Where cutting edge technology meets the world’s most challenging wells.
High specification DP3 drillship optimized for ultra deepwater operations.
Noble Blackships are high specification drillships designed for maximum uptime in harsh environment ultra-deepwater conditions. Her advanced drilling systems ensure reliable performance across the world’s most challenging basins.
Rig Specifications – Noble BlackHawk
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General
| Rig Type | Ultra Deepwater Drillship |
| Rig Design | Gusto P10,000 DW |
| Year Entered Service | 2015 |
| Classification | ABS, +A1, Drillship, Helidk, +AMS, +ACC, + DPS-3, SH-DLA, GP |
| Main Deck | 757ft (230.73m) Long x 118ft (35.96m) Wide |
| Draft | 36ft (11.0m) Operating |
| Displacement | 70,459 MT Operating |
| Variable Deck Load | 22,045 MT Operating |
| Transit Speed | Up to 12.0 knots |
| Water Depth | 12,000ft (3,658m) - designed |
| Drilling Depth | 40,000ft (12,192m) |
| Accommodation | 210 people |
| Helideck | Sikorsky S-61 & S-92, CAP 437 compliant |
Drilling Equipment
| Derrick | NOV Dual Bottleneck, 210 ft high with 80 ft x 60 ft base, gross capacity of 4,000 kips |
| Drawworks | Main: NOV/AHD 1250 rated for 2,500 kips Aux: NOV/AHD 750 rated for 1,500 kips |
| Compensator | Active Heave Drawworks rated for 1700kips dynamic, 2500kips static Passive Heave CMC (Main) rated for 1000kips dynamic, 2800kips static |
| Rotary Table | Main: NOV RST 75 ⅝” hydraulic, 1,375T static Aux: NOV RST 60 ⅝” hydraulic, 1,000T static |
| Top Drive | Main: NOV TDX-1250 Aux:Aux: NOV TDS-8SA |
| Tubular Handling | 2 x NOV MPT 200 ‘Hydraulic Roughnecks’ for tubular range 3 ½” to 9 ¾” 2 x NOV HR ‘Hydraracker’ IV-ER |
| Fingerboard Capacity | DP - 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 Pumps | 5 x NOV 14-P-220, 2,200hp, 7,500 psi |
| Shale Shakers | 6 x NOV VSM Multisizers |
Storage Capacity
| Liquid Mud | 15,004 bbls (2,385 m3) |
| Base Oil | 7,212 bbls (1,147 m3) |
| Brine | 13,175 bbls (2,095 m3) |
| Bulk Barite/Gel | 15,891 ft3 (450 m3) |
| Bulk Cement | 15,891 ft3 (450 m3) |
| Sack Storage | 6,000 sacks |
| Fuel | 47,425 bbls (7,540 m3) |
| Drill Water | 18,593 bbls (2,956 m3) |
| Potable Water | 8,834 bbls (1,404 m3) |
Subsea Equipment
| Diverter | Vetco 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 Manifold | 3 1/16”, 15,000 psi |
| Marine Riser | Vetco HMF Class H 21", 75 ft long per joint |
| Tensioners | 16 x 225 kips NOV wireline riser tensioners. Capacity 3,600 kips with 50 t of wire travel |
| Moonpool | 73 ft x 32ft (22.25m x 9.75m) |
Cranes
| Main Cranes | 2 x 85T knuckle-boom 1x 100T knuckle-boom 1x 165T AH compensation knuckle-boom |
| Overhead Crane | 2x NOV 39.7T |
| Gantry Crane | 1 x NOV 595T |
Power Generation
| Main Power | 6x 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 Power | V-type diesel engine rated 1,900kW driving 1 x STX engine rated 1,500kW AC generator |
Station Keeping / Propulsion System
| Thrusters | 6 x Thrustmaster, 5,000kW azimuth thrusters with fixed pitch variable speed propellers |
| DP System | Kongsberg K-POS |
Other Information
| Dual Activity | Yes |
| Managed Pressure Drilling | Fully integrated MPD System |
