"Keyes 300," the first of four L-780 self-elevating offshore drilling rigs being built for Keyes Offshore Inc. by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss., left the Ingalls yard recently on its way to drilling for Shell Oil Co. in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast. The second jackup rig, Keyes 301, has been launched and is in final outfitting for delivery. Designed by Friede & Goldman, Keyes 300 is the first L-780 to be built in North America. Ingalls has 12 additional jackups under contract, as well as three submersibles. The L-780s are designed to drill to 25,000 feet in 300 feet of water.

KEYES 300

Basic Data Length Overall 180'-0" Breadth Overall 175'-0" Depth of Hull 25'-0" Length of Legs Maximum 339'-0" Depth of Spud Cans 15'-0" Diameter of Spud Cans 39'-8" Projection of Leg Below Hulls in Tow 4'-3" Center of Forward Leg of Centerline of Aft Legs 115'-0" Center to Center of Aft Legs 120'-0"

Operating Conditions Water Depth 250 ft. / 200 ft. Maximum Wave Height 38 ft. / 42 ft. Corresponding Wave Period 9 to 13.5 sec. / 9 to 13.5 sec. Maximum Wind Velocity—(1 minute average) 100 knots / 100 knots Air Gap 30 ft. / 30 ft. Penetration 10 ft. / 10 ft.

Rig Equipment Cranes: Two Link-Belt Model 218A, with 100-foot boom Jacking System: National Supply marine jacks and racks Rack Chock: Friede & Goldman Crew Quarters: Air-Conditioned crew quarters for 50 men. Life Boats: Two Whittaker 50-man marine capsules Mooring Equipment: Marathon LeTourneau single drum anchor winches for 2,600 ft. of 1.5 inch dia.

Drill Equipment Drawworks: Continental EMSCO C-2, 1⅜" drill line driven by two GE-752AR Electric Motors, 2,000 hp. Derrick & Substructure: Continental EMSCO 20-RD, beam leg 147' high, 30' square base, 8' x 8' top, static hook load capacity 1,400,000 lbs. with 12 lines, designed for 100 mph wind load with pipe rack in derrick. Rotary & Traveling Equipment: Continental EMSCO—Rotary Table, with 37½" table opening. Continental EMSCO RD52-7 Crown block, 7-52" sheaves hook combination. Rated 500 tons hookload. Continental EMSCO LB-500 swivel. Rated 500 tons. Continental EMSCO RA-52 Travelling Block, Rated 500 tons. Mud Pumps: Two Continental EMSCO FB-1600, 7¼" x 12" triple pumps 1,600 hp each driven by two GE-752AR motors.

Power: Three EMD MD-12 Diesel Engines Three EMD Generators, 3 phase, 1,050 kw, 600 volt. Ross Hill SCR System power conversion from ac to dc current. Emergency Generator set, CAT 3412 diesel engine driving a brushless SR generator, 3 phase, 320 kw, 480 volts, 1,200 rpm.

Blowout Preventers: One Cameron Type "U" double units 10,000 psi. W.P. HZS Trim, W/4-1/16" flanged 10,000 psi W.P. side outlets. One Cameron Type "A" 13⅝" 5,000 psi W.P. annular Blowout Preventer w/10,000 psi W.P. flanged button and stubbed top (screwed). One Schaffer MSP 21¼" 2,000 psi W.P. annular Blowout Preventer.

Choke Manifold: 10,000 lb. Vetco Blowout Preventer, choke & kill manifold. 10,000 lb. derrick floor with SWACO hydraulic choke. Ross Hill Blowout Preventer Accumulator unit Model C-180-ZE25-2AG with 3,000 psi W.P.

Mud Mixing: Brandt MA 20 Desander/Mud Cleaner: Brandt SR8-6 Shale Shaker: Brandt Dual Tandem

Air Compressors: Two Airdyne Rig Air Compressor Rotary Screw type. One Airdyne Compressor Sequence Control Panel Model SQ-2. One Airdyne Multiple Air Reduction System. One Airdyne Cold Start Compressor.

Cementing Unit: B.J. Hughes Cementing Skid with high pressure Triplex pumps driven by two diesel engines.