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Instruments for Well Navigation and Drilling Optimization Evaluation

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This chapter provides an introduction to drilling directional and horizontal wells and the two most common methods, sliding/rotating drilling with a bent-house hydraulic motor and rotary steerable systems (RSSs), utilized to accurately navigate a well to a target reservoir. At the heart of well navigation is a system known as measurement-while-drilling (MWD), which consists of magnetometers and accelerometers to measure the azimuth and inclination, respectively. A discussion on drilling dynamics sensors such as vibration, shock, downhole weight-on-bit (WOB), torque-on-bit (TOB) and drill bit revolutions per minute (RPM) to optimize drill bit penetration through rock formations is provided towards the end of the chapter.

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  1. Drilling Technology Division, EXPEC ARC, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    Chinthaka P. Gooneratne

  2. Drilling Technology Division, EXPEC ARC, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    Bodong Li

  3. Aramco Research Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Max Deffenbaugh

  4. Drilling Technology Division, EXPEC ARC, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    Timothy Moellendick

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Gooneratne, C.P., Li, B., Deffenbaugh, M., Moellendick, T. (2019). Instruments for Well Navigation and Drilling Optimization Evaluation. In: Instruments, Measurement Principles and Communication Technologies for Downhole Drilling Environments. Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation, vol 32. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04900-3_3

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