Build a Directional Well Plan
Create a trajectory by combining planning methods, then review the calculated stations and graph views.
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Select a design and a target
Open a Plan design in the Workspace tree. If you need a target, choose Targets in Quick Access and create one at the required Northing, Easting, and TVD. Target dimensions and their reference system matter.
In a planning tab, choose a saved target or use the User Defined target fields to enter coordinates directly.
Pick the planning method
S-Well is useful for a build–hold–second-curve profile. Slant creates a hold–build–inclined tangent. Build/Turn changes inclination and azimuth together; Dogleg Toolface controls a constant-dogleg steering curve. Hold extends an existing tangent, while Curve solves a single constant-dogleg section.
For an S-Well, enter five of the seven planning parameters and the target; DirectionalPlan solves the remaining two. The required fields differ for other tabs.
Calculate and continue the trajectory
- Enter the active planning method's required parameters.
- Press Calculate.
- Inspect the generated rows in Planning Rows. The section end becomes the starting point for the next planner action.
- Choose another planning method or insert a Hold / Curve as needed.
- Use Stations for an interpolated trajectory view rather than the editable planning-section view.
Review before reporting
Open Plan View, Section View, and 3D View. Check target intercept, final inclination/azimuth, vertical section, dogleg severity, and the surface reference. Run anti-collision after assigning offset wells and a suitable survey program.