Build rate
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Horizontal Wells: Focus on the Reservoir | |
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 |
Build rate is the rate, measured in degrees per unit length, at which the well path of a horizontal well moves through the bend (curve) from vertical or high-angle to the desired low-angle or horizontal attitude.
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See also
- Bend
- Horizontal well
- Extended-reach wells
- Geosteering
- Heel
- Kickoff point
- Lateral
- Logging while drilling
- Measurement while drilling
- Multilevel well
- Multilateral well
- Sidetrack
- Toe
- Total measured length