Table of Contents

Summary ....................................................................................................................................I

Sammendrag .......................................................................................................................... III

Acknowledgments.................................................................................................................... V

List of Figures ......................................................................................................................... IX

List of Tables........................................................................................................................... XI

Nomenclature ........................................................................................................................ XII

Symbols............................................................................................................................................ XII

Subscripts ....................................................................................................................................... XIII

Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................. XIV

1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 15

2 Well Planning.................................................................................................................. 18

2.1 Requirements to Trajectory Planning Models ............................................................... 18

2.2 Some basics of constructing a well path ........................................................................ 21

2.2.1 Inclination ...................................................................................................................... 22

2.2.2 Azimuth ......................................................................................................................... 23

2.2.3 Dogleg Severity ............................................................................................................. 24

3 Software model ............................................................................................................... 26

4 Calculation Methods/Models ......................................................................................... 29

4.1 Tangential method ......................................................................................................... 31

4.2 Balanced Tangential ...................................................................................................... 32

4.3 Minimum curvature ....................................................................................................... 33

4.4 Radius of curvature........................................................................................................ 35

4.5 Exact Departures, Constant-Turn-Rate-Method ............................................................ 37

4.6 Constant curvature ......................................................................................................... 40

5 Functions ......................................................................................................................... 42

5.1 Build and turn, 3D curves .............................................................................................. 43

5.1.1 Build &Turn, Inclination ............................................................................................... 43

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