Geosteering

The action of developing adjustments in the well profile by using field observations to place the wellbore in the designated target is called Geosteering. Geosteering can use a large variety of tools and techniques, including logging while drilling (LWD), drilling parameters, biostratigraphy, heavy minerals, and cuttings.

Simple vertical profile of a horizontal well, illustrating basic terms.

This article is a stub. You can help AAPG Wiki by expanding it.

See also

• Bend
• Build rate
• Extended-reach wells
• Horizontal well
• Heel
• Kickoff point
• Lateral
• Logging while drilling
• Measurement while drilling
• Multilevel well
• Multilateral well
• Sidetrack
• Toe
• Total measured length

External links

find literature about Geosteering

• Original content in Datapages
• Find the book in the AAPG Store