How many wells can a SunDowner ® rig drill?

The SunDowner ® rig is designed to drill 22 wells on one location without moving the backyard components. Despite the compact arrangement, floor space is spacious enough to provide a safe, efficient workplace for rig personnel.

When was the first Sundowner rig used?

This technology is truly an engineering marvel and Nabors / Sundowner successfully deployed the first Sundowner Rig SD VI for ONGC in 2003.

What is Nabors SunDowner®?

Nabors’ SunDowner® is a drilling system that can be off-loaded and assembled on an offshore platform in a single day, from sunup to sundown. This short rig-up time results in significant mobilization cost savings. The rig components and packaged modules are sized to fit the available deck area of a standard supply boat.

Which rigs are best for deepwater drilling?

Within the platform rig market, Nabors offers its innovative MASE ® and MODS ™ rigs, the latter designed to withstand the wind and wave action associated with deepwater offshore drilling. Two 4600 horsepower deepwater platform rig deployments are the largest and most sophisticated rigs in this category.

How much power does a SunDowner® have?

The SunDowner ® has three Caterpillar 3512C engines, each rated at 1,476 horsepower, driving one Kato 1365 KW generator, for a total of 4,428 horsepower. The rig's Loadmaster Bootstrap style 142 ft telescoping mast has a maximum rated static hook load of 600,000 lbs on 10 lines.

What is a modular workover rig?

Sundowner Offshore Modular Workover Rigs The idea of using a cost effective solution for working over offshore wells was introduced for the advantage of Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in 1998, where costlier Jack Up Drilling rigs were being used for Work Over operations.