The fleet

The fleet

TAD - PV DRILLING V

The first TAD in the world, named SSDT – 800, was built and developed by KFELS in 1994 and up to now KFELS has delivered such seven units with the latest model named SSDT 3600E, all of which have been deployed in both shallow and deep waters off Southeast Asia and West Africa. PV Drilling V is the 8th TAD in the world which is the latest generation of its kind with state-of-the-art technology and could be considered as the most modern Tender Assist Drilling Rig with the SSDT 3600E HP design. Developed by Keppel O&M’s Deepwater Technology Group (DTG), the KFELS SSDT 3600E design has revolutionized the way in which drilling tenders work, allowing them to be deployed next to deep water floating platforms for the first time.

Besides that, it is an enhanced design for harsher environment such as offshore in Vietnam, Southeast Asia, West Asia, Central Europe and Mexico Bay. SSDT 3600E HP is also the first design with high-tech applications that enables PVD V to work on the High Pressure High Temperature wells by its BOP control system that has working pressure up to 15.000 psi (equal approximately 1020 atm), which are current challenge for the drilling industry. In addition, PV Drilling V is known as the first TAD Rig in the world that built with the rig’s load up to 1.500.000 lbs so that it is capable of operating at 30.000 ft (9100 m) Max Drill Depth at the Water Depth up to 4000 ft (1200 m).

General Description
Rig Name PV DRILLING V
Design / Generation KFELS SSDT 3600E HP, 6 Column Stabilized Rig
Constructing Shipyard Keppel Fels Singapore
Built/ Upgraded 2007/ 2025
Classification ABS, A1 Column Stabilized Unit
Flag Vietnam
Overall Dimensions 367ft long x 118ft wide x 67ft high
Drafts max operating 50 ft
Accommodation 160 persons
Variable Deck / Column load 3,600 mt operating
Operating Water Depth  Between 32ft and 820ft with conventional mooring / Up to 6,000ft with pre-laid mooring
Maximum Drilling Depth 30,000 ft
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Drilling Equipment Set (DES)
Mast NOV  Mast, 182ft high, with 26ft  base
Hookload Capacity  1,000,000lbs static hook load capacity 
DES Capping beam  From 39 ft to 45 ft
Drawworks DSGD-500 NOV Driven by 02 DM27 drilling motors, 1150HP
Rotary Table  RST 49-1/2” Hydraulic rated to 750mt
Top Drive NOV TDS-8SA, 750st hoisting capacity, rated to 62,500ft-lbs continuous drilling torque
Tubular Handling Two NOV ST-100 Iron Roughneck (online & offline)
Max make-up torque 100,000 ft-lbs, Max break-out torque 120,000 –lbs
Tool  joint size range: Wrench: 4’’ to 9 ½’’ OD / Spinner: 3-1/2” to 9-1/2”
Mud Pumps
Three (03) NOV triplex pumps 14-P-220 w/ 2,200 HP, WP rated to 7,500psi
Solids Control
04 x VSM 300 shale shakers 
Power & Machinery
Main Power  06 Caterpillar 3516B, Diesel engines 1580HP (11,100 HP total) Power rating / Speed: 1383 bKW continuous at 1,200 RPM,
c/w 6ea KATO AC Generator, model 6P7 -2050
Emergency Power  1 ea Caterpillar 3512B, TA Turbo-charged after-cooled diesel engine c/w 1 ea Kato AC Model 6P6-2650
Power Distribution
NOV / ABB VFD System
Storage Capability
Fuel Oil  8,846 bbls
Liquid Mud  3,423 bbls
Brine/Base Oil  2,876 bbls
Drill Water 14,442 bbls
Potable Water 6,544 bbls
Bulk Material (mud + cement) 15,100 cu.ft
Sack Storage 8,000 sacks
BOP & Well Control Equipment
BOP Rams 01 x NOV 21-1/4” 2,000 psi double ram BOP and 01 x NOV 21-1/4” single ram BOP
01 x NOV 13-5/8” 10,000 psi double ram BOP and 01 x NOV 13-5/8” single ram BOP 
BOP Annular 01 x NOV Shaffer 21-1/4" 2,000 psi annular preventer
01 x NOV Shaffer 13-5/8” 5,000 psi annular preventer
BOP Handling  Ingersoll Rand / BHS100M, SWL 100 short ton
Diverter 01 x NOV Shaffer 30” 1000 psi SXF, annular BOP, c/w discharge valve of 12” 
Mooring Equipment
Mooring Winches Four (04) units, Double Traction Winch 1800 kN.
VFD electric drive. 02 brakes with holding force: 2 × 6,200 KN (50% MBL)
Rate pull: 2,022 kN @ 10m/min, Stalling pull: 2,400 kN
Anchor Lines Eight (08) × anchor wire, 3 ¼’’ diameter, 6 × 47 SW, IWRC, RHRL, EEIPS, galvanized steel wire rope + one (01) spare wire Min breaking strength: 616MT
Storage Drum Eight (08) electric driven Storage Winches 50 kN, 4,400ft of 3 ¼"dia. Wire Drum dimensions: 3720 / 1327 mm dia. x 1290 mm length
Anchors  Eight (08) Stevpris (12MT) / High-holding power + one (01) spare Anchor 
Cranes
Heavy Lift Crane  01 x Favelle Faco PC400 heavy lift crane. Lifting Capacities: maximum 300MT, working radius: 10m to 52m
Deck Crane Favelle Favco 44MT @24.6ft  and 8.8 MT @max 137.8ft, working radius: 24.6ft to 137.80ft
Other Informations
Helideck  Rated for S-61N, S-92, Super Puma L2, MI-17. CAP 437 
Work Offline Able to make up/rack/laydown drill pipe stand (04 joints R2) via the deployment of Iron Roughneck ST-100, rotating/ fixed mouse holes,
rig floor winches Mast Stand Building Bridge Crane (SBBC)
Two (02) each Forum MPC 10 MT hydraulic-operated multi-purpose cranes Mounted to the Master skid at BOP deck, for offline handling work
Personnel Transfer  Personnel Transfer Bridge (PTB), Maximum bridge length 27m; Minimum 15m
Survival Condition
Max wave height: 40ft
Max wind speed: 108 knots
Max current at surface: 2.92 knots, at bottom: 1.5 knots
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