Directional Survey Equations - p.

Tangential Δ East = Δ MD⋅sin( I 2 )⋅sin( A 2 )

Method Δ North= Δ MD⋅sin( I 2 )⋅cos ( A 2 )

Δ Vert=Δ MD⋅cos ( I 2 )

Average Δ East = Δ MD⋅sin( I AVG )⋅sin( A AVG ) I 1+ I 2

I AVG =
2
Angle Δ North=Δ MD⋅sin( I AVG )⋅cos( A AVG ) A1 + A2
A AVG=
2
Δ Vert = Δ MD⋅cos ( I AVG )

CAUTION: RADIUS OF CURVATURE - Be sure to use the MINIMUM angle for the DIFFERENCE
MINIMUM angle for the AVERAGE
CAUTION: AVERAGE ANGLE - Be sure to use the
Δ MD⋅[ cos ( I 1 )−cos ( I 2 ) ]⋅[ cos ( A1 )−cos ( A 2 ) ]

- Use angles in RADIANS when appropriate

Δ East =
Radius of ( I 2− I 1 )⋅( A 2 − A 1 )

- Be careful when angles are equal

Curvature Δ MD⋅[ cos( I 1 )−cos ( I 2 ) ]⋅[ sin( A 2 )−sin( A 1 ) ]
Δ North=
( I 2− I 1 )⋅( A 2 − A 1 )

MD   sin(I2 )  sin(I1 )

Vert 
(I2  I1 )

Δ MD
Balanced
Δ East =
2
[ sin( I 1 )⋅sin( A 1 )+ sin( I 2 )⋅sin( A2 )]
Tangential Δ MD
Δ North=
2
[ sin( I 1 )⋅cos( A 1 )+ sin( I 2 )⋅cos( A 2 ) ]
Δ MD
Δ Vert=
2
[ cos ( I 2 )+cos ( I 1 ) ]

Δ MD
Minimum
Δ East =
2
[ sin( I 1 )⋅sin( A 1 )+ sin( I 2 )⋅sin( A2 )]⋅RF
Curvature Δ MD
Δ North=
2
[ sin( I 1 )⋅cos( A 1 )+ sin( I 2 )⋅cos( A 2 )]⋅RF
Δ MD
Δ Vert=
2
[ cos ( I 1 )+cos ( I 2 ) ⋅] RF

2 β β= cos−1 [ ( cos( I 2 − I 1 ) −sin I 1 sin I 2 ( 1− cos( A 2− A 1 ) ) ]

RF= tan
β 2
β= cos−1 [ cos ( A 2 − A 1 ) sin I 1 sin I 2 +cos I 1 cos I 2 ]

β=2 sin−1 sin2

√ ( ) ( ) (I 2− I 1
2
+sin2
A 2− A 1
2
sin 2
I 1+ I 2
2 )
β=2 sin−1
√ 2 2 )sin I sin I
sin (
ΔI
2
) +sin (
Δ A 2
1 2

p.4 HCJ - June 2, 2002