Directional Calculations

Units
Where:
Inc = Inclination (degs)
RC = Radius of Curvature (degs)
DLS = Dogleg Severity (degs/100)
L
Stab
= Length from bit to Stabilizer (ft)
L
Sensor
= Length from Sensor to Bit (ft)
I
Survey
= Inclination at last Survey (degs)
CL = Course length between Surveys (ft)
I = Inclination (degs)
A = Azimuth, direction (degs)
Build Up Rate (Degs/100)
BUR =

5730


RC
Change in Total Vertical Depth (ft)
TVD = (RC)(Sin Inc
2
- Sin Inc
1
)


Change in Vertical Section (ft)
VS = (RC)(Cos Inc
1
- Cos Inc
2
)
Change in Measured Depth (ft)
MD =
RC(Inc
2
- Inc
1
)
57.3
Tool Face (degs)
TFO = Cos
1

BUR
DLS

Ver. Build Up Rate (degs/100)
VBUR = 100
(
Inc
2
- Inc
1
)

MD
2
- MD
1
Required Build Up Rate (degs/100)
VBUR
Req
= 5730
[
Sin Inc
Target
- Sin Inc
Current
]

TVD
Target
- TVD
Current
Actual Build up Rate (degs/100)
VBUR
Actual
= (Cos TFO)(DLS
Total
)
Oriented Dogleg (degs/100)
DLS
Oriented
=
200(Bit Tilt)
L
Stab
Inclination at Bit (degs)
Inc
Bit
=
5730
(L
Sensor
)(I
Survey
)
RC
Dog Leg Severity (degs/100)
DLS = |Cos
1
[(Cos I
1
x Cos I
2
) + (Sin I
1
x Sin I
2
) x Cos (A
2
- A
1
)]|
100
CL
Radius of Curvature Method (ft)
RC

=
CL(Sin Inc
2
- Sin Inc
1
)
(Inc
2
- Inc
1
)