Rig No. 23

Capable of efficiently drilling depths of 16,000'
Using 4-1/2" drill pipe

  • Mid-Continent U-712-A Drawworks with Parmac 342-A  Hydromatic Brake and 2000-3-2 Taylor Compound  powered by Three Waukesha F2896 Diesal Engines rated 600 HP each with 27" Twin Disc Fluid Couplings and 30" Airflex Clutches

  • 142' x 25' Base Pyramid Cantilever 1,025,000# Derrick on 20' high by 38' wide Pyramid Substructure  with 16' clearance under Rotary Beams

  • Ideco T1300 7-1/2" x 12" Triplex pump driven from compound

  • Ideco MM-1000 6" x 16" Duplex pump driven from compound

  • 27-1/2" Oilwell Rotary Table

  • Shaffer Double Gate Type SL  11" - 10,000#  Blowout Preventer, hydraulically operated with 4-1/2" and C.S.O. rams, and 11' x 10,000# Series Flanges, 10,000# working pressure with Internal H2S Trim

  • Shaffer Single Gate Type SL  11" - 10,000#  Blowout Preventer, hydraulically operated with 4-1/2" Rams, and 11' x 10,000# Series Flanges, 10,000# working pressure with Internal H2S Trim

  • Shaffer 11" x 5,000# Spherical Blowout Preventer, 5,000# working pressure, with Internal H2S Trim

  • Two 500 KW Three Phase 110-480V AC Generator with 3412 Caterpillar Engines

  • Rig-A-Lite Vapor Proof Lighting System

  • Three Steel Mud Tanks:  6' x 10' x 40', 1280 Bbl  System

  • Two-Derrick-Flo-Line Cleaner Plus- Shakers

  • Demco 2 Cone Desander

  • Sweco 16 Cone Desilter

  • Totco 4 Pen Recorder

  • 8,250' 4-1/2" Grade X-95 Drill Pipe and 4,300"  20# Grade G  Drill Pipe with 4-1/2" API Extra Hole Connections

  • 4  8" x 2-13/16" ID x 30' long Drill Collars with 6-5/8" Connections; 15  7" OD x 2-1/4" ID x 30' long Drill Collars with 5" H-90 Connections; 6  6-3/4" OD x 2-1/4" ID x 30' long Drill Collars with 4-1/2"  Extra Hole Connections

  • 500 Bbl. Water Tank

  • 200 HP Boiler

  • Skid Mounted Pushers Quarters