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DIRECTIONAL DRILLING FORMULAE

Extrapolate to Bit X = Angle at Bit X = (Meters set) (DL per m) (Cos TF set) +Present Inc Degrees of Turn X = (Meters Set) (DL per m) (Sin TF set) Sin of present Inc Change in TVD Change in TVD = (Cos average INC) CL Angle required for a given TVD change over a given CL Angle needed = Acos + Change inTVD CL Open Hole Sidetrack to achieve separation, slide x meters X = Hole Size x 2 Sin (Motor DL/m) Turn Rate required to hit Target Azm @ Tgt Azm @ Bit (Projection) X 10 / 30 MD @ Tgt MD @ Bit What will be the resulting VS if BR changes Tgt Inc Present Inc X 30 = CL BR/30 CL + Present MD = VS Inclination at Bit X = Build Rate x Distance to bit 10/100/30 + Last Inc TVD at Bit X = Sin fo Bit Inc-previous inc x 1719 Build Rate x present TVD Build Rate Required = X X = Sin Target Inc Sin Bit Inc x 1719 TVD remaining to Target X = Build Rate X = Present inc Previous inc Length Slid x 10/100/30m Motor is giving X degrees / 30 m X = Dogleg Seen (CL) Meters Set Given TVD will result in What MD ? TVD @ Tgt Present Inc (Present Inc + Angle @Bit divide by 2) Cos Closure Azimuth Departure x Arc tan Latitude +/- Quadrant of your Section Direction Distance from Proposal (Proposal Lat Actual Lat)2 + (Proposal Dep Actual Dep)2 + (Proposal TVD-Actual TVD)2 This is for 3D..for 2D ignore the TVD part of the equation
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