft3 (450 m3)
Sack Storage6,000 sacks
Fuel47,425 bbls (7,540 m3)
Drill Water18,593 bbls (2,956 m3)
Potable Water8,834 bbls (1,404 m3)

Subsea Equipment

DiverterVetco CSO 21-¼” 500 psi diverter with 1 x 20” flow line + 2 x 16” overboard diverter lines
BOP Stack (2)Hydril 18 ¾” 15,000 psi seven-ram preventer 2 x Hydril 18 ¾” 10,000 psi annular preventers APIS53 compliant
C&K Manifold3 1/16”, 15,000 psi
Marine RiserVetco HMF Class H 21", 75 ft long per joint
Tensioners16 x 225 kips NOV wireline riser tensioners. Capacity 3,600 kips with 50 t of wire travel
Moonpool73 ft x 32ft (22.25m x 9.75m)

Cranes

Main Cranes2 x 85T knuckle-boom 1x 100T knuckle-boom 1x 165T AH compensation knuckle-boom
Overhead Crane2x NOV 39.7T
Gantry Crane 1 x NOV 595T

Power Generation

Main Power6x Himsen diesel engines rated 4,500kW, each driving 5,375 kVA AC generators 2x Himsen diesel engines rated 9,000kW, each driving 10,875 kVA AC generators
Emergency PowerV-type diesel engine rated 1,900kW driving 1 x STX engine rated 1,500kW AC generator

Station Keeping / Propulsion System

Thrusters6 x Thrustmaster, 5,000kW azimuth thrusters with fixed pitch variable speed propellers
DP SystemKongsberg K-POS

Other Information

Dual ActivityYes
Managed Pressure DrillingFully integrated MPD System

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Our Values

Noble’s core values have been a common thread guiding our actions throughout our long history. These values remain relevant and essential today, and still reflect what we stand for: honesty and integrity, safety, environmental stewardship, respect and performance. 

Safety

Living our core value of safety and providing a safe workplace for our employees, contractors and customers is paramount at Noble. We’re on a journey to proactively improve our safeguards offshore, build capacity to operate safely, and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

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