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Revision as of 18:59, 3 March 2016
| Horizontal Wells: Focus on the Reservoir | |
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| Series | Methods in Exploration No. 14 |
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| Chapter | Introduction |
| Author | Timothy R. Carr, Erik P. Mason, Charles T Feazel |
| Link | Web page |
| Store | AAPG Store |
A bend (or curve) is the length of the horizontal well from the kickoff point to the heel, in which the well path is designed to change orientation from vertical or high-angle to horizontal.
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See also
- Horizontal well
- Build rate
- Extended-reach wells
- Geosteering
- Heel
- Kickoff point
- Lateral
- Logging while drilling
- Measurement while drilling
- Multilevel well
- Multilateral well
- Sidetrack
- Toe
- Total measured length
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