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just put a water well on his property to be able to water his yard. "You’ve got to have a little bit of space, you can’t get a big old drilling rig in the backyard of a 4,500 square-foot lot ...

Over 80% of Transocean’s rigs are less than 10 years old, with 10 delivered within the last five years. Max water depth ranges from 7,500 to 12,000 feet, and max drilling depth ranges from 30,000 to ...