Mud tanks Saving you time and money Semco Maritime can increase the mud capacity on board your semi-sub, without expensive structural calculations and mud tank modifications. With the help of existing ballast tanks and a new highly innovative control system, Semco Maritime makes it easy to store additional drilling fluids on various semi-submersible drilling rigs. Not least for oil companies looking to make the most out of drilling rigs on location Now Semco Maritime is presenting an innovative, timesaving solution, making it possible for oil companies to use less time whenever it is necessary to change over to a different type of drilling mud. This patent pending method uses the ballast tanks to store drilling mud instead of immediately transporting the mud to and from shore. This is a known solution, but Semco Maritime has refined the procedure and made it much more efficient. Efficient solution For outsiders it may seem easy. Just move the used mud to the ballast tanks, and that’s it! But everyone working in the offshore drilling industry knows that this is not the case. Storing of additional drilling mud on rigs Ballast tanks are built to the density of seawater - not drilling mud, which typically has higher density, thus introducing extra pressure on the tank structure. Innovative control system at the core The solution was a new and highly innovative control system that will automatically cut off the filling of the tanks when a specific limit has been reached. By utilising ballast tanks for premixed drilling mud, companies can save valuable time. Moving used mud to a vessel in order to take it ashore may easily take a day and a half. Moving the mud to onboard ballast tanks can be completed in two or three hours by using the new control system. Knowledge through experience The new system, developed by Semco Maritime, is not only the result of high level engineering. It’s also the result of decades of work in the offshore business where Semco Maritime has obtained invaluable experience and knowledge. The solution has been classified by DNV. Facts - Full utilisation of ballast tanks for mud storage - Innovative control system developed by Semco Maritime - Time saving and cost effective solution - Patent pending solution - classified by DNV - Proven technology and method - System already in operation
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