Measurement-while-drilling surveying of highly inclined and horizontal well sections utilizing single-axis gyro sensing system

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2426-2434

  Noureldin, Aboelmagd ^a   Irvine Halliday, Dave ^b   Mintchev, Martin P ^b  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Borehole surveying; Fibre optic rotation sensors; Gyroscopic surveying; Horizontal drilling; Measurement while drilling; Oilfield instrumentation; Optical gyroscopes; Station based surveying

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; GYROSCOPES; HORIZONTAL WELLS; KALMAN FILTERING; MAGNETOMETERS; OIL WELL DRILLING;

MEASUREMENT-WHILE-DRILLING (MWD) SURVEYING; THREE-AXIS ACCELEROMETERS; THREE-AXIS MAGNETOMETERS;

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

DRILL;

EID: 10944259043     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/15/12/012     Document Type: Article

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