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Contents ix
Closure Azimuth 52
Course Length 52
Tie-In Points 52
Toolface Angle 54
Plots and Coordinate Systems 54
Graphical Representation of a Well Path 54
Well Trajectory Coordinate Systems 62
Borehole Curvature and Torsion 65
Moving Frame 66
Borehole Bending 71
Average Curvature 76
Borehole Turning 78
Torsion Angle 78
Models for Well Path Trajectories 82
2D Mechanical Models 82
2D Mathematical Models 90
3D Well Path Models 97
Supplementary Problems 114
References 119
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