A computer model has been developed that can help to detect micro-doglegs in drilling operations, which can cause problems of torque and drag in directional wells. The new method is based on the principle of using a laser beam with an optical wavelength of about 1 micrometer. wellbore-positioning-uncertainty models. only every 95 ft, and can miss doglegs. The new method uses measurements taken from bottom hole-assembly (BHA) data, and feeds this into a 3D model to predict the path taken by the bit.
A computer model has been developed that can help to detect micro-doglegs in drilling operations, which can cause problems of torque and drag in directional wells. The new method is based on the principle of using a laser beam with an optical wavelength of about 1 micrometer. only every 95 ft, and can miss doglegs. The new method uses measurements taken from bottom hole-assembly (BHA) data, and feeds this into a 3D model to predict the path taken by the bit.