Group of Service Companies MORINZHGEOLOGIA

Member of the Russian Oil & Gas Builders Union

VESSELS

Vessels
In order to carry out engineering hydrographical and geophysical investigations the vessel Izyskatel-1 and Izyskatel-2 of Morinzhgeologia Ltd., as well as the hydrographical vessel GS 194 are used; the necessary equipment is installed onboard.

RESEARCH VESSEL IZYSKATEL-1

Research vessel Izyskatel-1 is able to carry out geotechnical investigations, including geophysical investigations and shallow-water geotechnical investigations.

Information about the vessel Ship-owner: Flag: Drilling depth: Sea endurance: Morinzhgeologia Ltd., Russia The Russian Federation Up to 100 m below the seabed at the sea depth of up to 85 m 30 days

Specifications of operations Weather conditions, which are prohibitive for the initiation of drilling: - wind force : 4 Bf - maximum wave height : 1.2 m

Technical parameters of the vessel 2

Name Classification Crew Total length Light draught Depth Light displacement Cruising speed Fuel capacity Drinking water capacity Brand of the main engine Generators Pumps Screws Bow thruster Weight of the main anchor Anchor positions Positioning anchors Location of moonpool/drilling derrick

Izyskatel-1 *II (research) 12+12 (scientific personnel) 47.72 1.5 m 3.8 m 441 ton 7.0 knots 32.5 ton 22.0 ton + desalination unit, 2.0 ton/day 6 Ch SNP 18/22 2100 kW, 250 kW, 130 kW NCVS 63/20 - 2 pcs. 2 1 2 x 500 kg

Port of registry Year of upgrading Shipyard

The City of Astrakhan 2008 Astrakhan

Full draught Full-load displacement

1.8 m 497 ton

Net power

2225 HP

Screw type

4-blade fixedpitch screws

Chain diameter 28 mm Chain length 2 x 175 m Bower anchors on both sides 4 x 500, cable - 4 x 270 m The drilling derrick is located on the main deck in the area of 32nd 38th frames

Navigation equipment - echo sounder for depth measurement - log - radar station - magnetic compass - gyro compass - satellite navigation - communications equipment

NEL 20 DGL-1, FURUNO FR-1505 Radar KMO-T MERIDIAN GPS, STR 1400 Receiver Satellite station INMARSAT-C TT-3020C, INMARSAT FleetBroadband (voice satellite communications, data transmission) Receiver NAVTEX. Satellite communications system GLOBALSTAR, terminal Qualcom GSP 1600 with GSP 1410 adaptor, ensuring continuous availability. FM radio station with DSC encoder RT-5022, MF/SW radio station with 6-channel DSC encoder and radio telex SAILOR-4000 digital individual ringing 32-channel switchboard Ryabina 32-channel switchboard Ryabina

onboard communications

onboard technological communications

RESEARCH VESSEL IZYSKATEL-2

Research vessel Izyskatel-2 is able to carry out hydrographic, geophysical and geotechnical operations (seabed sampling, operations using seabed units) as a part of geotechnical investigations.

Information about the vessel

Ship-owner: Morinzhgeologia Ltd., Russia Flag: The Russian Federation Technical specifications of the vessel 1. Year built - September 1988 2. Place and year of upgrading - Astrakhan, 2011 3. Place of building - Leninskaya Kuznitsa Factory, Kiev, the Ukraine 4. International call sign of the vessel - UAIJ 5. Purpose of the vessel - Research Vessel 6. Type of the vessel - Medium refrigerating trawler 7. Maximum length, m - 54.80 8. Width, m - 9.80 9. Depth, m - 5.0 10. Draft for summer mark, m - 4.14 11. Gross tonnage, ton - 723 12. Net tonnage, ton - 217 13. Full-load displacement, ton - 1220 14. Deadweight, ton - 405 15. Speed, knots - 13 16. Sea endurance, days - 35 17. Accommodation - 31 18. Area of operations - unlimited 19. Type of power unit, number of main engines - 8 NVD 48 A 2 U 20. Power of main power unit, kW - 852 21. Place and year of construction of main engines - Magdeburg, GDR, 1988

22. Ice class 32. Holds -2

- 3 - No.1-149.0 sq. m, No. 2-263.0 sq. m

Navigation equipment - echo sounder for depth measurement - log - radar station - magnetic compass - gyro compass - satellite navigation equipment - communications equipment

NEL 20, DGL-1, FURUNO radar, -1934-/- - PGM-C-009 GPS System, STR 1400 Receiver Satellite station INMARSAT-C TT-3020C, Receiver NAVTEX SAMYUNG SNX-300 INMARSAT FleetBroadband (voice satellite communications, data transmission). Satellite communications system GLOBALSTAR Terminal Qualcom GSP 1600 with adaptor GSP 1410, ensuring continuous availability. FM radio station with DSC encoder RT-5022, MF/SW radio station with 6-channel DSC encoder and radio telex SAILOR-4000 32-channel switchboard Ryabina 32-channel switchboard Ryabina

- onboard communications onboard technological communications

Hydrographical vessel GS-194

The main dimensions and technical parameters of the vessel are as follows. Name GS-194 5

Purpose Year built Class Flag Length, m Width, m Max. draught, m Total displacement, reg. ton Power of the main propulsion engines, kW Auxiliary engines, kW Type of propulsion Maximum velocity, knots The main engine and thruster control: Vessel crane Cat-crane Crew Research personnel Ecological compatibility Sea endurance, days Navigation equipment - echo sounder for depth measurement - log - radar station - magnetic compass - gyro compass - satellite navigation - communications equipment

Hydrographical vessel 1971 Hydrographical, unlimited seaworthiness Russia 54.9 9.55 2.49 608 2 x 600 3 x 75 Twin-screw, with adjustable pitch 11 Automated, from the bridge On main deck, 5 ton On boat deck, 1 ton 20 8 Complete 20

- onboard communications

PEL-4 PEL M2 IEL-1 Radar station MIUS KMO-T GKU-1 GLONASS GPS, BRIZ receiver Satellite communications system GLOBALSTAR, terminal Qualcom GSP 1600 with GSP 1410 adaptor, ensuring continuous availability 32-channel switchboard Ryabina

DRILLING VESSELS Drilling vessel Izyskatel-3

The drilling vessel Iziskatel-3" is intended for carrying out engineering-geological surveys, including geotechnical, hydrographic and engineering-geophysical operations. Geotechnical operations using the drilling vessel Izyskatel-3 can include: - boring and sampling in geotechnical boreholes; - CPT (cone penetration testing) in special boreholes; - seabed sampling; - laboratory investigations and soil testing on board the vessel. If necessary, pilot boreholes are drilled for the evaluation of gas content in the soil massif. Four anchors are used for the vessel stabilisation at the locations of geotechnical operations. 6

A photograph of the vessel is presented in Fig.1. The port of registry of the drilling vessel "Izyskatel-3" is Astrakhan, the area of operations is not limited.

Drilling vessel Izyskatel-3 Vessel data

Ship-owner: Morinzhgeologia Ltd., Russia Flag: The Russian Federation Drilling depth: up to 100 m below the sea bottom at the water depth of up to 100 m. Endurance of the vessel 50 days
Work specifications

Limiting weather conditions, which prohibit drilling: Beaufort Scale Wind Force : 5 Bf Maximum wave height :2m Technical data 1. Name of the vessel (IZYSKATEL-3) 2. Port of registry Astrakhan 3. MSC indents number 8723268 4. all sign UCWZ 7

5. Type and purpose, navigation area research, unlimited 6. Name, code, classification society, register number, class symbol, term of validity of the classification certificate KM L3 AUT2 7. Dimensions of vessel: length 78.70 m, width 13.00 m, depth 6.50 m 8. Registered tonnage: Net 719, Gross 2399 9. Draft maximum: loaded 3.90 m, ballast 3.70 m 10. Freeboard 6.50 m 11. Year built and place of construction 1986. Klaipeda, USSR. Reconstruction 2011, Astrakhan 12. Vessel hull material Steel 13. Number of decks Three 14. Type and place of manufacture of main propulsion unit 8NVD48A-2U, Magdeburg , GDR. 15. Capacity of a propulsion unit 852 kW 16. Generators: 2320 kW, 1500 kW, 1150 kW 17. Speed: loaded 10.3 knots, ballasted 11.3 knots 18. Type of propulsion device, qty. of propellers VFSH, one. 19. Fuel type diesel 20. Tank capacity: fuel 182.5 m , fresh water 34.8 m + desalting unit 21. Cargo handling equipment loading booms; hydraulic crane-manipulator Palfinger with loading capacity 6 ton at boom 5 m, the maximum hydraulic boom 20, 5 m 22. Steering gear steering nozzle 23. Thrusters bow 2 200 kW, stern 1 250 kW 24. Anchor gear windlass, Halls anchors 2 1750 kg 25. Anchors of stabilisation PDS 4 pcs. 4260 kg. 26. Position of moonpool /drilling derrick: drilling derrick is mounted on the main deck at the location of 32nd-38th frames on DP 27. Endurance of the vessel, days - 50 28. Quantity of berth places - 51 Navigation equipment: - echo-sounder - log - radar station - magnetic compass - A gyro-compass - Satellite navigation equipment
JMC F-2000 JRC JLN-205 FURUNO, -1934-/- - PGM-C-009 Receiver GPS SAMYUNG SPR-1400 Satellite station INMARSAT-C T&T TT3000E Receiver NAVTEX SAMYUNG SNX-300 Radio beacon SAMYUNG SEP-406 Radar transponder beacon SAMYUNG SAR-9

Automatic identification system (AIS)

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SAMYUNG SI-30R

communication facilities

MHFW/SW radio station with 6-channel DSC and radio telex SAILOR System 5000 Satellite station SAILOR 250
LRIT JUE-95LT

River stationary VHF radio station SAMYUNG

SUR-350 Portable river VHF a radio station VEGA-304

Working marine portable VHF radio station Motorola GP-340 INMARSAT Fleet Broadband (voice communications by satellite, data transmission). Satellite system of communication GLOBALSTAR terminal Qualcom GSP 1600 with adapter GSP 1410 providing constant connection.
vessel internal

communications
vessel internal technological communications

32 channel commutator Ryabina 32 channel commutator Ryabina

Drilling and technological equipment

DRILLING EQUIPMENT:

Lifting capacity A-shaped drilling derrick, Lifting capacity of travelling carriage (drive from winch of rig ZIF-1200) Lifting capacity of tool winch from rig ZIF-650 Lifting capacity of the auxiliary winch one LSHV Lifting capacity of compensating winch 100-E20c Maximum torque of hydraulic rig drive PBG-1 Adjustment of rotation speed Maximum depth of boring Classification Drill pipe length Drill bit Drill bit Drill bit Sampling tube type, stainless Volume of mud tank Capacity of mud pump Productivity of mud preparation

600 N

350 kN 44 kN 14 N 40 N

700 kg*m Smooth from 5 to 550 rpm. 100 m (at depth of the sea up to 100} geological prospecting drilling 300 line m. Milling cutter 132 mm, Qty. 10 Milling cutter 112mm, Qty. 15 Milling cutter 92 mm, Qty 15 Tube 102/98 mm; 89/83mm and 79/73 mm 23 m3 36 litre/s 8m3/hour

Drilling moonpool Size of moon pool 33m Drive of movable moonpool covers hydraulic cylinders, 2 pcs. Drilling pump NB-50 (2 pcs.) Max. capacity 11 litre/s Max. pressure 3.4 MPa Strings Diameter of marine riser Diameter of casing string Diameter of conductor string Diameter of drill string Diameter of penetration string Size of the seabed frame Weight of the seabed frame with ballast 219.0 mm 168.9 mm; 146.0 mm; 114.0 mm 73.0 mm 50.0 mm 36.0 mm Seabed frame 2.2 m 2.2 m 0.5 m 10.0 ton

The drilling and technological equipment ensures: - rotary drilling of geotechnical boreholes with flushing; - soil sampling in boreholes or CPT using the push-in method; - soil sampling in boreholes using percussion and hydraulic percussion method; - soil sampling/testing using the percussion SPT (standard penetration testing) method. Drilling pumps ensure the cleaning of the bottom hole and wellbore from cuttings. Seawater or clay mud is used as drilling fluid with the application of the closed circulation system of its preparation and cleaning. The marine riser is intended for lowering the seabed frame on the sea bottom and contains branch pipes for a selecting the length of the string depending on the sea depth. At the depth exceeding 50 m, the compensation winch is used, generating adjustable to 40 kN and constant axial force for the retention of the marine riser, are applied with the purpose of the preservation of the mechanical stability of the marine riser in the conditions of drilling vessel motions. The casing string is intended for the insulation of the interval of unstable layers in the borehole during the process of interval-by-interval drilling with sampling and has branch pipes for maintenance of necessary total length of configuration. The conductor string is intend for isolation of the investigated interval of the borehole and preservation of stability of the penetration string during pushing in of the probe and has branch pipes for the preservation of the necessary total length of the string. The drill string has branch pipes for the selection of the length of the string during interval-by-interval sampling by samplers. The penetration string has rods of equal length, providing the possibility to increase the length of the string by 1.0 m during the process of cone penetration testing of soils. The configurations of the strings provide the technological connection between the bottom and deck wellheads in order to ensure return runs of the downhole equipment, preservation of longitudinal stability of casing and drill strings, and to create closed circulation of the mud circulation system without dumping cuttings on the seabed. There are the following instruments and equipment for laboratory testing and processing of soil samples on board the vessel:

The soil penetrometer Pocket penetrometer Pocket vane tester Pocket shear vane device

: WF-24950 : 16-T0171 (Controls) : Mod. WF : Cat.T0175/A 10

Balance - Triple Beam Balances Drying oven Electric heater Electric solderer Triaxial testing unit

: 750S OHAUS : Oven LTE : 5 w : Molniya :

Drillship Zohrab Veliev

Drillship Zohrab Veliev is used for geotechnical investigations, including: boring and testing in boreholes, CPT (cone penetration testing) in special boreholes, bottom sampling, onboard laboratory testing. If necessary, pilot boreholes are drilled. A photo of the vessel is given in Fig.2, its layout in Fig. 3. In order to carry out operations, the vessel leaves the harbour of Baku, conducts operations offshore Turkmenistan without entering the harbours of Turkmenistan and leave for the harbour of Baku. The contract for its charter is attached. Vessel data Contractor: Name: Flag: Joint Stock Co. Morinzhgeologia, Latvia Zohrab Veliev Azerbaijan

Drilling depth: up to 100 m below the sea bottom at the water depth of up to 100 m. Vessel Dimensions: Length O.A. Beam Draft 53.7 m 10.5 m 4.6 m 30 days

Sea endurance Work Specifications

Weather conditions greater than which a boring would not commence if not the same as specified below: Beaufort Scale Wind Force Maximum wave height : 4 Bf : 1.5 m

Type of drilling fluid to be used: bentonite clay mud. Estimat weight of powdered clay (or equivalent) for drilling: the consumption of powdered clay comprises 100 kg per 1 m of drilling. Estimated weight of Barites (or equivalent) per boring: is not used due to the absence of a closed system of mud circulation. Estimated weight of any additional chemical per boring: are not used

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Drillship Zohrab Veliev

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GPS-satellite antenna GPS Receiver CPT apparatus Oil hydroaggregate Support mast with hydraulic cylinder Stern positioning winch

Length-53,7m Width-10,5m Board heght-6,0m Loaded draft-4,38m Main engine power-1350hp Speed-up to 10,5 knot Displacement-1217t Endurance-30days

Core drill rig ZIF-650A Stern thruster

Marine riser Seabed frame

Bow positioning winch Bow thruster

Cone rod string Cone penetrometer

Conductor string

Drillship Zohrab Veliev

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Technical data of the vessel Name of vessel Classification L.O.A. Breadth moulded Depth moulded Draft - Light Displacement - Light GRT Cruising speed Fuel consumption Potable Water Capacity Cooler Capacity Main Engine Make Generator Make Pumps Make No. of Propellers Main Ship Anchor Weight Cable Diameter Cable Length Anchor Location Moon Pool/Drilling Rig Position Zohrab Veliev KM L2 1 53.7 10.5 6.0 4.2 903 ton 775 10.0 knots Main engine 110 kg/hour 67 m3 8 m3 Internal combustion engine:8NVD48, 1x970 kW DGRA-750/150 NCVS 63/20-2 items 1 2 x 900 kg 32 mm 2 x 175 m Bow, on both sides Drilling derrick is installed on the main deck, at 46th-49th frames, with shift from DP to starboard. Port of Registry Year built Shipyard No. of crew L.B.P. Draft Loaded Displacement Loaded Net Registered Tonnage Fuel Capacity B.H.P. Freezer Capacity Baku 09.1985 Yaroslavl 25 46.2 4.6 m 1217 ton 231

113 ton 1350 HP 10 m3

Propeller Type

Variable pitch screw

Drilling and technological equipment: DRILLING RIG Rig type Year of manufacture Max. drilling depth Classification Engine type Swivel head Drillpipe length Drillbit Drillbit

ZIF-650 1993 650 m Exploration drilling Electric motor Hydraulic 300 line m Milling cutter 132 mm, Qty 10 Milling cutter 112 mm, Qty 15 14

Drillbit Sampling tube type Volume of mud tank Capacity of mud pump Year of manufacture of mud pump

Milling cutter 92 mm, Qty 10 Stainless steel tube, 89 15 ton 32 litre/min. 2003

Drilling moonpool Size of space for conductor pipes : 0.5 0.5 m Size of space under the chasers for pipe sections : 0.5 0.8 m Drilling pump NB-32 (2 items) Max. capacity : 9.9 l/sec. Max. head : 4.0 MPa

Strings
Diameter of marine riser Diameter of casing string Diameter of conductor string Diameter of drill string Diameter of penetration string Seabed frame Size of the seabed frame Weight of the seabed frame with ballast : 2.2 m x 2.2 m x 0.5 m : 5.0 ton : 219.0 mm : 168.0 mm; 146.0 mm; 114.0 mm : 73.0 mm : 50.0 mm : 36.0 mm

The drilling and technological equipment ensures: - rotary drilling of geotechnical boreholes with irrigation; - soil sampling in boreholes or CPT using the push-in method; - soil sampling in boreholes using percussion and hydraulic percussion method; - soil sampling/testing using the percussion SPT (standard penetration testing) method. Drilling pumps ensure cleaning of the bottom hole and wellbore from cuttings. Seawater is used as drilling fluid. The marine riser and casing strings have branch pipes for the selection of the length of the string depending on the sea depth, aimed at the lowering of the bottom frame on the sea bottom, with the purpose of isolation of the investigated interval of unstable layers in the borehole during the process of interval-by-interval drilling, sampling and CPT. The conductor string has branch pipes for the selection of the length of the string, with the purpose of isolation of the investigated interval of the borehole and preservation of stability of the penetration string during pushing in of the probe. The drill string has branch pipes for the selection of the length of the string during interval-byinterval sampling by samplers. The penetration string has rods of equal length, providing the possibility to increase the length of the string by 1.0 m during the process of cone penetration testing of soils. The strings provide a technological connection between the bottom and deck wellheads in order to ensure return runs of the downhole equipment, preservation of longitudinal stability of casing and drill strings, and to create closed circulation of the mud circulation system without dumping cuttings on the sea bottom. In order to carry out laboratory testing of soil samples and processing of results on board, M/V Zohrab Veliev has the following equipment and instruments: Micro-penetrometer Soil penetrometer Micro-penetrometer Pocket penetrometer Micro-vane Pocket vane tester Micro-vane Pocket shear vane device Balance - Triple Beam Balances Heating cabinet : WF-24950 : 16-T0171 (Controls) : Mod. WF : Cat.T0175/A. : 750S OHAUS : Oven LTE 15

Electric heater Solderer Triaxial testing unit Mooring

: 5 kW :Molniya :

The vessel has 4 anchor systems, allowing the vessel to anchor unassisted in deep sea at the water depth up to 100 m. The vessel has a complete anchor system, including anchor winches, anchor cables, lead blocks, hawses. The anchor winches according to the vessel design 05031. All the anchor cables have max. length 1000 m and manufacturers certificates. Diameter of bow winch cables - 26 mm, that of stern winches - 22 mm. There is a spare anchor. 4 Hall type anchors are used, 750 kg each plus one spare. Each anchor has a link of 10 foot shank. The vessel has racks for anchor storage. Single drums are used in the winches, with the minimum capacity 3,300 feet of cable, with diameter up to 1.

Research vessel Izyskatel-1

Research vessel Izyskatel-1 is able to carry out geotechnical investigations, including geophysical investigations and shallow-water geotechnical investigations. During geotechnical investigations, the following operations are envisaged using the vessel: drilling and sampling in geotechnical boreholes, CPT in special boreholes, seabed sampling and laboratory studies on board the vessel. Pilot boreholes are drilled. A photograph of the vessel is presented in Fig.4, its diagram in Fig. 5. The port of registry of R/V Izyskatel-1 - Astrakhan, the area of operations the Caspian Sea. Information about the vessel Shipowner: Name: Flag: Drilling depth: Dimensions Morinzhgeologia Ltd., Russia Izyskatel-1 The Russian Federation Up to 100 m below the seabed at the sea depth of up to 40 m Length between perpendiculars - 45.0 m Max. width - 9.0 m Draft - 1.8 m 30 days

Sea endurance:

Specifications of operations Weather conditions, which are prohibitive for the initiation of drilling: - wind force : 4 Bf - maximum wave height : 1.0 m

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R/V Izyskatel-1 17

Seabed frame with ballast

Cone rod string

R/V Izyskatel-1. The scheme of locations of geotechnical equipment.

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Technical parameters of the vessel Name Classification Crew Total length Light draught Depth Light displacement Cruising speed Fuel capacity Drinking water capacity Brand of the main engine Generators Pumps Screws Bow thruster Weight of the main anchor Anchor positions Positioning anchors Location of moonpool/drilling derrick Izyskatel-1 *II (research) 12+12 (scientific personnel) 47.72 1.5 m 3.8 m 441 ton 7.0 knots 32.5 ton 22.0 ton + desalination unit, 2.0 ton/day 6 Ch SNP 18/22 2100 kW, 250 kW, 130 kW NCVS 63/20 - 2 pcs. 2 1 2 x 500 kg Port of registry Year of upgrading Shipyard The City of Astrakhan 2008 Astrakhan

Full draught Full-load displacement

1.8 m 497 ton

Net power

2225 HP

Screw type

4-blade fixedpitch screws

Chain diameter 28 mm Chain length 2 x 175 m Bower anchors on both sides 4 x 500, cable - 4 x 270 m The drilling derrick is located on the main deck in the area of 32nd 38th frames

Navigation equipment - echo sounder for depth measurement - log - radar station - magnetic compass - gyro compass - satellite navigation - communications equipment

NEL 20 DGL-1, FURUNO FR-1505 Radar KMO-T MERIDIAN GPS, 1400 Receiver Satellite station INMARSAT-C TT-3020C Receiver NAVTEX. Satellite communications system GLOBALSTAR, terminal Qualcom GSP 1600 with GSP 1410 adaptor, ensuring continuous availability FM radio station with DSC encoder RT-5022, MF/SW radio station with 6-channel DSC encoder and radio telex SAILOR-4000

onboard communications onboard technological communications

32-channel switchboard Ryabina 32-channel switchboard Ryabina

Drilling and technological equipment DRILLING RIG Rig type Year of manufacture Max. drilling depth Classification Engine type Drive Drillpipe length Drillbit Drillbit Drillbit Sampling tube type Capacity of mud pump ZIF-650M-1 2001 650 m Exploration drilling Electric motor Mechanical 300 line m Milling cutter 132 mm, Qty 10 Milling cutter 112 mm, Qty 15 Milling cutter 92 mm, Qty 15 Stainless steel tube, 89 mm 8.1/7.3 l/sec. Moonpool Dimensions Max. capacity Max. head Diameter of marine riser Diameter of casing strings Diameter of guide string Diameter of drill string Diameter of CPT string Seabed frame Dimensions Weight with ballast 2.0 m x 2.0 m x 0.5 m 5.0 ton 2.9 2.9 m Drilling pump NB-50 (2 pcs.) 8.1 l/sec. 5.0 MPa Pipe strings 219.0 mm 146.0 mm 63.5 mm 50.0 mm 36.0 mm/45.0 mm

The drilling and technological equipment ensures: - rotary drilling of geotechnical boreholes with flushing; - seabed sampling in boreholes or CPT using the push-in method; - seabed sampling in boreholes using the percussion or hydraulic percussion method; - seabed sampling/testing in boreholes using the percussion method SPT. 20

The drilling pumps ensure the flushing of the bottom hole and the bore from cuttings. Seawater is used as the washing fluid. The marine riser and casing have connection pipes for the selection of the length of the string, depending on the sea depth, with the purpose of the deployment of the seabed frame on the seabed surface, in order to cover the investigated interval of unstable strata in the borehole during the interval-by-interval drilling of the borehole, sampling and CPT. The guide string has connection pipes for the selection of the length of the string to cover the investigated interval of the borehole and preserve the stability of the CPT string during the push-in of the probe. The drill string has connection pipes for the selection of the length of the string during the interval-by-interval sampling in the borehole using corers. The CPT string consists of strings of equal length with the possibility of increasing the string length by 1.0 m during the execution of CPT. The string configurations serve as a technological link between the surface and bottom wellheads, with the purpose of ensuring repeated trips of the borehole tools, preserving the vertical stability of casing and drill string, and in order to ensure closed-path circulation without dumping the cuttings on the seabed surface. There are the following instruments and equipment for laboratory testing and processing of soil samples on board the vessel:

The soil penetrometer Pocket penetrometer Pocket vane tester Pocket shear vane device Drying oven Electric heater Electric solderer Positioning system

: WF-24950 : 16-T0171 (Controls) : Mod. WF : Cat.T0175/A : SU-1-2,3 : 5 : Molniya

In order to carry out geotechnical investigations, the vessel has two positioning systems: the 4-anchor one and the 2-pile one. At the depth of up to 40 m, the anchor positioning system is used: - 4 winches 2 GLB 3/12 with the anchor line 29.5 mm, the length 270 m each and the anchor weighing 500 kg; -4 beam cranes for the storage of anchors in transit. The winches of the anchor system are used according to the vessel design R227/B. All the anchor lines have manufacturers certificates. In the winches with the wire-line spooler, single drums are used with the capacity at least 270 m. At the depth of up to 5.5 m, the pile positioning system is used, using the bow and the stern piles with the weight 4 ton each. During the positioning of the vessel in order to carry out drilling or sampling and stabilisation of the vessel, the thruster is used as well.

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Multi-purpose floating platform UPP

SPECIFICATIONS Design Place/year built Ship-owner Register Class Flag Hull number Home port

UPP (catamaran) Astrakhan, 2007 Morinzhgeologia Ltd., Russia The Russian Federation 01-06 Lagan (Kalmyk Republic)

TYPES OF OPERATIONS Geotechnical investigations for the design of communications, drilling sites and port facilities Ecological monitoring Geoacoustic investigations MAIN PARAMETERS Length, width, draught Total displacement, ton Speed, km/hr Sea endurance Full vessel fuel stock, kg Diesel generator Scientific personnel AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT Drilling mast (H=7.0 m), bearing capacity, ton Hoist winch Winch calf Anchor winch

24.2 m; 6.1 m; 0.8 m 40.95 Towable 5 days 800 DGA-75M, 75 kW 6 persons

15.0 ZIF-650 SBA-500 LVD-24 (4 pcs.)

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Service/auxiliary boat Skorpion

SPECIFICATIONS Design Place/year built Ship-owner Register Class Flag Hull number Home port

T63M (Kostromich) Azov, 2007 (restored) Morinzhgeologia Ltd., Russia 1.1. The Russian Federation 0308 Astrakhan

TYPES OF OPERATIONS Geotechnical investigations for the design of communications, drilling sites and port facilities Ecological monitoring Geoacoustic investigations MAIN PARAMETERS Length, width, draught Holding capacity, reg. ton Speed, km/hr Sea endurance Full vessel fuel stock, kg Main engine Crew/scientific personnel AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT Diesel generator Energy source: storage battery Cargo winch

16.0 m; 3.2 m; 0.8 m 19.00 14.5 3 days 3000 -236 150 HP 2/4 persons

DGR1A16/ 1500 (16 kW) 6STK-180M (2 pcs.) LET-200 (hoisting capacity 900 kg)

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Communications equipment

The vessel has the following communications equipment: 1. radio station: Furuno FM-8500, emission class J3E, J2B, F3E, frequency range 156-174 Hz, output power 0.025 kW; Raid 1, emission class F3E, frequency range 156-174 MHz, output power 0.02 kW; Korvet-2, emission class A1A, F1B, J3E, H3E, frequency range 1,606-25,600 kHz, output power 0.3 kW; Mousson-2, emission class A1A, H2A, frequency range 410-512 kHz, output power 0.2 kW 2. Satellite station INMARSAT FleetBroadband (voice satellite communications, e-mail, data transmission).

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