Ocean Ranger was designed and owned by Ocean Drilling and Exploration Company, Inc. (ODECO) of New Orleans. The vessel was a self-propelled large semi-submersible design with a drilling facility and living quarters. It was capable of operation beneath 1,500 feet (460 m) of ocean water and could drill to a maximum depth of 25,000 feet (7,600 m). It was described by ODECO as the. OverviewOcean Ranger was a mobile that sank in Canadian waters on 15 February 1982. It was drilling an exploration well on the , 267 kilometres (166 mi) ea. .
On 26 November 1981, Ocean Ranger commenced drilling well J-34, its third well in the . Ocean Ranger was still working on this well in February 1982 when the incident occurred. Two other
[pdf] These precision ground, bright finish bits are constructed out of hardened and tempered M2 high-speed steel and fall between standard fractional drill sizes. These jobber length bits feature a 135-degree split point for fast penetration and accurate self centering.
[pdf] Less than an hour from downtown Houston, the world’s petroleum capital, the Offshore Energy Center (OEC) operates its facility, the Ocean Star. This totally unique museum and learning center is located on Galveston’s Pier 19, at Harborside Drive and.
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