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shore Report Super Barge Touted For Strengths, Depths Employed in the oil and gas industry for 60 years, simple and sturdy swamp and posted drilling barges have been a preferred method to drill in shallow water. This basic design has made it pos- sible for the barge to drill in water depths from six through 24 ft., as well as the ability to be towed and to travel the Intercoastal waterway, lakes, bays and bayous. With the average drilling depth in the northern Gulf of Mexico ranging between 12,000 and 18,000 ft. in shal- PROPELLERS & SPEED NO, Hydrodynamic design with COMPARE TO KORT Type 37 NOZZLES: specially skewed propeller • 8.3% more free-running speed produces LESS DRAG, LESS • 10.68% more bollard pull VIBRATION, and LONGER LIFE . 7.69% more bollard pull astern for your nozzle! Stainless Steel • brass • aluminum • stainless steel • fixed or opening • bolt-in or weld-in • with / without cover • with / without screen 10 to 18 inch diameters COMPARE TO OPEN WHEELS: • 10% more speed • 23% fuel savings • smoother performance LIGHTS FREEMAN :K-ACTING 0 HATCHES COMPARE TO KORT Type 19A NOZZLES: • 10 times less drag • 8% more thrust at low speed • 3.6% more bollard pull • 8% fuel savings 'results certified Bureau Veritas BLOWERS MARINE TUBEAXIAL FANS MAN & PRODUCT COOLERS • diameters from 12" to 60" (or more) housing gauges from .105" to .25" • flow rates from 2380 to 224,506 cfm • static pressure performance up to 4" Tell us the performance you need from your next blower purchase and let us pleasantly surprise you ...first with the price and then with the quality. • 31 standard size covers • custom hatches available • flush - raised • oval - round - square • liftout - hinged - concealed hinge CUSTOM OPTIONS Is it time ring type ... mechanism type ... handle style ... hinges ... escape handles- gaskets ... finishes ... composite installations SEWAGE TREATMENT TYPE II MARINE SANITATION DEVICES • low maintenance • outstanding size / performance ratio • modular design creates flexible installation options • non-corrosive materials • reduced operating costs • significant weight savings Models range in capacity from 76-11,160 gallons per day. to replace your old BUMPERS ? FENDERING available in almost any shape or size MARINE DOOR • watertight • weathertight • gas/fume tight • joiner • quick-acting • individually-dogged • radius or mitred corners • insulated - hollow - solid • single , trench, or dutch panel • steel - aluminum - stainless steel THE HUMPHREY lot PUMPS NABRICO WINCHES Manual • Hydra-Electric Electric • Barge moving ^^M Imagine ~ f at 60 PSI getting 300 GPM from a high head self-priming pumpI Available in 3-20 horsepower. GREAT FOR FIRE & BILGE! 0 100 200 300 GALLONS PER MINUTE SCUTTLES DOORS !HATCHES in stock & custom • standard & ABS construction individually dogged • quick-acting "WE SHIP WORLDWIDE HULL: Anchors Bumpers Grldcoolers Hull Anodes Propellers Nozzles Blocks Chocks Doors Gangways Hatches Kevels Manholes Shaft Bearings Scuppers DECK: Bltts Scuttles Winches ENGINE ROOM Air Compressors Battery Boxes Blowers Separators PUMPS: Custom Packages Call us with your performance needs & we' II provide Itl FERNSTRUi GRIDCOOLERS "WE SHIP WORLDWIDE PLUMBING: Sewage Treatment Type! MSD's Type II MSD's Strainers Skimmers Toilets Valves Watermakers Water Purifiers GALLEY: Air Conditioners Faucets Freezers Oil-free Fryers Ovens Ranges SAFETY: Distress Signals Dock Boxes EPIRBS Ladders Life Preservers Life Rafts Lights Radar Transponders PILOT HOUSE: Fans Heaters Portlights Seating Lights Searchlights COATINGS new Ceramics Fire Extinguishers Clearview Screens Fire Nozzles Compasses Immersion Suits Controls Steering Wheels new Epoxys Windows fire coatings NAVIGATION: insulators Airhorns Super Therm Bells 1-800-725-3787 • (504) 525-7137 • Fax: 504/525-6303 www.brtmarine.com Circle 295 on Reader Service Card or visit www.maritimereporlBrinfo.com low water depths, the standard drilling equipment was designed to accommo- date drilling depths to 25,000 feet. The new proposed drilling depth is 40,000 ft., which far exceeds the design of stan- dard swamp and posted drilling barges. However, there is a solution. The Super Barge, patented by Herman J. Schellst- ede, has the ability to maintain vessel stability in soft bottom conditions, oper- ating in surf zone ocean areas contain- ing tidal wave conditions driven by hur- ricane winds, providing lifting equip- ment to drill to 40,000 ft. depth. In addi- tion, Super Barge is designed to: • Drill cluster wells and provide well protection systems; • House solids control systems, which Super 24 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News
