Floating Mud Plant Barge Conversion
Vessel-conversion engineering for Supreme Oilfield Services — converting Supreme Energy II into a Floating Liquid Mud Plant (FLMP) barge with 24 mud tanks, 12 brine tanks and a 350 MT barite + 100 MT bentonite bulk-silo system.
A Floating Liquid Mud Plant (FLMP) barge stores and mixes liquid drilling mud right in the middle of the oil-field, serving multiple rigs simultaneously. Demand for FLMP services tracks offshore exploration and drilling activity, where mud availability and turnaround drive rig productivity.
Dimension Consultants Pte. Ltd. was invited to provide the vessel-conversion engineering for Supreme Energy II on behalf of Supreme Oilfield Services, with main contractor Puncak Jaya Petroleum and fabrication at OCS Singapore Pte. Ltd. The conversion delivered an ABS-class, Malaysian-registered FLMP 'A1' barge with 24 mud tanks, 12 brine tanks, a 350 MT barite + 100 MT bentonite bulk-silo system and full mud-processing, suction, filling and circulation networks.
FLMP barges cut the average drilling-fluid delivery cycle from 3 days (base-to-rig) down to 0.5 days (in-field transport), while meeting zero-contamination requirements through complete isolation between mud and brine systems. Direct deployment in the field supports multiple rigs simultaneously and dramatically reduces reliance on supply vessels.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Barge Name | Supreme Energy II |
| Barge Type | FLMP 'A1' Barge |
| Length Overall | 100.584 m (330'-0") |
| Breadth Moulded | 30.480 m (100'-0") |
| Depth Moulded | 6.100 m (20'-0") |
| Draft Moulded | 4.500 m |
| Frame Spacing | 1.830 m (6'-0") |
| Deck Loading | 15.0 T/m² |
| Mud Processing | Up to 10 bbls/min |
| Mud Tanks | 18 ppg / 24 tanks × 490 bbls |
| Brine Tanks | 18 ppg / 12 tanks × 490 bbls |
| Mud Pumps | 3 × MCM Series 250 Mud Pumps · 75 m³/hr dual-speed |
| Bulk Silos | 350 MT Barite (3 × 1500 ft³) + 100 MT Bentonite (1 × 1500 ft³) |
| Air Compressors | 2 × screw-type (190 cfm @ 125 psi) |
Drilling-fluid cycle reduction — from 3 days (base-to-rig) down to 0.5 days (in-field).
Zero-contamination design — complete isolation between mud and brine systems.
Direct in-field deployment supporting multiple rigs simultaneously — major OPEX saving on supply vessels.
Full ABS class delivery via OCS Singapore yard.
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