Noble Jim Thompson — Rig Specifications


General

Rig Type Semisubmersible
Rig Design Noble EVA-4000™
Built By Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Pascagoula, Mississippi
Year Constructed 1981;1999
Water Depth Rated 6000
Drilling Depth 30,000ft
Hull Dimensions 349' x 328' x 130'
Draft, Operating 79'
Draft, Transit 43'
Draft, Storm 60'
View Larger Image Heliport Sikorsky S61

Capacities

Equipment

Quarters 106 Drawworks National Oilwell E-3000; 3,000 hp
Variable Load 4,000 st Pumps (3) National Oilwell A 1700-PT; 1,600 hp
Mud Cement Bulk 17,260 cu ft Total HP 10,000
LiquidMud 10,937 bbls Hook Load 1,500,000 lbs
Active Mud 2,000 bbls Max Load 1,250 st
Reserve Mud 9,048 bbls Top Drive Varco TDS-4S
Fuel 11,861 bbls Derrick 170' x 40' x 40'
DrillWater 8,638 bbls Moonpool 25' x 45'
PotableWater 2,748 bbls Bop System (1) Shaffer Type "SLX" Double 18-3/4" x 15,000 psi, (1) Shaffer Type "SLX" Double 18-3/4" x 15,000 psi (2) Shaffer 18-3/4" x 10,000 psi Spherical
    Cranes (2) Dreco 72 DNS160-1.8 King Post 64.5 st max SWL; (1) CraneMann bridge crane; 2 x 20 st
    Pipe Handling System Varco PRS-4i
    Iron Roughneck Varco AR3200C
    Mud Cleaner Brandt LCM-2D/CM2-24/3
    Shakers (5) Brandt shakers LCM-2D linear motion cascade
    Power Slips Varco BJ PS 30
    Compensator Shaffer CMC; 600 kips
    Riser Tensioner (8) Single Shaffer 160 kip; 1,280 kips total
    Mooring System (9) Skagit triple drum traction winch/windlass; 4,250 ft chain and 9,000 3-1/8