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New wells
Existing wells
Deepening
Sidetracking
Basic Data
Application Type
Well Profile
Reservoir Conditions
Completion Needs
Target Constraints
Hole and Casing Sizes
Casing Points
Mud Data
Surveying Requirements
If cased hole sidetrack, the options are (casing survey, CBL, CCL are
needed) :
Section milling
Whipstock + window milling
Considerations :
Avoiding nearby wells
Depth of kick-off
Shape of trajectory
Curvature, build-, drop-, turn rates
Length and inclination of tangent section(s)
Length and inclination of horizontal section
Target intersection details
Selection is based on
Minimum BUR is defined by a circular arc from the KOP to the target
entry point
tension
Keyseat Development
contact force
keyseat
shape of a chain curve
DP tool joint
or DC
high contact forces
shape of an arc
borehole
friction force
near vertical
low
intermediate
high
0 - 10
10 - 30
30 - 60
60 <
45
65
90
pfrac
pECD= f ( ph + pa )
pECD
ph (MW)
pf
HORIZONTAL
0
MEASURED DEPTH
Target Definition
What is a Target ?
What matters :
Size (tolerance)
Shape (circle, rectangle, polygon)
Inclination at penetration
Direction at penetration
Circle
coordinates of center
radius or diameter
inclination and direction into target
N
T
b
Polygon
coordinates of preferred aim point
coordinates of corners
T
h
the bulls
drillers target
uncertainty
area
geological target
landing point
trajectory
eye
target corridor
direction of
horizontal
target window
rectangle
top view
trapezoid
target corridor
1/2
default
1/2
target window
TD
side view
options
rectangle
trapezoid
build
target
landing point
TVD
inclination
displacement
... and correct direction, too
Soft
Landing
build with BUR1
build with BUR2
landing point
tangent
TVD
inclination
displacement
... and correct direction, too
Well A
Fracture orientations
must be known
Drill the lateral normal
to known fracture direction
and intersect multiple fractures
Well B
direction of
the lateral
Example
Formation : (1-2)
642.8m
SHALE
TVD-ORT
m
Inclination =: 84.7
2330.3m TVD-SS
SST
25m
2355.3m TVD-SS
2422.00
270.6m
SHALE
Elevation to RT = 66.7m
K8x4PPL.doc
SSDS-AC00
2397.00
Example
1-2
Formation : AV1
586.4m
SHALE
Inclination = 50
1620.70m TVD-SS
SST
TVD-ORT
1681.80m
n/a
SHALE
1741.10m
Example
70 mD.m
18.2 mD.m
12.6 mD.m
Example
TVD-ORT
m
TVD-NR
Inclination = 40
1640.90m TVD-SS
1702.00
SST
Formation : AV1(1-2)
xxxx.xx m TVD-SS
???
xx m
1666.90m TVD-SS
1728.00
Inclination = 53.4
S2-8PPL.doc
SSDS-AC00
Example
1-2
Formation : AV1
SHALE
441.33m
Inclination = 90
1636.1m TVD-SS
SST
TVD-ORT
1697.10m
1700.35m
6.5m
1703.60m
SHALE
416.51m
24.82m
S3-9PPL.doc
SSDS-AC00
100m
Gas
Optimized Placement
of Completion
Identification
of Formation and
Fluid Interfaces
Oil
Water
Well Profiles
Well Profile
The trajectory - or well path - from the surface location through the
target(s)
KOP
Build Section
EOB
TVD
Tangent
EOH
Drop Section
TD
Vertical Section
Halliburton
Long radius
Medium radius
Intermediate radius
Short radius
Long radius
Medium radius
2-6/100ft
90-200m 3000-1000 ft
6-35/100ft
290-50m
1000-160 ft
Intermediate
35-65/100ft
50-25m
160 90 ft
Short radius
65-115/100ft
25-15m
90 50 ft
J - shape
S - type
Undercut
S
B&H
UC
J
R2=(x-x0)2 +(y-y0)2
KOP
x0;y0
Build
Section
TD
ft
TVD
KOP
Y
Target
2-D profile
TVD
vertical section
J-Shape Profile
Y
2-D profile
Target
KOP
target depth
TVD
KOP
R TVD
sin
TVD
a TVD tg
dRa
d
J-Shape Profile
Constant & Continuous Build
Features :
Most simple
Kick-off point depends on target displacement
Build rate : minimum possible
Th
a
0
a = Th / w a
wa
Th
KOP
inclination is not 0 !
TVD
a
y
2
x
ea
x
e a
US Patent 4,440,241
UK Patent GB 2 044824
24.Aug.,1981
5.March,1980
KOP
Catenary
Build
Circular arc
TVD
TD
KOP
EOB
TD
TVD
Build section
Features :
Simple
KOP determines inclination
Large horizontal displacements from shallow kick-off depths
Build-Hold-Build-Hold Profile
( typical horizontal well profile)
EOB1
2nd Build section
R2
2nd Hold section
EOH
TD
TVD
EOB2
S-Well
Build-Hold-Drop-Hold Profile
KOP
Build section
R1
EOB
Drop-off section
EOH
R2
TD
TVD
S-Well
Features :
Walk Compensation
Left Lead
The Nudge
Build section
KOP
R
EOB
TVD
TD
3-D Visualization
3D Profiles
3-D Visualization
3-D Visualization
3D Profile
ERD Well
3D Profile
3D Profile
Designer
Well
T ru e V e rtic a l D e p th (m )
Highly
engineered well
plan required
Final
Wellbore
250
500
750
1000
1250
1500
1750
2000
2250
Pilot Hole
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