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With the merger of R&B Falcon with Transocean Sedco Forex, the latter now owns 57 jackups, 15% of the world''s fleet. The next largest owners are ENSCO (38), Noble (33) and--following its merger with Marine Drilling-- Pride (33). Significant fleets are also owned by Rowan and Santa Fe (24 each), and Global Marine (23). And Diamond Offshore and Nabors list 14 and 13 rigs each. International owners with significant fleets include: Maersk (11), National Drilling Co. of Abu Dhabi (10), Oil & Natural Gas Corp. (8), and Petromar and CONDC with seven each. Including several "subsidiary" classifications, 59 owners are listed this year.

HELIPORT: 60'' dia.STORAGE: Mud & Cmt Bulk--8,000 cf+5,000sks; Liquid Mud--1,400 bbl; Water forDrilling--8,500 bbl; Potable Water--1,400 bbl.DRILLING EQUIPMENT: Drawworks--Nat''l 1320;Pumps-two Nat''l 12-P-160 Triplex, 1,600 hp; Primemovers--five Cat. D-399; Rotary Table--37 1/2".BOP SYSTEM: 11", 15,000-psi BOP and manifold.CRANES: Three LeTourneau; 45-ton @ 25''.MOORING: Four 10,000-lb It anchors; four electricmotor driven winches rated at 50,000-lb pull each.POSITIONING: Thruster assist.SEA STATE: Operating draft--30''; Survival--wave height 50''.

"Fuel filters on the tractors are removing 90% of these particles, but in Texas there are nearly 3 million in the 2- to 5-micron size compared to about 100,000 in Iowa. Even with only 10% of the particles getting by, there are still plenty of contaminants to cause problems," he says.Clampitt''s study shows that drier conditions in Texas contribute to more dust in storage tanks. However, he says he''s found more problems with the portable tanks used to transfer fuel to the field."Most farmers with injector problems use pickup tanks or tanks mounted on trailers to take fuel to the field. The fuel in these tanks is usually agitated, so contaminants are in suspension. The tanks often don''t have a filter because the operator doesn''t want to slow fueling capacity. They often don''t have a proper vent cap and the fuel nozzle isn''t shielded from road dust," he says. Petroleum storage is the greatest environmental risk on most farms

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