Method for drilling a borehole from one cased borehole to another cased borehole

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5541517
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08369055

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In a method for drilling adjacent to a cased known first borehole a second borehole in a predetermined direction the following steps are carried out for a number of along hole depths d.sub.i : measuring components of gravity acceleration and magnetic field (earth & casing); determining direction parameters .alpha..sub.i ; deriving magnetic polestrength components, B.sub.p1,i and B.sub.p2,i ; applying B.sub.p1,i /B.sub.p2,i =s.sub.1,i /s.sub.2,i and determining deviations of the predetermined direction; and controlling drilling direction of the second borehole.

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  • SHELL OIL COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hartmann, Robin A Rijswijk, NL 1 312
Mulder, Elvira H Rijswijk, NL 1 312

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