Where proven performance meets ultra-deepwater drilling excellence.
Advanced dynamically positioned drillships supporting high-efficiency development operations.
Noble’s Guyana fleet represents a series of high-specification, seventh-generation DP3 drillships engineered for continuous ultra-deepwater drilling. Equipped with dual-activity capability, advanced automation, and robust well delivery systems, these rigs consistently deliver safe, reliable, and high-performance operations.
Rig Specifications – Noble Bob Douglas
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General
| Rig Type: | Drillship |
| Rig Design: | Gusto P10000 |
| Builder: | Hyundai Heavy Industries |
| Year Built / Upgraded: | 2013 |
| Classification: | DNV +1A1, Ship Shaped Drilling Unit, DYNPOS-AUTR, BIS, EO |
| Flag: | Liberia |
| MODU Code: | 2009 |
Ratings & Dimensions
| Water Depth: | 12,000 ft |
| Drilling Depth: | 40,000 ft |
| Length: | 752 ft |
| Breadth: | 118 ft |
| Depth: | 61 ft |
| Draft (Operating / Transit): | 36 ft / 36 ft |
| Moonpool: | 115 ft x 41 ft |
| Hook Load: | 2,500 kips on main hoist; 1,500 kips on auxiliary hoist |
| Setback Capacity: | 3,500 kips |
| Quarters Capacity: | 210 |
Capacities
| Fuel: | 44,544 bbls |
| Drill Water: | 21,085 bbls |
| Liquid Mud: | 14,586 bbls |
| Brine Storage: | 7,915 bbls |
| Base Oil Storage: | 7,204 bbls |
| Bulk Storage: | 28,812 cu ft |
| Sack Storage: | 10,000 sacks |
Equipment
| Derrick: | NOV DDBN; 210 ft x 80 ft x 60 ft; 1,250 st main & 750 st aux |
| Drawworks: | AHD-1250; 9,000 hp main / SSGD-750, 4,500 hp aux |
| Top Drive: | NOV TDX-1250; 150,000 ft-lbs @ 130 RPM fts |
| Rotary: | NOV Model RST-755; 75-1/2 in Main, NOV Model RST-605; 60-1/2 in Aux |
| Iron Roughneck: | NOV ST-160C; 140,000 / 160,000 ft-lbs. m/u / b/o torque |
| BOP: | NOV Shaffer NXT; 6 ram; 18-3/4 in x 15k psi |
| Motion Compensator: | NOV-CMC; 1,000 kips compensated/2,500 kips locked; 25 ft stroke and NOV Active Heave Drawworks |
| Riser Details: | NOV-Shaffer-FT-H; 133 joints 75 ft length |
| LMRP: | (2) NOV Shaffer SL 18-3/4 in x 10 psi annulars |
| Control System: | NOV Shaffer MUX System |
| Pipe Handling System: | NOV (2) HydraRacker-model HR-IV-ER w/ 30 kips lifting capacity |
| Solids Control: | (6) NOV-Brandt VMS-MS Shakers, NOV-Brandt-VMS-MS1 Mud Cleaner w/ sander and desilter capability |
| Diverter: | NOV-Shaffer-CSO; 75-1/2 in x 1,000 psi |
| Cranes: | (1) NOV - OC4475RCE 165T, (3) NOV - OC4000KCE 100 T |
| Mud Pumps: | (4) National 14-P-220; 2,200 HP |
| Engines: | (6) Himsen 16H32/40v w/8,000Kw per engine, W/6 generator with rating of 7,600Kw per generator at 0.8 power factor |
| Station Keeping: | Kongsberg DP3 K-Pos DP22 (Main) & DP12 (Backup) |
| Thrusters: | Rolls Royce (6) 5,000kw-DP3-fully retractable and maintainable Thruster |
