Drilling rig deepwater horizon

Deepwater Horizon was a fifth-generation, RBS-8D design (i.e. model type), deepwater, , column-stabilized, semi-submersible , designed to drill wells for oil explorati. . Deepwater Horizon was built for R&B Falcon (which later became part of ) by in , South Korea. Construction started in December 1998, the was laid on 21 March 200. . At 7:45 p.m. on 20 April 2010, during the final phases of drilling the exploratory well off the gulf of Mexico, a geyser of seawater erupted from the onto the rig, shooting 70 metres (230 ft) into the air. This wa. . Transocean received an early partial insurance settlement for total loss of the Deepwater Horizon of US$401 million about 5 May 2010. noted that the insurance recovery was likely to be more than t. [pdf]

Manages deepwater drilling rigs

Our ACD system is the industry’s first active, non-rotating sealing device for MPD operations. The ACD seals the wellbore annulus and diverts returns using a novel, actively energized sealing element controlled by our industry-standard annular packer system. The design allows the system to determine the sealing. . Our Drill String Isolation Tool (DSIT) is an industry-leading riser annular packer that fits a variety of purposes. As the backbone of most existing riser. . Our flow spool is a common component in many MPD and RGH specialty joint systems. It serves as a conduit for drilling returns to exit the riser below an ACD and RCD and provides. . The Compact Riser Gas Handling (RGH) system permanently integrates DSIT and flow spool functions in a single joint to remove connections and reduce weight. The compact RGH. . Our unitized MPD specialty joint integrates our ACD, DSIT, and flow spool functionality in a single compact and lightweight joint. The approach provides the entire spectrum. [pdf]

Deepwater offshore drilling rigs

Deepwater drilling, or deep well drilling, is the process of creating holes in the using a for under the deep sea. There are approximately 3400 deepwater wells in the with depths greater than 150 meters. Deepwater drilling has not been technologically or economically feasible for m. [pdf]