Right now there are plenty of spares that can be had for cheap. With oil at $50/bbl and offshore being more expensive than onshore, you can be sure that there

Right now there are plenty of spares that can be had for cheap. With oil at $50/bbl and offshore being more expensive than onshore, you can be sure that there are jack up rigs (the kind you want) available. Here is a listing: http://www.worldoils.com/searigs/ http://www.worldoils.com/searigs/ This is an old rig which you could probably get for less than scrap value since it's going to take a bunch of effort to break it down into things which you could actually re-melt. http://www.worldoils.com/searigs/jackuprig101.php http://www.worldoils.com/searigs/jackuprig101.php Looking here, depending on where you park it that gets you anywhere from a couple of miles offshore up to say 100 or more. It depends on the topography of the ocean's floor. http://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/bathymetry/ http://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/bathymetry/