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Example 8.1

This document provides information about drilling a horizontal well under a lake. It specifies the kickoff depth, rate of build, target depth, and horizontal departure. It then asks to calculate various parameters about the well trajectory, including radius of curvature, maximum inclination angle, measured depths, and horizontal displacements at different true vertical depths. The solution shows the calculations for each parameter using provided equations.

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Example 8.1

This document provides information about drilling a horizontal well under a lake. It specifies the kickoff depth, rate of build, target depth, and horizontal departure. It then asks to calculate various parameters about the well trajectory, including radius of curvature, maximum inclination angle, measured depths, and horizontal displacements at different true vertical depths. The solution shows the calculations for each parameter using provided equations.

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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

Since X3 < r1, = - . From Eq. 8.3a,

= arc tan 0.0261 = 1.5 From Eq. 8.5, ( = arc sin 0.356 = 20.84. The maximum inclination angle is = 20.84-1.5 = 19.34. Using Eq. 8.19, ( [ ( ) ( )] ) ) ( )

The measured depth to the end of the build at an inclination of 19.34 is

and the total measured depth to the target TVD of 9,650 ft, using Eq. 8.14, is

The horizontal departure to the end of the build, from Eq. 8.9, is ( ) ( )

At a TVD of 1,915 ft, the measured depth at a rate of build of 2/100 ft can be determined by first calculating the inclination at 1,915 ft using Eq. 8.10: 1,915 ft = 1,600 ft + 2,865 ft sin ( )

The arc length of the build to 6.31 can be calculated using Eq. 8.7:

The measured depth for a TVD of 1,915 ft is DM = 315.5 ft + 1,600 ft = l,915.5 ft, which is only 0.5 ft more than the TVD. The horizontal departure at a TVD of 1,915 ft is found from Eq. 8.11: X1,915 = 2,865 ft (1.0 - cos 6.31) = 17.36 ft. The measured depth at a TVD of 7,614 ft is

( ( )

The horizontal departure at a TVD of 7,614 ft is calculated with Eq. 8.18: X7,614 = 2,865 ft (1-cos 19.34) + (7,614 ft - 1,600 ft 2,865 ft sin 19.34) x tan 19.34 = 1,935.5 ft.

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