Hydranautics Hydraulic Systems, Goleta, Calif., has announced that Dixilyn-Field's Rig 87, which is capable of drilling to 25,000 feet in water depths up to 300 feet, will use two Hydranautics 350-ton pin claw jacking assemblies for cantilever skidding and two Hydranautics 125-ton pin claw jacking assemblies for drill floor skidding. The equipment is already installed on the Levingston Class 111-C jackup and is undergoing commissioning by Dixilyn-Field. The rig is under contract to Mobil for drilling off the coast of Nigeria.

According to Hydranautics, the installation includes a composite power unit and control console that will operate all of the hydraulic power tools.