GMR600

SPECIFICATION SHEET

GMR600 GEOTECHNICAL DRILLING RIG KEY FEATURES

GMR600 Drilling Rig is a fully passive heave compensated, offshore geotechnical I FULLY PASSIVE HEAVE-COMPENSATED
drilling system. DeepOcean has entered into a strategic alliance with GeoQuip
I WATER DEPTH DOWN TO 600 METRES
for the provision of geotechnical services in the greater North Sea and
collaboration world-wide. I BOREHOLE DEPTH OF 150 METRES BELOW THE MUDLINE
GMR600 is capable of operating in water depths down to 600 metres with I HANDLES INDUSTRY STANDARD TOOLING
borehole depths of 150 metres below the mudline, typically using steel drill I FULLY ROAD-TRANSPORTABLE MODULAR SYSTEM
pipe. All Equipment is designed for continuous drilling operations at maximum
operational depth with maximum weights of components. I VERSATILE APPLICATION ACROSS A BROAD RANGE
OF OFFSHORE MARKETS
The GMR600 is designed for quick and simple mobilisation onboard a suitably
sized offshore vessel and has the ability to operate either though a moon pool,
or in a cantilevered mode over the side of the vessel. The system is designed
to handle standard drill pipe, collars, and downhole tooling. It is configured to
operate with a state of the art 200kN seabed CPT system and a 1200 metre
wireline downhole CPT-APB system for soils testing.
The GMR600 is of a modular design and can be dismantled down into easily
transportable components based around ISO approved 20ft & 40ft shipping
container dimensions and / or Flat-racks; each derrick section is based on
standard ISO shipping sizes.
The GMR600 equipment package is versatile and can be utilised for various
applications across the oil & gas and renewables markets.
 The GMR600 Drilling Rig is not limited to these parameters
and can be modified by DeepOcean to complete workscopes
SPECIFICATION SHEET in excess of its current configuration.

GMR600 GEOTECHNICAL DRILLING RIG

Technical features
The rig has a power swivel capable of handling up to 5-1/2” API drill
string. A Subsea Bed Frame - complete with hydraulically operated
drill pipe clamps and ballast weights – is used to guide and support
the drill string in to the soil under controlled conditions & provides
a reaction weight for subsea Geotechnical tests. Downhole sampling
and in situ testing can be performed using a suite of downhole tools
such as:
I GMCPT200 the 200kN seabed CPT system
I GMW1200 the 1200 metre WISON DAP system

Downhole sampling and coring

All downhole tools are fully interchangeable within the single drill
string and bottom hole assembly such that a range of sampling and
testing regimes can be accommodated. A drop in wireline core barrel
is available where variable cemented materials are encountered
enabling core samples to be obtained without the need to recover
the drill string.

PRINCIPAL FEATURES
POWER SWIVEL Dando 1000 twin motor with dual speed
setting for high torque / high rotation
dependent on soil
DRILL STRING API 5-1/2”O.D. x 4”I.D. FH drill pipe,
weighted drilling collars and bottom hole
assembly
PIPE RACKS Twin pipe racks capable of holding
5-1/2” Range 2 drill pipe and drill collars
SEABED FRAME 18t, with hydraulic clamps
HEAVE COMPENSATION Drill string heave compensation Hsig = 2 m
(Operations possible up to Sea State 4).
MUD SYSTEM 8000l mix tank, 4000l storage tank (min)
Typically uses Guar gum seawater miscible
biodegradable drilling mud
DOWNHOLE SAMPLING Piston sampler / push sampler,
percussion / hammer sampler, marine wire
line core barrel
DOWNHOLE IN SITU TESTING WISON-APB PCPT (cone penetration test
with pore water pressure measurement)
WISON-APB S-PCPT (cone penetration test
with pore water pressure and seismic
velocity measurements)
DRILL CONTROL CABIN State of the art control unit, with touch
screen monitors, latest software
DRILL RIG WORKSHOP ISO 20ft container sized fully equipped
workshop c/w suitable tools and equipment
CPT WORKSHOP ISO 20ft container fully equipped workshop,
c/w suitable tools, storage facilities, etc
EQUIPMENT WINCHES Proprietary draw works winch, seabed
frame umbilical winch, piston sample winch
(electro mechanical), headline tugger
winch, tail-line tugger winch
HIGH PRESSURE AIR ISO 20ft container. 6,000 litre HP air
storage system (Manifold of 12 x Cylinders)
with two charging compressors, filters and
air driers. Hydraulic Power Unit,
HPU - 20 ft ISO Container
SOILS LABORATORY FACILITY ISO 20ft container fully equipped with
Extruder, Soils Testing facilities and
hi-resolution photographic equipment, etc.

Revision Date: 03/03/2014

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