(of directional well)
1Directional well — Depiction of a directional well. Line (a) is an imaginary line representing the True vertical depth, while line (b) is the borehole itself, and its length is called the measured depth A directional well, as it is known in the oil industry, is an… …
2Directional (deviated) well — A well purposely deviated from the vertical, using controlled angles to reach an objective location other than directly below the surface location. A directional well may be the original hole or a directional sidetrack hole that deviates from… …
3Directional statistics — is the subdiscipline of statistics that deals with directions (unit vectors in Rn), axes (lines through the origin in Rn) or rotations in Rn. More generally, directional statistics deals with observations on compact Riemannian manifolds. The… …
4Directional stability — is stability of a moving body or vehicle about an axis which is perpendicular to its direction of motion. Stability of a vehicle concerns itself with the tendency of a vehicle to return to its original direction in relation to the oncoming medium …
5directional tire — Directional designs are recognized by the grooves in the tread that swipe away in a backward angle from the center of the tread face and rotate in only one direction. A direction of rotation arrow is located on both sidewalls of the tire.… …
6Well logging — Gamma ray logging Spontaneous potential logging Resistivity logging Density logging Sonic logging Caliper logging Mud logging LWD/MWD v · …
7directional drilling — noun (oil) A method of drilling in which the well is not drilled vertically, a technique, used esp in offshore drilling, where a number of wells may be drilled from a single platform • • • Main Entry: ↑direct …
8Directional drilling — A horizontal directional drill in operation Directional drilling (or slant drilling) is the practice of drilling non vertical wells. It can be broken down into three main groups: Oilfield Directional Drilling, Utility Installation Directional… …
9Directional sound — See sound from ultrasound for a beam of ultrasound that makes audible sound in a restricted target area without a receiving set. Directional Sound refers to the notion of using various devices to create fields of sound which spread less than most …
10Directional Sound — See sound from ultrasound for a beam of ultrasound that makes audible sound in a restricted target area without a receiving set. Directional Sound refers to the notion of using various devices to create fields of sound which spread less than most …
