DIRECTIONAL DRILLING

BASIC MATHEMATICS
FOR WELL PLAN
Calculating "S"-Type
Well Profile Variables

Build Up Rate

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The Basics

Cual es la relacion entre una circunferencia,

Radio y π?
Nosotros sabemos que :

Circumference = 2πRc= πD = 360°ARC

Therefore:
360 = 2πRc
360 / 2 = πRc
180 = πRc
180 / π= Rc
1 unit of Radius = 1 Radian (Ra)
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Build Up Rate

Where does the equation for Build Up Rate come from?

Build Up Rate is the Arc of a circle divided by the

Circumference:
360° / Circumference = BUR
360 / (2 x π x Rc) = BUR
180 / (π x Rc) = BUR
Because we prefer to work in whole numbers, we
need to multiply this value by the unit length. For
feet we use a 100’ length as a unit (i.e. degrees
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Build Up Rate

Where does the equation for Build Up Rate come from?

This now makes our BUR equation:

BUR (in °/ 100’)= 180 x 100 / (πx Rc)

With Metric wells the unit length is usually 30m.
For this type of well:

BUR (in °/ 30m)= 180 x 30 / (πx Rc)

A derivative of this equation can be used to

find Radius from a BUR:

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Rc= 180 x 100’ / (πx BUR)
 Arc Lengths & Angle Build Up Rate s

Given that we know : Circumference = 2πr = 360° Arc

El Arcoc AB sera una fraccion de la circunsferencia , la
razon de esta fraccion sera el angulo del arco dividido
por el arco de la Circumferencia (360°):

Arc AB = 2πRcx θ/ 360°

Arc AB = π Rc x θ/180°
With:
BUR (in °/ 100’)= 180 x 100 / (π x Rc)
We can derive:
Arc AB = θ x 100’ / BUR
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Radius of Curvature Projection
Nosotros necesitamos proyeccion de radio de curvatura
principalmente cuando tenemos pozo horizontales. Esto da una
relacion entre inclinacion, BURs y la ΔTVD o ΔDisplazamiento.
If we consider the Arc AD we know that:
CD = Rc (radius of curvature)
We can find ΔTVD:
ΔTVD = BD = Rc x Sin θ
And the ΔDisplacement
ΔDisp = AB = Rc-Rc x Cos θ
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Radius of Curvature Projection

When we compare two points on the curve:

If we consider the Arc DF we know that:

ΔTVD = XF = EF -BD =Rcx Sin I2 -Rcx Sin I1

= Rc (Sin I2 -Sin I1)
= (180 x 100) x (Sin I2 -Sin I1) / ( π x BUR )
And the ΔDisplacement

ΔDisp = DX = CB -CE = (Rc x CosI1)-(Rc x Cos I2 )

= Rc (CosI1- CosI2)
= (180 x 100 ) x (CosI1- CosI2) /( π x BUR)
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Radius of Curvature Projection

When we compare two points on the curve:

If we consider the Arc DF we know that:

Arc DF = θ x 100’ / BUR

θ is the difference between the two inclinations so:

Arc DF = I2 - I1x 100’ / BUR

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