JACK-UP RIGS

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Offshore rigs Classification

(Criteria : Fixed or Floating)

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Offshore rigs Classification

(Criteria- Water Depth)

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Offshore rigs evolution

Semi-Submersible

Jack up
rig

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Drill-Ship

Drill-Ship
A vessel with a drilling rig & marine equipments
Self Propelled : Water depth 20m to 3500m
Floats during the drilling and other operations
Operates in deep and ultra-deep waters

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Drill-Ship

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Type of Drill ships

Anchor-Moored :
Station keeping by Anchor-mooring
Suitable for 1500m WD.
Dynamically-Positioned (DP) :
Station keeping by DP system, though anchors
are also there.
Suitable in WD 1500m or
Less with harsher environments
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ONGC Drill ships

SAGAR BHUSAN : 450m WD
SAGAR VIJAY

: 900m WD

Advantages :

Suitable where jack ups can not operate.

Easy movement from one to other location.

Dis-Advantages :

Affected by weather conditions

Rig experiences many type of motions

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Semi-Submersible Rig
Hull consists of vertical columns attached to the
horizontal pontoons.
Buoyancy from ballasted watertight pontoons
located below ocean surface.
While drilling, water filled lower-hull provide stability.
Used in water depth 30m to 3000 m.
Anchor moored and Dynamically positioned.

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SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE RIGS

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Semi- sub : Advantages

More suitable for rough & harsh environment
Low downtime in rough weather than in drillships
Operating deck located high , above sea level
due to good stability of the design
With its hull structure submerged at a deep draft,
Semis less affected by wave loadings.

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Semi-Sub : Dis-advantages
Prone to capsizing as CG keeps moving up
with addition of load on top deck during ops.
Semis: Costly operations/ Expensive to build
Less payload (Cargo) capacity than drill ships

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Semi-Submersibles: Rough Sea

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Platform Rig
Rig assembled on a Platform fixed on sea-bed.
Can drill many wells from a platform.
After drilling , dismantled

&

platform , based on need.

assembled at other

251 rigs available worldwide .153 working.

Day rate about US $ 40,000 to $ 50,000/-

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Platform Rig

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Jack up Classification
(Criteria- Bottom Support)

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Jack-up

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Based on Bottom Support

Based on Type of Jack/leg

Jack up Classification

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Slot Type {Mat Supported} J/up

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Independent Leg J/up

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Jack up Rigs : Worldwide

Global : Over 500 Nos.

India : 30 Nos.
{Chartered: 31 + ONGC:8}

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Jack up Day rates

Present day rates :Global data : Varies from US $ 50,000 to
$ 200,000
Asia
- $200,000
West Africa- $180,000
GOM
- $70,000 per day

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Jack-up day rates

Rig

Working

Fleet

Av.DayRate

39 rigs
53 rigs

54 rigs
71 rigs

$79,000
$83,000

IC 300' WD
IC 300'+ WD

102 rigs
132 rigs

140 rigs
158 rigs

$90,000
$152,000

MC<200' WD
MC 200'+ WD

4 rigs
16 rigs

14 rigs
38 rigs

$40,000
$74,000

< 250' WD
IC 250' WD

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Jack up day rates

Depth wise Rates :
1) 250 ft : $ 70,000 to $
85,000.
2) 300 ft : $ 1,35,000 plus

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ONGC- Jack-Ups
Rig Name

Fixed / Hull Variable

Load
Load
(Ton)
(Ton)

Leg
length
(m)

Max.
Water depth
Draft(m) Min. /Max. (m)

S/SAMRAT*

7595

3000

113.7

5.18

S/PRAGATI

4775

2060

128.5

3.96

9.57
91.46

S/SHAKTI

5207

2100

129.8

4.57

8.63
91.46

S/GAURAV

5207

2100

129.8

4.57

8.63
91.46

S/JYOTI

5907

2250

129.2

4.05

9.14
91.46

S/RATNA

6030

2195

128

4.5

9.14
91.46

S/KIRAN

4749

3175

131.06

5.33

6.09
91.46

*Converted to FPS after three decades of service

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12.19
76.21

Specialized Jack-Ups
Premium or Ultra-Premium Jack-up:
For Water depths 500 to750 ft.(Recent)
Barges:
Base for servicing structures like
offshore-wind turbines, Long bridges etc
Drilling Platforms
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Major Parts : Jack up rig

Hull

Legs & footings

Rig equipment's

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J-up
Rig
Rig-Equipmt

Hull

Legs

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Hull

A Watertight structure ( 25 ft. Thick ).

Supports / Houses the equipments.

When afloat, provides buoyancy &
supports the weight of legs / footings
(spud cans)/equipment /variable load.

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Bigger Hull : Advantage

More variable load & equipments can
be carried, especially in afloat mode
(Increased deck space & buoyancy ).

Roomier machinery space. More

space on main deck for pipes & work.

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Bigger Hull : Disadvantage

Negative effects of higher wind, wave
and current loads.
Require larger capacity jacks to elevate
and hold Unit.

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Hull shape : Normally Triangular

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Legs & Footings

Are steel structures

Support hull in Elevated mode

Provide stability to resist lateral- loads.

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Leg
entering
Hull :

Spud cans
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Legs & Footings

When rig is towed ; Fully retracted legs
may extend over 400 feet above water.
Footings needed to increase soil bearing
area thereby reducing reqd. soil strength.

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Spud - Cans

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Spud Cans : Advantages

Useable on variety of sea beds e.g. Hard &
Soft soil sea beds.
Sloping bottoms (may be sensitive to large
slopes on hard soils) digs in for stability.
Some rigs can retract spud cans flush into
hull to permit easy dry transport of Unit.

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Spud can : Disadvantages

Exhibit larger bottom bearing pressure and

increased soil penetrations than mat Units.

Spud cans leave impressions

in soft soil

seabed.
May cause damage where pipelines exist

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Spud cans : Disadvantages

When another J/up comes on same
location,spud can impressions induce horizontal
forces on one or more legs {Unless new can
slides in old impression}
Maintenance lead to downtime & risk :
Sagar-Samrat Accident.

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Jack-Up : Advantages
Provides a fixed platform.
Initial cost comparatively less.
Can work in soft bottom areas.
Withstand hurricane type of storms better.
Can drill in water depth of about 300 feet.
Operating rents lower than floater, but high
end Jack-ups ; day-rates higher.
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Jack-Up : Disadvantages
Difficult and risky to tow.
Legs to be laid down for long moves.
Too many moving parts in jacking system
Water depth limitation.

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J-up : Independent-leg
Spud can at the bottom of leg.
Spud can exert 3500-5000 lbs/ft2 bearing load.
Each leg can be lowered independently.
Each leg may have different penetration.
Can operate in firm & uneven bottoms.
Preloading done for Stability and Safety

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Cantilever Jack-up : Close up

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Mat type Rig : Advantages

All legs connected to a common footing-Mat.
Designed to operate in bottom slope of 11to21.
Derrick can be leveled by putting shims.
Suits lesser bearing pressure 500-600 lbs/ft 2
thus can operate in soft sea bed bottom

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Jack up : Mat Type

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Advantages: Mat-Rig
Can operate in water-depths: 4-7m / 75-125m.
Mat footings exert less bearing pressure on soil
than Spud-Can due to larger contact at sea floor
Beneficial where soil cannot support high bearing
loads.

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Disadvantages: Mat-Rig
Not useable on uneven sea-beds/large slopes.
On bottoms with obstructions - Pipelines/debris
Have more drag while under tow.
Towing speed is less (Half).

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Rig Equipments
3-Sub groups ;
1. Marine

Equipment

2. Mission Equipment
3. Elevating Equipment

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Marine Equipments
Equipment / Systems not related to the Mission
Equipment (i.e. Drilling Equipment).
Similar to any sea vessel, regardless of its form
or function such as D/Engines, Electricalequipments, Communication-equipments - Radar,
safety equipments - Lifeboats etc.
Necessary for supporting
personnel
equipments involved in Mission.
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Mission Equipment

The Equipment and Systems necessary

the Jack Up to complete its Mission.

Eg : Derricks , Mud-Pumps , Piping , Control

Systems , Production-Equipment , Cranes and
Alarms-Systems etc.

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Elevating Equipment

Equipments & systems necessary to

raise, lower, and lock-off legs and hull.

Usually air gap kept more than 18-20 mtrs

(50ft) depending upon sea conditions at
the location.

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Rig arriving
on Location

Sea

Soil
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Lowering
Legs

Sea

Soil
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Legs
Penetrating
Soil Below
Sea Bottom

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Preloading
the rig

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Full Air
Gap :
Ready to
drill

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Rig move : J-up Rig

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Punch through : J-up Rig

Soils bearing capacity increases with depth. When
a soil layer underley by relatively weaker layer,
there is a rapid reduction of soil strength.
When spud can reaches this interface, weaker soil
gives way and leg moves downward faster than
jacking system is capable of lowering it .
When the leg moves downward at a speed greater
than the jacking system is capable of, Hull rotates,
legs tilt and bend , causing hull to sway.
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Punch
through:
Jack Up
Rig

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Punch through : Eventuality

Severe Punch-thru can result in serious
damage to legs, hull and jacking system . In
extreme cases, rig may capsize.
Process continues until either the soil
bearing capacity or hull buoyancy arising
from the hull entering the water increase
sufficiently to reach equilibrium.

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Punch through : Precautions

During preloading, preparedness in the event of

rapid penetration of one or multiple legs is
necessary : With min. Air Gap (1-2mtrs).

Various preload techniques eg. single-leg

preloading / Jacking with min. air gap reduce
risk of adverse effects, when rapid penetration
occurs.

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Preloading / Soil Penetration

Rig is preloaded for max. load (extreme storm

conditions /or operating conditions) without
experiencing additional leg penetration or
soil failure.

Rig is preloaded at new location to confirm

that soil is capable of withstanding max.
expected load ( 2000 Tons / Leg )

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Jack up on Tow

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Rig on
tow

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Rig in
tow

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Rig in
tow

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Rig in
tow

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Jacking-System

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Jack-Up Rig Move

Jacking System;
Rack & Pinion arrangement driven by high
power motors {40HP x 12Nos.} on each leg.

The jack up is maneuvered ;

1.By towing to location with legs up & hull floating
2.Legs are then jacked down onto the seafloor.
3.Then "preloading" takes place at location.
4.Thereafter, entire barge is jacked up above
water to a predetermined height ie."Air-Gap .
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General details
Dead Wt.

5000-8000 Tons

Preloading

3000-6000 Tons

Cantilever

45 Ft

Rig Movement

12 Ft

Max. Tilt

18 Minute

For Jacking

12-18, 24/40 HP Motors

Hull Height

7 meters

Draft Max.

4.04 meters
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Legs

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Rack & Pinion

12No.DC
Motors
/ 40 HP/
600 V /
880 RPM
per
leg.
{ 4 on
Each
Edge }
(Total:36
Nos.)
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Mishaps 1979-1990

Towing
Punch through
Blow out
Collision
Design
Fire
Fatigue
Storm

47
43
28
22
16
12
13
13

Seabed
9
Other
8
Moving on/off
8
War
2
Marine
5
Total = 226 / 3500

Drag coefficient :
3 legs = 0.312-.375
4 legs = 0.581-.745
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Safety at J-up: Life Boat

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Safety at J-up: Life Raft

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Life Jacket and Ring

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