Continuous Borehole Curvature estimates while drilling based on downhole bending moment measurements

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 3887-3900

  Heisig, G ^a   Cavallaro, G ^b   Jogi, P ^c   Hood, J ^c   Forstner, I ^a  

^a BAKER HUGHES   (United States)

^b ENI S P A   (Italy)

^c Atlas Wireline Services

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING MOMENTS; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WELL DRILLING;

BOTTOM HOLE ASSEMBLY (BHA); CONTINUOUS BOREHOLE CURVATURE; DOGLEG SEVERITY (DLS); DOWNHOLE BENDING MOMENT;

BOREHOLES;

EID: 22044457436     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/90794-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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