Development Driller III
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 Development Driller III, Q4000, Discoverer Enterprise on the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on May 18, 2010. |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Development Driller III |
| Owner: | Transocean |
| Operator: | Transocean |
| Port of registry: |  Vanuatu, Port Vila |
| Ordered: | 12 January 2006 |
| Builder: | Keppel AmFELS, Singapore |
| Laid down: | 25 November 2006 |
| Acquired: | 22 May 2009 |
| Identification: | ABS class no.:09172785 Call sign: YJVD2 DNV ID: 30254 IMO number: 8769121 MMSI no.: 576281000 |
| Status: | Operational |
| Notes: | [1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 37,981 GRT 23,513 DWT |
| Length: | 117 m (384 ft) |
| Beam: | 78 m (256 ft) |
| Draught: | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Depth: | 37 m (121 ft) |
| Deck clearance: | 77.10 m (253.0 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 8 x Caterpillar 3616 diesel engines |
| Capacity: | Diesel oil: 4,546.7 m3 (160,570 cu ft) Freshwater: 2,934.98 m3 (103,648 cu ft) Lube oil: 71.78 m3 (2,535 cu ft) Tank ballast: 21,891.81 m3 (773,102 cu ft) Other: 341.84 m3 (12,072 cu ft) |
| Crew: | 200 |
| Notes: | [2] |
Development Driller III is a fifth generation, Vanuatu-flagged dynamic positioning semi-submersible ultra-deepwater drilling rig owned by Transocean and operated under lease agreements by various petroleum exploration and production companies worldwide. The vessel is capable of drilling in water depths up to 7,500 feet (2,300 m) with drilling depth of 35,000 feet (11,000 m), upgradeable to 37,500 feet (11,400 m).[3]
On May 2, 2010, Development Driller III started drilling a relief well on Macondo Prospect to stop massive oil spill caused by the explosion and subsequent loss of the Deepwater Horizon.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Vessel Info: Development Driller III". DNV Exchange. Det Norske Veritas. 2010. https://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=summary&vesselid=30254. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ^ "ABS Record: Development Driller III". American Bureau of Shipping. 26 September 2009. http://www.eagle.org/safenet/record/record_vesseldetailsprinparticular?Classno=09172785. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ "Development Driller III". Transocean. http://www.deepwater.com/fw/main/Development-Driller-III-424C17.html?LayoutID=17. Retrieved 09 June 2010.
- ^ "Second Macondo relief well under way". Upstream Online (NHST Media Group). 2010-05-17. http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article215111.ece. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
[edit] External links
- Transocean official website
- Development Driller III current position at VesselTracker
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