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Well Drilling
Lesson 33
Directional Drilling
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Directional Drilling
I
II
When is it used?
KOP
Type I Wells
EOC
Type II Wells
Type III Wells
Build
and Hold
Build-Hold
and Drop
III
Continuous
Build
Slide 2
Read
ADE Ch.8
HW #15
HW #16
(Reference)
due 11-12-01
due 11-16-01
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Inclination Angle
, I
Direction Angle
, A
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Max.
Horiz.
Depart.
?
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Type I
Type II
Type III
Build-Hold
and Drop
Continuous
Build
KOP
EOC
Build
and Hold
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Slide 12
In the BUILD
Section
x = r (1 - cos I)
y = r sin I
I
y
r
I
L = r rad
L =
r Ideg
180
18,000
r
* BUR
x
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Fig. 8.11
r1 x 3 and r1 r2 x 4
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r1 x 3 and r1 r2 x 4
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N18E
S23E
Azimuth
Angle
N55W
S20W
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= 4,500 ft
= 12,500 ft
= 1.5 deg/100 ft
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(i) Maximum
Inclination
Angle
18,000
r1
15
.
r2 0
D 4 D1
12,500 2,500
10,000 ft
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max
D D x 2 ( D D ) 2 2( r r ) x
1
4
4
1
1
2
4
2 tan 1 4
2(r1 r2 ) x 4
2
2
2(3,820) 4,500
max 26.3
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395 ft
x Hold 4,500 395
4,105 ft
L Hold sin 4,105
L Hold 9,265 ft
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MD D1 r1 rad L Hold
26.3
2,500 3,820
9,265
180
MD 13,518 ft
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What is known?
I1 , I2 , A1 , A2 ,
L=MD1-2
Calculate
= dogleg angle
DLS =L
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(20)
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