Cajun Express

The CAJUN EXPRESS is a Sedco Forex Xpress 2000 design semi -submersible drilling unit capable of operating in moderate environments and water
depths 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