GB2518039A - Wellbore positioning system and method - Google Patents

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GB2518039A
GB2518039A GB1411666.9A GB201411666A GB2518039A GB 2518039 A GB2518039 A GB 2518039A GB 201411666 A GB201411666 A GB 201411666A GB 2518039 A GB2518039 A GB 2518039A
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Steven James Sawaryn
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
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    • G06F30/17—Mechanical parametric or variational design
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/02—Determining slope or direction
    • E21B47/022—Determining slope or direction of the borehole, e.g. using geomagnetism
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
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AU (1) AU2013211748A1 (ja)
BR (1) BR112014018125A8 (ja)
EA (1) EA201400832A1 (ja)
GB (1) GB2518039A (ja)
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NO20141046A1 (no) 2014-09-24
BR112014018125A8 (pt) 2017-07-11
EA201400832A1 (ru) 2015-01-30
BR112014018125A2 (ja) 2017-06-20

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