DRILL SHIP DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

The Stena DrillSLIM vessel based on Houlder’s 150m design with a hull form developed to reduce motions and enhance seakeeping. The design gives operators the ability to drill a 15,000ft slim well in 7,500ft water depth. It features a high pressure riser with surface and subsea BOPs and is well placed to drill complete wells or deliver Well Intervention. The solution is compact and flexible and works at substantially lower build and operating costs than the latest high specification rigs. It does this without compromising on the level of drilling technology delivered. Main features of the design include - The slim-hole drilling package is a single mast with a ram type hoisting system and a top drive and double joints of Range 2 drillpipe. The dead line will incorporate the drill string motion compensator. The mast has a hydraulic racking system with setback capacity for 22,000ft of drillpipe and 1,000ft of drill collars.

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