Quartz School for Well Site Supervisors

Module 8
Directional Drilling

Section 10
Manual Planning
 Manual Planning

Tips for Well Planning Objectives:

Understand the triangles needed for planning:

Simple J shaped Wells
S shaped Wells
Double Build Wells
Plan wells in the simplest method available

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Overview

Manual well planning is essentially the manipulation of right-angle

triangles to compare differences in Displacement & TVD to place
each point in the wellbore.

The Tips are designed to help you determine which points you need
to connect to build the correct triangles to find the solution to the
problem.

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Keys for Triangles

Read and understand question properly
Use all the data in your drawing and equations
Draw large and clear diagram with right scale
Find right triangles
Know and use all triangles Tips
Connect triangles together to find the solution to the problem

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Manual Planning Exercise J or Slant Well

Given Information:
Target Location= 1638.3 ft S and 1147.15 ft W
Targets TVD = 8500 ft
KOP = 1981 ft
Build Radius = 2291.83 ft

Solve for the following variables:

1. Profile drawing
2. Well Coordinate
3. Build up rate (BUR)
4. MAX hold angle
5. End of build (EOB) true vertical depth (TVD)
6. EOB Measured Depth
7. Total MD to the target

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 Vertical Section and Plan View Drawings

Given Information:
Target Location= 1638.3 ft S
and 1147.15 ft W
Targets TVD = 8500 ft
KOP = 1981 ft
Build Radius = 2291.83 ft

Solve for the following variables:

1. Profile drawing
2. Well Coordinate
3. Build up rate (BUR)
4. MAX hold angle
5. End of build (EOB) true vertical depth
6. EOB Measured Depth
7. Total MD to the target

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Manual Planning Exercise S Type Well

Given Information:
Target Location= 3500 ft at 235 azm
Targets TVD = 12,000 ft
KOP = 6084 ft
Build up rate (BUR) = 3 grd/100ft
Drop off rate (DOR) = 2 grd/100ft

Solve for the following variables:

1.Profile drawing
2.Well Coordinate
3.Build and drop radius
4.MAX hold angle
5.EOB TVD
6.EOB MD
7.EOB displacement
8.Start of drop (SOD) MD
9.SOD TVD
10.SOD Displacement
11.Total MD to the target
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Vertical Section and Plan View Drawings

Given Information:
Target Location= 3500 ft at 235 azm
Targets TVD = 12,000 ft
KOP = 6084 ft
Build up rate (BUR) = 3 grd/100ft
Drop off rate (DOR) = 2 grd/100ft

Solve for the following variables:

1.Profile drawing
2.Well Coordinate
3.Build and drop radius
4.MAX hold angle
5.EOB TVD
6.EOB MD
7.EOB displacement
8.Start of drop (SOD) MD
9.SOD TVD
10.SOD Displacement
11.Total MD to the target

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Tip 1

This Tip applies to J

profile wells only. Center of Radius of
Curvature

A line needs to be drawn

between the target and the
Center of Radius of Curvature.

Target
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Tip 1
This Tip applies to J
profile wells only.
Center of Radius of
Curvature

This then needs to be triangulated

by comparing the Displacement
and TVD

Target
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Tip 1

This Tip applies to J

profile wells only. Center of Radius of
Curvature

This can also be triangulated by

comparing the Displacement
and TVD the other way
However these angles dont add up
to either 90 or 180 making the
calculation more difficult
Target
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Tip 1
This Tip applies to J
profile wells only. Center of Radius
of Curvature

Whereas these angles add up to

180 making the calculation
easier to work through

Targe
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Tip 2

This Tip applies to Center of

Radius of
Horizontal profile & Curvature
1
double build wells. Here
we look at a double build:

A line needs to be drawn

between the Centers of Radius
of Curvature for each curve. Center of
Radius of
Curvature 2
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Tip 2
Center of
Radius of
Curvature 1
This Tip applies to S
profile & double build
wells. Here we look at
a double build:

These then also need to be

triangulated by comparing Center of
the Displacement and TVD Radius of
Curvature 2
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Tip 2
Center of
This Tip applies to S Radius of
Curvature 1
profile & double build
wells. Here is an S well:

A line needs to be drawn

between the Centers of Radius
of Curvature for each curve. Center of
Radius of
Curvature 2
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Tip 2

Center of
This Tip applies to S Radius of
Curvature
profile & double build 1

wells. Here is an S well:

This then needs to be triangulated

by comparing the Displacement
Center of
and TVD Radius of
Curvature 2
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Tip 3 Center of
Radius of
Curvature 1
This Tip applies to S
profile & double build
wells. Here is an S well:

The Radius of Curvature of one curve is

projected onto the other R of C as Center of
Radius of
an addition, as in this case, or a Curvature 2

subtraction.
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Tip 3
Center of
Radius of
Curvature 1
This Tip applies to S
profile & double build
wells. Here is an S well:

This is then triangulated by connecting

the outside end to the Center of
Radius of Curvature of the other
Center of
curve. Radius of
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Tip 3
This Tip applies to S
Center of
profile & double build Radius of
Curvature 1
wells. Here is a double
build well:

The Radius of Curvature of one curve

is projected onto the other R of C
as, in this case, a subtraction.
Center of
Radius of
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Tip 3

This Tip applies to S Center of

Radius of
profile & double build Curvature 1

wells. Here is a double

build well:

This is then triangulated by connecting

the inside end to the Center of
Radius of Curvature of the other
Center of
curve. Radius of
Curvature 2
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Tip 4
Center of
This Tip applies to all well Radius of
Curvature 1
profiles.

Key Points in the well path need to be

triangulated back to the nearest
Center of Radius of Curvature by
comparing relative Displacements Center of
Radius of
and TVDs. Curvature 2

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Summary
There are 4 Tips to Manual Well Planning:
For J wells
A line from the target to the Center of Radius
For S & Double Build Wells
A line joining the two centers of radius
A projection of one radius of curvature onto the other (+/-)
For all well profiles
Triangulate back to the nearest Center of Radius by comparing
relative displacement & TVD
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