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| 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
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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 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 (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 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.
{{stub}}
==See also==
* [[Horizontal well]]
* [[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]