Kickoff point

The kickoff point (KOP) is the location in a vertical wellbore or inclined section of a slant well where directional drilling operations commence in order to build the wellbore to the design orientation. The KOP defines the beginning of the build curve.

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

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See also

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

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