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What does the negative vertical section mean?

by DrillingFormulas.Com on September 24, 2009
Vertical Section is the horizontal distance of wellbore that moves in the direction of the target per each
station or in total. For instance, in the figure below, vertical section is the distance from survey to survey
point and its measured in the same direction of the vertical section direction.

The two factors that affect vertical section are as follows:

1. The Incremental horizontal displacement (? HD)
2. Vertical section direction (VSD) is the azimuth that is used to reference to the vertical section.
Normally, VSD is the azimuth of the last target.
The simple mathematics as Average Angle Method calculation demonstrates the relationship of the VS as
below:
VS = cos (VSD Az avg) X ?HD
VS: Vertical Section
VSD: Vertical Section Direction

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Az avg: Average Azimuth between 2 points (Az1 + Az2) 2

?HD: Delta Horizontal Displacement
In order to get the Positive Vertical Section or Zero Vertical Section, a well path must have difference of
angle between VSD and Az avg, (VSD Az avg), within a range of +90 to -90 degree. On the other hands,
the negative Vertical Section can occur because the difference of angle between VSD and A zavg, (VSD
Az avg), is out of range of +90 to -90 degree AZI.

Ref book:
Second Edition

Formulas and Calculations for Drilling, Production and Workover,

Directional Drilling Books

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Hesham February 18, 2015 at 10:51 am

In other words, Vertical section it will be negative if its in different quarter.
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Hesham February 18, 2015 at 10:55 am

If vertical section direction in different quarter with the last Azi. It will be _ve.To understand
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Vertical section direction simply: its the azimuth you are looking to the well in section view.iview.if
you have compass try to change vertical section direction and add 180 plus the current.you will get
the same shap but in different sign.
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