The Noble Faye Kozack is a high-specification offshore drilling unit designed to deliver consistent, efficient performance across demanding development programs. Equipped with strong hook load capacity, extended reach capability, and offline operations, it enables optimized well construction, reduced cycle times, and safe, reliable execution in challenging environments.
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| Rig Type | Drillship |
| Rig Design | Samsung 12000 Double Hull |
| Year Built / Upgraded | 2013 |
| Year Entered Service | 2013 |
| Builder | Samsung Heavy Industries |
| Classification | ABS Classed: A1, Drillship, AMS, ACCU, DP-3, EFP-AM |
| Flag | Liberia |
| MODU Code | 2009 |
| Overall Length | 748 ft |
| Draft | 39 ft (operating) / 28 ft (transit) |
| Depth | 62 ft |
| Displacement | 96,000 mt |
| Variable Deck Load | 22,000 mt |
| Transit Speed | 11.5 knots (at transit draft) |
| Water Depth | 12,000 ft |
| Drilling Depth | 40,000 ft |
| Accommodation | 200 |
| Hook Load | 2.5MM lbs (main), 2.0MM lbs (aux) |
| Moonpool | 84 ft x 41 ft |
| Liquid Mud | 19,744 bbls |
| Base Oil Storage | 6,200 bbls |
| Brine Storage | 3,563 bbls |
| Bulk Cement | 18,646 cuft |
| Bulk Bentonite | 4,972 cuft |
| Bulk Barite | 29,095 cuft |
| Sack Storage | 10,000 sacks |
| Fuel | 46,500 bbls |
| Drill Water | 15,700 bbls |
| Potable Water | 8,176 bbls |
| Derrick: | 160 ft x 60 ft x 80 ft derrick to handle 135 ft tubular with 1 x NOV 2,500 kips crown block (main) and 1 x NOV 2,000 kips (aux), 4.500 kips max simultaneous load. |
| Drawworks: | 2 x NOV AHC 7,000kW (main, aux) |
| Motion Compensator: | AHC (main, aux) |
| Top Drive: | TDX-1250, 2,500 kips rotating (main) TDX-1250, 2,500 kips rotating (aux) |
| Tubular Handling: | 2 x Hydra-Racker System HR-IV (for 3.1/2” to 20” tubulars), 2 x Hydratong MPT-200 (for 3.1/2” to 9.3/4” tool-joints) |
| Fingerboard Capacity: | 260 stds 6 5/8”, 110 stds 5 7/8”, 72 stds Casing, 35 stds DC |
| Mud Pumps: | 4 x NOV 14-P-220, 7,500 psi |
| Solids Control System: | 4 x NOV 14-P-220, 7,500 psi |
| Iron Roughneck: | Hydratong MPT TF-975 w/ TE-1190 (2 ea.); 147,000 ft-lbs. |
| Diverter: | 1 x NOV Shaffer, 21 ¼”, 500 psi |
| Dual BOP: | Yes |
| BOP Stack: | 2 x 6 ram cavities each: 2 x NOV-Shaffer NXT 18¾" 15k triple; GE Vetco SHD H4 18 3/4" 15k wellhead Connector |
| LMRP: | 2 x NOV-Shaffer 18¾" 10k annular; GE-Vetco ExF H4 18¾"15k High Angle Release LMRP connector |
| C&K Manifold: | SRI, 15k |
| Marine Riser: | NOV-Shaffer 21" OD, 90 ft joints, Class FT-H Type, 3.5 million lbs, 10,000 ft; |
| Tensioners: | 16 x NOV SWRT 225 kips each with 50 ft stroke |
| XT Carts: | Yes |
| Main Power: | 6 x 8,000 kW, Himsen at 720 rpm |
| Electrical Power: | 6 x 7,760 kW, 11kV, generators |
| Emergency Power: | All 6 main engines are rated as emergency generators |
| Mooring System: | N/A |
| Mooring Winches: | N/A |
| Thrusters: | 6 x 4,500 kW, UUC 405 Rolls Royce fixed pitch, in water removable thrusters |
| DP System: | Kongsberg SDP-32 System for DPS-3 Operations |
| Position Reference Systems: | 2 x HPR / 3 x DGPS |
| Main Cranes: | 4 x 85 t electro-hydraulic knuckle-boom cranes at 18 m (59 ft) radius |
| Subsea Cranes: | N/A |
| X-Mas Tree/BOP: | 2 x 240 t BOP Gantry crane |
| Other: | 2 x Xmas tree skids 120t, 1 x Multipurpose skid 1,000 t 1 x 9 t NOV Pipe Handling Crane 1 x 10 t NOV Helideck Crane 1 x 57 t NOV Riser Gantry Crane |
| MPD: | MPD manifold with dual flowpaths, twin 4” Halliburton chokes, Coriolis sensor, NOV MPD Ncontrol, AFG IRJ ACD, Compact Riser Gas Handler. PMCD capable. 4x Coriolis Sensors on the mud pumps. |
| Burner Booms: | 1 x NOV Swan Neck |
| Dual Activity: | Yes |
| Automation: | Cyberbase, NOVOS |
| Red Zone Management: | Altave, Camera based |
| On the Go: | Yes |
| H56 Enabled: | Rig Flow, Rig Pulse |
| Data Infrastructure: | Real Time Monitoring |
| Other: | Salunda Fingerboard Monitoring System |
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