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Example 8.

1
It is desired to drill under the lake to the location designated for Well 2. For this well, a build-
and-hold trajectory will be used. Horizontal departure to the target is 2,655 ft at a TVD of 9,650
ft. The recommended rate of build is 2.0° /100 ft. The kickoff depth is 1,600 ft. Determine (1) the
radius of curvature, R1; (2) the maximum inclination angle; (3) the measured depth to the end of
the build; (4) the total measured depth; (5) the horizontal departure to the end of the build; (6) the
measured depth at a TVD of 1,915 ft; (7) the horizontal displacement at a TVD of 1,915 ft; (8)
the measured depth at a TVD of 7,614 ft; and (9) the horizontal departure at a TVD of 7,614 ft.
Solution
From Eq. 8.1 :
180 1
r 1= =2,865 ft
π 2 ° /100 ft

Karena x3 < r1, θ = Ω – τ. From Eq. 8.3a,


r 1− X 3 210 ft
tan τ= = =0.0261 , τ =arc tan 0.0261=1.5 °
D3−D1 8,050 ft

From Eq. 8.5 :


r1
sin Ω= , Ω=arc sin 0.356=20.84 °
√¿¿¿¿

Maximum inclination angle :


θ=20.84 °−1.5 °=19.34 °

Using Eq. 8.19 :


θ=arc tan¿ ¿
1,600 ft

2,865 ft
19.34o
965 ft
2,865 ft
9,650 ft

7,502.7 ft

20.84o

161 ft
2,655 ft
2,865 ft

Gambar 1. Geometry of build-and-hold-type well path for x3 < r1


Sumber : Applied Drilling Engineering SPE, Burgoyne

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