ds carolina
DRILLING RIG
Drillship DP-3
DS Carolina is suitable for water ultra-deep up to 10,000ft (3,050m) with total drilling depth 40,000ft
(12,190m).
• Length 238m x breadth 42m
• Main Crane 85t
• Deck area 3348m2
• Variable deck load 20,000t
• Year entered in service 2011
| GENERAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Design | DSME 10000 |
| Year Built | 2011 |
| Year Entered Service | 2011 |
| Flag | REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA |
| Classification | ABS |
| Class Notations | ✠A1(E), “DRILLING UNIT”, ✠AMS, ✠ACCU, ✠DPS-3, SH-DLA, UWILD |
| Imo Number | 956258 |
| Call Sign | A8QK5 |
| Overall Length | 238m |
| Breadth | 42.0m |
| Water Depth | 10,000ft (3,050m) |
| Drilling depth | 40,000ft (12,190m) |
| Drilling draft | 12m |
| Displacement (drilling draft) | 102.000 t (draft 12.0m) |
| Variable Deck load | 20.000ft |
| Transit Speed | 12.0 knots |
| Transit Draft | 8.5m |
| Transit Displacement | 71.809 t |
| DRILLING DESCRIPTION | |
| Derrick | 2.000.000lbs/908mt static hook load |
| Drawworks | Aker Solutions Wirth, GH 4500 EG-AC-CL |
| Crown Mounted Compensator Capacity | 2.000.000lbs/908mt static |
| Crown Mounted Compensator stroke | 7,62 m (25 ft) |
| Active Heave Compensator Capacity | 20 mT X 2 (40 mT) |
| Active Heave Compensator stroke | 7,62 m (25 ft) |
| Tensioners type / numbers | 8 X double tensioner 200K |
| Riser tensioners capacity | 3.200.000lbs |
| Tensioners stroke length | 3,81 m (12,5 ft) line travel 50 ft |
| Mud pumps | 4 x Aker Solutions Wirth, TPK 7 1/2″ x 14″ /2200 HP |
| POWER EQUIPMENT | |
| Main Power | 6 x STX-MAN-14V32/40; 5500kW @ 720rpm |
| Emergency Generator Engine | 1 set STX-7L27/38; 2310KW @ 720rpm |
| STORAGE CAPACITIES | |
| Fuel | 9,385m3 |
| Drill Water | 3,334m3 |
| Potable Water | 1,372m3 |
| Liquid Mud | 3,057m3 |
| Base Oil | 704m3 |
| Brine | 2,112m3 |
| Barite/Bentonite | 510m3 |
| Cement | 340m3 |
| CRANES | |
| Deck cranes | 2 X LIEBHERR 50 TONS, BOS 4200-50 LITRONIC, 2 X LIEBHERR 85 TONS, BOS 4200-85 LITRONIC |
| WELL CONTROL | |
| BOP | GE Hydril |
| BOP Rams | 6 x Compacts Rams x 18 ¾”, 15kpsi |
| Annulars | Dual Hydrill GX Annular x 18 ¾”, 10kpsi |
| Control System | Hydrill Mux POD Gen 2 |
| Wellhead Connector | Vetco H-4 16 ¾”, 10kpsi |
| Wellhead Connector | Vetco H-4 18 ¾”, 15kpsi |
| LMRP Connector | Cameron Collet 18 ¾” |
| Riser | Cameron LK 3.5 x 21” OD x 75 ft |
| Diverter | FS 21 x 60 1/2′ |
| C&K Manifold | 3.1/16″ 15K x 4.1/16″ 10 K CAMERON FLS |
| STATION KEEPING / PROPULSION SYSTEM | |
| Thruster | 6 x Rolls-Royce UUC455FP, fixed pitch, 7000kW @ 720rpm |
| DP System | Kongsberg DP3 (KPOS32) |
| OTHER INFORMATION | |
| Accommodation | 180 people (regular number) |
| Helideck | Complying with UK CAA CAP437A size 22.2 X 22.2m Sikorsky S-61 / S-92 |