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Geoscience
Horizontal Well Placement and Geosteering
Real-time data transmission and faster drilling mean geosteering now demands more than geoscience knowledge alone. This course gives participants the drilling and data interpretation understanding needed to place horizontal wells effectively and steer them proactively.
- Discipline
- Geoscience
- Level
- Foundation
- Duration
- 5 days
- Formats
- Classroom, In-house
Every course can be delivered in-house and tailored to your organisation.
Who should attend
Geoscientists, engineers and others with an interest in drilling, operations geology or geosteering.
What participants will be able to do
- Describe the components of a bottom hole assembly
- Explain downhole surveys and positional uncertainty
- Interpret azimuthal log data while drilling
- Anticipate problems when steering directional wells
Topics covered
- Bottom hole assemblies
- Directional surveys
- Ellipse of uncertainty
- Azimuthal logging while drilling
- Geosteering strategies