MV INVESTIGATOR
The MV INVESTIGATOR is a four point moored permanently mobilised geotechnical drilling and survey
vessel fitted with a RMR heave compensated marine drill rig located over a central moon pool.
Key features include:
Four point mooring
Fully heave compensated marine drill rig
High reaction seabed frame/drilling template
Borehole depth 300m capability
Down hole piston/push and percussion sampling
Down hole WISON-APB cone penetration testing
Wire line rock coring
Comprehensive on board soils testing laboratory
Geoquip Marine UK Ltd., 8 Riverside Court, Lower Bristol Road, Bath. BA2 3DZ, United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 (0)1225 478751, Fax: +44 (0)1225 310385, www.geoquip-marine.com
MV INVESTIGATOR
The RMR is the latest generation of offshore geotechnical drilling rigs. Based on over 25 years experience of
designing, building and operating such rigs Geoquip Marine created the RMR, a fully heave compensated,
offshore geotechnical drilling system. The RMR is suitable for conducting geotechnical drilling and sampling
in all soil conditions and for borehole depths down to 300m. The rig has a Dando 500 top drive power swivel
and a minimum of 400m of 5” A.P.I. drill string. A 12t (optional 18t) seabed frame is used to clamp the drill
string to enable down hole sampling and in situ testing to be performed using a suite of down hole tools. A
drop in wire line core barrel is used where variable cemented material such as calcarenite or layers of
claystone or sandstone are encountered enabling good quality core samples to be obtained without the need
to recover the drill string. All down hole tools are fully interchangeable within the single drill string and bottom
hole assembly such that any sampling and testing regime can be accommodated. Geoquip’s offshore
laboratory enables geotechnical engineers to immediately determine soil classification and strength
parameters for use in preliminary pile design, jack-up spudcan penetration analyses, pipeline route
assessments and dredging applications whilst offshore during project fieldwork.
RMR Drill Rig Principal Features
Power swivel Dando 500 with dual speed setting for high torque / high rotation dependent on soil / rock
type
Drill string 6.25”O.D. x 4”I.D. drill collars and bottom hole assembly
5”O.D. x 4”I.D. A.P.I. drill string
Seabed frame 12-18t, with hydraulic clamps
Heave compensation Drill String and Seabed Frame heave compensation 0.0 to 4.0m
Mud system 1250l mix tank, 2500l storage tank (min)
guar gum seawater miscible biodegradable drill mud
Downhole sampling Piston / Push sampler, Percussion / hammer sampler, Marine wire line core barrel
tools
Downhole in situ testing WISON-APB PCPT (cone penetration test with pore water pressure measurement) WISON-
tools APB S-PCPT (cone penetration test with pore water pressure and seismic velocity
measurements) – available as an option
Soils laboratory Hydraulic Extruder, Two Soil Drying Ovens, Miniature / Laboratory Vane, Triaxial Test
Apparatus, Point Load Test Machine, Torvanes, Pocket Penetrometers, Qualitative
Carbonate testing, Density measurements, Sample Digital Camera, Data logging /
processing notebook computers
Geoquip Marine UK Ltd., 8 Riverside Court, Lower Bristol Road, Bath. BA2 3DZ, United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 (0)1225 478751, Fax: +44 (0)1225 310385, www.geoquip-marine.com
MV INVESTIGATOR
VESSEL SPECIFICATIONS
MV INVESTIGATOR Principal Features
Flag Vanuatu
Call Sign YJQG2
IMO Number 8020795
Class DNV 1A1, ICE-C
Built 1981
Converted 2007/8
Tonnage Gross 1127
Principal dimensions Length 59.4m
Beam 14.0m
Draft 4.3m
Speed Maximum 12.5kt
Fuel Consumption approx. 6t/day
Capacity Fuel 610t
Fresh water 545t
Machinery Main engines 2 x KHD SBV6M 628
Generators 2x 480 kW shaft
2x 515 kW (380/220V 50Hz)
1x 182 kW (380/220V 50Hz)
1x 134 kW (380/220V 50Hz) emergency
Bow thrusters 404 kW vari speed
Communications GMDSS, SSB Trans/Rec, VHF(2), Sailor, Debeg
7500/2340, Fleet 55 Sat. System for email/fax/voice
Accommodation 32 persons
2 x Geotechnical/Client Offices
1x Hospital
Other Deck/Drill Rig Area 410m2
Four Point Mooring 4 x 3t Flipper Delta HHP anchors
For further information and availability contact:
Tel: +44 (0)1225 478751
Fax: +44 (0)1225 310385
www.geoquip-marine.com
Geoquip Marine UK Ltd., 8 Riverside Court, Lower Bristol Road, Bath. BA2 3DZ, United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 (0)1225 478751, Fax: +44 (0)1225 310385, www.geoquip-marine.com
