Geosteering

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

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.

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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

find literature about Geosteering

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