a method of drilling for oil in which the well is not drilled vertically, as when a number of wells are to be drilled from a single platform to reach different areas of an oil field
Also called: deviated drilling
directional drilling in the Oil and Gas Industry
(dɪrɛkʃənəl drɪlɪŋ)
noun
(Extractive engineering: Field development, Drilling)
Directional drilling is a method of drilling for oil in which the well is not drilled vertically, forexample when several wells are drilled from one platform to reach different areas of an oilfield.
Directional drilling is intentional deviation of a well bore from the vertical.
Traditionally most wells have been drilled as vertical holes but more recent rotaryrigs allow directional drilling to reach a specific target which is not accessible by a straight hole.
Directional drilling is a method of drilling for oil in which the well is not drilled vertically, forexample when several wells are drilled from one platform to reach different areasof an oil field.