Cajun Express

The CAJUN EXPRESS is a Sedco Forex Xpress 2000 design semi-submersible drilling unit capable of operating in moderate environments and waterdepths up to 8,500 ft using 18in 15,000 psi BOP and 21in OD marine riser.

Rig Type 5th Generation Deepwater

Design SFXpress 2000

Builder PPL Shipyard, Singapore

Year Built 2000

Classification +A1, E , Column Stabilized Drilling Unit, +AMS, +DPS3, +ACCU Self Propelled

Flag Liberia

Accommodation 158 berths

Helideck Sikorsky S-61N, Sikorsky S-92 and Super Puma

Moonpool 135 ft x 26 ft

Station Keeping Dynamically Positioned

Max Drill Depth 35,000 ft / 10,668 m

Max Water Depth 8,500 ft / 2,591 m

Operating Conditions Wind 50 knots, Waves 19.7 ft at 10 seconds, Current 3.5 knots

Storm Conditions Wind 100 knots, Waves 39 ft at 12 seconds; Current 5.8 knots

Technical Dimensions

Length 349 ft 106 m

Breadth 226 ft 69 m

Depth 111 ft 34 m

Operating Draft 66 ft 20 m

Ocean Transit Draft 33 ft 10 m

VDL - Operating 6,614 st 6,000 mt

Capacities

Liquid Mud (incl. column storage) 10,567 bbls 59,328cu ft 1,680 cu m

Drill Water 10,000 bbls 56,145 cu ft 1,589 cu m

Potable Water 4,200 bbls 23,581 cu ft 667 cu m

Fuel Oil 8,400 bbls 47,162 cu ft 1,335 cu m

Bulk Barite / Bentonite 11,500 cu ft 325 cu m

Bulk Cement 11,500 cu ft 325 cu m

Sack Material 10,000 sacks

Drilling Equipment

Derrick Joseph Paris 190 ft Tri-Act Derrick; 933 mt gross nominal capacity

Drawworks HITEC/Dreco Active Heave Compensating Drawworks, 6600 hp

Motion Compensator N/A

Top Drive Canrig 1275 AC, 750 st

Rotary BJ Varco RST 60in opening

Pipe Handling 2 x Varco PRS-5R, 3 x MOS Iron Roughneck, 2 x Mousehole stations

Mud Pumps 4 x National 14-P-220, 7500 psi working pressure

Shale Shakers 6 x Brandt LCM-2D Linear Motion Shale Shakers

Desander 1 x Brandt LCM-2D/CMC with 20 x 4" hydrocyclones

Desilter 1 x Brandt LCM-2D/CMC with 3 x 10" hydrocyclones

Mud Cleaner N/A

BOP Cameron Type TL 18in, 15,000 psi (1 single + 1 double + 1 extended double)

LMRP 1 x Cameron Type DL Dual, 18in, 10,000 psi

Diverter Hydril, 59in, 500psi, 12in overboard line size

Control System Cameron Multiplex System

Riser Vetco MR-10 GS, 65 ft long x 21" OD

Riser Tensioners 8 x Retsco Dual 200 kips. Total capacity 3,200 kips.

Guideline Tensioners N/A

Podline Tensioners N/A

Choke & Kill 3-1/16" 15K with 2 x Swaco hydraulic chokes, 2 x WOM Manual chokes

Cement Unit Third party equipment

Machinery

Main Power 6 x Caterpillar 3616 diesel engines 6369 hp driving by 6 x Kato 4400 kW 900 rpm AC generators

Emergency Power 1 x Caterpillar 3516 diesel engine 5900 hp driving Kato 4400 kW 900 rpm AC generators

Power Distribution 11 KV AC Alstom

Deck Cranes 2 x KENZ Pedestal Cranes; DHC 65/3500 OS. Rated: 79 mt at 61 ft; 24.6 mt at 131 ft

Station Keeping

Thrusters 4 x Kamewa / Mermaid 7MW fully azimuthal thrusters

Positioning Cegelec DPS 3 Triplex System; Fugro Starfix DGPS, Glonass

Winches 4 (double unit) x BLM Offshore

Wire/Chain 8 x 6,000 ft, 3.5in wire rope

Anchors 2 x 15 mt LWT anchors