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System and method for controlling a drilling path based on drift estimates

University of Texas System

Abstract

A method includes receiving toolface information corresponding to a location of the bottom hole assembly (BHA) with respect to a target drilling path and drift information. The surface steerable system calculates a first toolface vector from a first location of the BHA to the target drilling path …

University
University of Texas System
Assignee
Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas System
Inventor
Todd W. Benson
Priority date
December 22, 2011
Filing date
April 02, 2015
Grant date
March 29, 2016
Publication date
March 29, 2016
Language
en
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