Drilling is carried out by means of a top drive system. The drillstring enters the water through a 12m x 22m moonpool.
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The Chikyu is a scientific drillship that was designed to operate in water... -
Chikyu drills into the tectonic plates and potentially into the earth's... -
The drillpipe, riser and casing are stored in the pipe rack, which is located... -
Chikyu means 'Earth' in Japanese. It was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries... -
Chikyu is installed with an electric hydraulic knuckle boom crane system to... -
Drilling is carried out by means of a top drive system. The drillstring... -
In March 2011, the Chikyu drill ship was damaged by the earthquake and...
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