PETE 411

Well Drilling

Lesson 33
Directional Drilling

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 Directional Drilling
I II III

KOP
 When is it used?
EOC
 Type I Wells
 Type II Wells Build Build-Hold Continuous
and Hold and Drop Build
 Type III Wells
 Directional Well Planning & Design
 Survey Calculation Methods
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 Read ADE Ch.8 (Reference)

HW #15 due 11-12-01

HW #16 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

KOP

EOC

Build Build-Hold Continuous

and Hold and Drop Build
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 In the BUILD
Section
r x = r (1 - cos I)

y = r sin I
I
y L L = r rad
r
  
L =   r Ideg
 180 
I
18,000
r
x  * BUR
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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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Example 1: Design of Directional Well

Design a directional well with the following

restrictions:
• Total horizontal departure = 4,500 ft
• True vertical depth (TVD) = 12,500 ft
• Depth to kickoff point (KOP) = 2,500 ft
• Rate of build of hole angle = 1.5 deg/100 ft
• Type I well (build and hold)

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Example 1: Design of Directional Well

(i) Determine the maximum hole angle

required.

(ii) What is the total measured depth (MD)?

(MD = well depth measured

along the wellbore,
not the vertical depth)
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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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 (i) Maximum Inclination Angle

 D  D  x 2  ( D  D ) 2  2( r  r ) x 
 max  2 tan 1  4 1 4 4 1 1 2 4

 2(r1  r2 )  x 4 

-1
 10,000  4,500 2
 10,000 2
 2(3,820)4,500 
 2 tan  
 2(3,820)  4,500 

 max  26.3
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 (ii) Measured Depth of Well

x Build  r1 (1  cos )

 3,820(1 - cos 26.3 )
 395 ft
 x Hold  4,500  395
 4,105 ft
 L Hold sin   4,105
 L Hold  9,265 ft
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(ii) Measured Depth of Well

MD  D1  r1 rad  L Hold

 26.3 
 2,500  3,820   9,265
 180 

MD  13,518 ft
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* The actual well path hardly ever coincides with
the planned trajectory
* Important: Hit target within specified radius
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 What is known?
I1 , I2 , A1 , A2 ,
L=MD1-2

Calculate
 = dogleg angle
DLS =L

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