Noble Courage

Noble Courage

Rig Specifications – Noble Courage

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General

Rig TypeSemisubmersible
Rig DesignF&G ExD Millennium
Year Entered Service2009
BuilderJurong Shipyard PTE LTD
FlagMarshall Islands
ClassificationABS +A1, Column Stabilized Drilling Unit, Circle E, +AMS, +DPS-2
MODU Code1989
Overall Length244 ft long x 244 ft wide
Draft59 ft Drilling, 44 ft Transit
Airgap28 m (91.9 ft) at drilling draft
Displacement46,700 t Operating
Variable Deck Load8,100 t (drilling), 5,600 t (transit)
Transit Speed6 knots
Water Depth10,000ft
Drilling Depth40,000ft
Accommodation164 people
Hook Load2.0 MM lbs
Moonpool135 ft x 29.5 ft

Storage Capacity

Liquid Mud18,986 bbls
Base Oil4,718 bbls
Brine4,801 bbls
Bulk Cement17,057 cuft
Bulk Bentonite8,828 cuft
Bulk Barite8,828 cuft
Sack Storage6,100 sacks
Fuel21,043 bbls
Drill Water14,613 bbls
Potable Water10,676 bbls

Drilling Equipment

DerrickAker MH AS Quad 210ft high with 46ft x 52ft base, hook load capacity 2,500 kips
DrawworksWirth GH-4500, three AC motors, 3,150hp total output, with 2” drilling line
Motion CompensatorActive/Passive compensator, 1,500 kips capacity with 25 ft stroke
Rotary TableWirth RTSS, 60 ½”x 2000kips static
Top Drive1x Aker MH Vertical Pipe Handler 3 ½” to 14” Independent offline standbuilding 3 ½” to 14”
Fingerboard CapacityP – 13,824 ft up to 5-7/8” OD DP – 26,112 ft up to 6-5/8” OD BHA – 2,362 ft up to 9 ½” OD CSG – Adjustable fingerboard up to 14” OD
Mud Pumps4x Wirth TPK AS 2,200hp triplex, 7,500 psi
Solids Control System6x Derrick / FLC-503 VE
Iron Roughneck2 x MHWirth RNX (main + offline standbuilding)

Subsea Equipment

DiverterVetco KFDS-CSO 60-1/2” Max Bore Size 20", Working Pressure 500 psi
Dual BOPNo
BOP StackCameron TL 18 ¾” 15,000psi six-ram preventer
LMRP2 x Cameron DL 18 ¾” 10,000psi annular preventers
C&K Manifold15k
Marine RiserCameron 21” Load King, 75ft length, vertical riser storage bay for 99 joints (7,425 ft)
Tensioners6x 600 kips AKER MH AS, each 416.5 sT with 50 ft stroke
XT Carts1x X-Mas Tree Trolley with 150 mT capacity

Cranes

Main Cranes2 x 100 ton Seatrax S10832 with 170 ft boom 1 x 15 ton Maritime Hydraulics knuckle-boom
Subsea CranesN/A
X-Mas Tree / BOP1x MH gantry / 1x MH Gantry
Other1 x MH Vertical riser handling gantry

Power Generation

Electrical Power8 x 4,800 kW ABB / AMG 0710Lt08 LSE 900rpm
Emergency Power1 x 1,300 kW CAT 3512, 1,800 rpm

Station Keeping / Propulsion System

Mooring SystemN/A
Mooring WinchesN/A
Thrusters8x Rolls Royce Ulstein Aquamaster, 3800 kW variable speed, fixed pitch, fully azimuthing
DP SystemKongsberg SDP-32 System for DPS-2 Operations

Other Information

MPDReady (hard piping installed)
Burner BoomsDeployable and retractable
Dual Well CentersNo
Red Zone ManagementAltave Intelligent Monitoring Video Analytics (rig floor and main deck)
On the GoYes

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