Horizontal and vertical drilling
This paper's purpose is to describe the technical as well as nontechnical efforts of drilling vertical and horizontal wells, so that engineers, consultants, salespersons, roughnecks, and the general public may read and understand what actually happens in the field. Horizontal wells are seat-of-the-pants: operations that can be drilled in a safe or dangerous manner. You cannot drill a horizontal well with a calculator or any book. New terminology in horizontal wells has evolved, shaking up the average older oilfield hand. Engineers from the office would occasionally come out to look over an operation in the field. It became very clear to me that they did not have a handle on what they were doing. Writing a well design, casing designs, and AFE's is much different when you get in the field.
- OSTI ID:
- 6963153
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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