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| image = Methods14Cover.png
| width = 120px
| series = Methods in Exploration No. 14
| title = Horizontal Wells: Focus on the Reservoir
| part =
| chapter = Introduction
| frompg = ix
| topg = xvii
| author = Timothy R. Carr, Erik P. Mason, Charles T Feazel
| link = http://archives.datapages.com/data/specpubs/method14/me14ch00/me14ch00.htm
| pdf =
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| isbn = 0891816658
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[[file:Mth14ch00f01.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Simple vertical profile of a horizontal well, illustrating basic terms.]]
A horizontal well is a directional well, usually exceeding 80° of departure from vertical, which is designed and steered to maximize the productive interval of exposure in the wellbore. The horizontal [[Lateral|lateral(s)]] can go beyond true 90° horizontal and actually drill upward.
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==See also==
* [[Bend]]
* [[Build rate]]
* [[Extended-reach wells]]
* [[Geosteering]]
* [[Heel]]
* [[Kickoff point (KOP)]]
* [[Lateral]]
* [[Logging while drilling (LWD)]]
* [[Measurement while drilling (MWD)]]
* [[Multilevel well]]
* [[Multilateral well]]
* [[Sidetrack]]
* [[Toe]]
* [[Total measured length (TML)]]
==External links==
{{search}}
* [http://archives.datapages.com/data/specpubs/method14/me14ch00/me14ch00.htm Original content in Datapages]
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| image = Methods14Cover.png
| width = 120px
| series = Methods in Exploration No. 14
| title = Horizontal Wells: Focus on the Reservoir
| part =
| chapter = Introduction
| frompg = ix
| topg = xvii
| author = Timothy R. Carr, Erik P. Mason, Charles T Feazel
| link = http://archives.datapages.com/data/specpubs/method14/me14ch00/me14ch00.htm
| pdf =
| store = http://store.aapg.org/detail.aspx?id=525
| isbn = 0891816658
}}
[[file:Mth14ch00f01.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Simple vertical profile of a horizontal well, illustrating basic terms.]]
A horizontal well is a directional well, usually exceeding 80° of departure from vertical, which is designed and steered to maximize the productive interval of exposure in the wellbore. The horizontal [[Lateral|lateral(s)]] can go beyond true 90° horizontal and actually drill upward.
{{stub}}
==See also==
* [[Bend]]
* [[Build rate]]
* [[Extended-reach wells]]
* [[Geosteering]]
* [[Heel]]
* [[Kickoff point (KOP)]]
* [[Lateral]]
* [[Logging while drilling (LWD)]]
* [[Measurement while drilling (MWD)]]
* [[Multilevel well]]
* [[Multilateral well]]
* [[Sidetrack]]
* [[Toe]]
* [[Total measured length (TML)]]
==External links==
{{search}}
* [http://archives.datapages.com/data/specpubs/method14/me14ch00/me14ch00.htm Original content in Datapages]
* [http://store.aapg.org/detail.aspx?id=525 Find the book in the AAPG Store]