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.
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| Rig Type: | Drillship |
| Rig Design: | Gusto P10000 |
| Year Built / Upgraded: | 2013 |
| Year Entered Service: | 2013 |
| Builder: | Hyundai Heavy Industries |
| Classification: | DNV +1A1, Ship Shaped Drilling Unit, DYNPOS-AUTR, BIS, EO |
| Flag: | Liberia |
| MODU Code: | 2009 |
| Overall Length: | 752 ft |
| Draft: | 36 ft (operating), 36 ft (transit) |
| Depth: | 60 ft |
| Displacement: | 70,000 t |
| Variable Deck Load: | 20,000 t |
| Transit Speed: | 11 knots |
| Water Depth: | 12,000 ft |
| Drilling Depth: | 40.000 ft |
| Accommodation: | 210 |
| Hook Load: | 2.5MM lbs (main), 1.5MM lbs (aux) |
| Moonpool: | 73 ft x 32 ft (effective), 115 ft x 32 ft (main deck) |
| Liquid Mud: | 14,586 bbls |
| Base Oil Storage: | 7,195 bbls |
| Brine Storage: | 7,915 bbls |
| Bulk Cement: | 15,891 cuft |
| Bulk Bentonite: | 7,981 cuft |
| Bulk Barite: | 7,981 cuft |
| Sack Storage: | 10,000 sacks |
| Fuel: | 44,544 bbls |
| Drill Water: | 21,070 bbls |
| Potable Water: | 2,522 bbls |
| Derrick: | NOV DDBN; 80 ft x 60 ft x 210 ft; 1,250 st main & 750 st aux |
| Drawworks: | 1 x AHD-1250; 6,700 kW (main) 1 x SSGD-750, 3,355 kW (aux) |
| Motion Compensator: | 1x AHC (main), 1x CMC (main) |
| Rotary Table: | 1 x NOV RST 75 ½” hydraulic (main) 1 x NOV RST 60 ½” hydraulic (aux) |
| Top Drive: | NOV TDX-1250; 150,000 ft-lbs @ 130 RPM fts |
| Tubular Handling: | 2 x NOV HydraRacker-model HR-IV-ER |
| Mud Pumps | 4 x NOV 14-P-220, 2,200hp, 7,500 psi |
| Solids Control System | 6 x NOV Brandt VMS-MS Shakers |
| Iron Roughneck: | NOV ST-160C; 140,000 / 160,000 ft-lbs. m/u / b/o torque |
| Diverter: | NOV-Shaffer-CSO; 75.5” x 1,000 psi w/ 21.5” packer element working pressure |
| Dual BOP: | Yes |
| BOP Stack: | 2 x NOV Shaffer NXT; 6 ram; 18-3/4” x 15k psi, Vetco SHD H-4 15k wellhead connector. |
| LMRP: | 2 x NOV Shaffer SL 18-3/4” x 10,000 psi annulars |
| C&K Manifold: | WOM 15K |
| Marine Riser: | NOV-Shaffer-FT-H; 75 ft length, 10,000 ft stored below deck |
| Tensioners: | 14 x NOV SWRT-250-50; 250 kips/ea; Wire line travel of 50ft |
| Hook Load: | 2,500 kips on main hoist; 1,500 kips on auxiliary hoist |
| XT Carts: | 2 x 264 kips Xmas storage Tree Trolley, 1 x 882 kips Xmas Tree trolley to move Xmas trees well center w/capacity to hang off casing |
| Crew Culture: | Adaptive mindset with continual integration of new technology |
| Experience: | Performed drilling ops, completions ops and well testing operations |
| Performance: | Accomplished multiple “All In 35 Wells” and “Mission 30 Wells” in the Exxon Wells Alliance Campaign in Guyana |
| Drilling Efficiency: | PIMS – pipe information management system. |
| Main Power: | 6 x 8,000 kW, Himsen at 720 rpm |
| Electrical Power: | 6 x 7,600 kW, 11kV, generators |
| Emergency Power: | 1 x 1,500 kW STX, 1,500 kW, 480V, generator |
| Mooring System: | N/A |
| Mooring Winches: | N/A |
| Thrusters: | 6 x 5,000 kW, UUC 455 Rolls Ryce, azimuth thrusters with fixed pitch variable speed propellers |
| DP System: | Kongsberg DP3 K-Pos DP-22 (main) & DP12 (backup) |
| Position Reference Systems: | 2 x HPR / 3 x DGPS |
| MPD: | 2 x 3” and 2 x 6” chokes SLB RCD, Control System |
| Burner Booms: | Yes |
| Dual Well Centers: | Yes |
| Automation: | Cyberbase, MMC, NOVOS, PIMS, Softspeed |
| Red Zone Management: | Salunda Crewhawk, sensor and wearable |
| On the Go: | Yes |
| H56 Enabled: | Yes |
| Data Infrastructure: | NOV Datavault |
| Other: | Helicopter refuelling station, 5m3 capacity |
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.
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.
