The Noble XLE jack-ups are high-specification, harsh-environment capable units. Equipped with advanced jacking systems, high hook load capacity, and offline capabilities, they deliver efficient well construction, strong uptime performance, and operational flexibility across a wide range of drilling programs.
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| Rig Type: | Jack-up |
| Rig Design: | Gusto MSC CJ 70 - 150 MC |
| Builder: | Hyundai Heavy Industries Ulsan, Korea |
| Year Built / Upgraded: | 2003 |
| Classification: | DNVA1 Self Elevating Drilling Unit DRILL (N), HELDK, CRANS, E0 |
| Flag: | Danish |
| MODU Code: | 1989 |
| Overall Length: | 291 ft x 345 ft |
| Operating Transit: | 26.2 ft |
| Depth: | 39.4 ft |
| Air Gap: | 50 m (164 ft), drilling |
| Variable Deck Load: | 13,000 t |
| Water Depth: | 492 ft |
| Drilling Depth: | 30,000 ft |
| Transit Speed: | 4 knots (towed) |
| Accommodation: | 120 (4 x lifeboat conf), 134 (6 x lifeboat conf) |
| Hook Load: | 2MM lbs |
| Setback Capacity: | 2,281 kips |
| Main cranes: | 2 x 65 t Kenz EHC 100/3500 OS , 65t @ 27 m 1 x 50 t Kenz |
| X-Mas Tree / BOP: | 1 x 40 t NOV Trolley 1 x 150 t NOV Trolley |
| Liquid Mud: | 10,485 bbls |
| Base Oil Storage: | 3,201 bbls |
| Brine Storage: | 4,761 bbls |
| Heavy Brine Accepted: | Yes |
| Bulk Cement: | 7,062 cuft |
| Bulk Bentonite: | 4,414 cuft |
| Bulk Barite: | 4,414 cuft |
| Sacks: | 5,000 |
| Fuel: | 10,485 bbls |
| Drill Water: | 20,875 bbls |
| Potable Water: | 3,195 bbls |
| Derrick: | MIL 46 ft x 52 ft x 187 ft, 2,000 kips |
| Drawworks: | 1 x Varco AHS 10Q , 3,430 kW continuous |
| Rotary Table: | 1 x NOV RST 495 |
| Top Drive: | 1x Varco TDS 8SA, 1,500 kips, 63,000 lbsft (cont) |
| Tubular Handling: | 1 x Catwalk Shuttle 1 x Gantry Crane |
| Fingerboard Capacity: | 130 STD 5 7/8” 106 STD 6 5/8” 21 STD DC 134 STD Csg |
| Mud Pumps: | 3 x Wirth TPK 1,000 hp, 7,500 psi |
| Solids Control System: | 3 x NOV VSM 300 3 x MI Swaco MD-3 LCM Recovery |
| Iron Roughneck: | 2 x NOV AR-4 100,000 ftlbs |
| Powered Mousehole: | Yes |
| Diverter: | 1 x Drillquip KFDJ 500 – 30” ID – 3 x 14” OB lines |
| BOP Stack: | 1 x Shaffer NXT 24 – 15k |
| Annular: | 1 x Shaffer 10k |
| C&K Manifold: | WOM 15K |
| Main Power: | 4 x 2,625 kW , MAN9L 27/38 720 rpm |
| Electrical Power: | 4 x 2,625 kW, HHI, 6.6kV |
| Emergency Power: | 1x 1,806 kW CATERPILLAR HFJ5 638-44E |
| Power from Shore: | No |
| SCR: | BLUNOX installed, not commissioned |
| Battery Unit: | No |
| Leg Spacing: | 229.7 ft x 186 ft |
| # of Legs: | 3 |
| Leg Length: | 675 ft |
| Leg Spacing C-T-C: | 70 m (traverse), 66.6 m (long) |
| Jacking System: | National 700 |
| Jacking Speed: | 0.5m/min |
| Spud Can Diameter: | 19.7 m |
| Spud Can Height: | 6 m |
| Spud Can Footing Area: | 380 m2 (fitted with 2 m skirt) |
| Bottom Jets: | 6 x |
| Fill / Dump Preload: | 8 hrs (fill) – 1 hrs (dump) – depending on site |
| MPD: | Level 1 ready |
| Burner Booms: | No |
| Dual Activity: | Casing and Standbuilding |
| Automation: | Cyberbase |
| Red Zone Management: | Salunda HaloGuard, personnel detection enter in restricting area |
| On the Go: | Yes |
| H56 Enabled: | Rig flow & Rig Pulse |
| Data Infrastructure | Real time monitoring, rig sense |
| Other | Salunda Latch Hawk, fingerboard finger position safety system |
| BLUNOX | Reducing NOx. Complies with the strictest emission legislation, enabling avoidance of environmental NOx taxes/fees whilst reducing health risks, acid rain and greenhouse gases |
| Pipe Handling | The automated pipe handling system can build and rack to 135⁄8” casing, while keeping personnel out of harm’s way. Drill pipe R2 and R3 are handled offline, to optimize operations |
| Texas Deck | 50MT SWL vertical load handling below cantilever enables the rig to handle heavy subsea trees and wellheads |
| Cantilever Envelope: | 100 ft x 65.6 ft |
| Cantilever Skidding Syst | X-Y |
| Cantilever Load: | 1,270 t (combined) |
| Hook Load: | 907 t |
| Rotary Load: | 1000 t |
| Setback Load: | 1,035 t (operational) 475 t (transit) |
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