A Compendium of Directional Calculations Based on the Minimum Curvature Method

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 1689-1704

  Sawaryn, S J ^a   Thorogood, J L ^a  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATION; CODES (SYMBOLS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELLS; STANDARDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES; MINIMUM CURVATURE METHODS;

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

EID: 1142277244     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/84246-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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