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Spreadsheet to calculate maximum dogleg severity to allow tool passage

Dogleg Severity 23.5 ° / 100' This

This spreadsheet
spreadsheet uses simple geometry to cal ca
clearance
clearance that
that a tool
tool will
will have
have when
when passing
passing t
curved
curved casing
casing string.
Tool Diameter 2.125 inches
ItIt does
does not
not make
make any
any allowance
allowance for
for what
what the
th
Tool Length 4.41 feet connected to. ie. If run on DC then the effecti
will
will be
be much
much longer.
longer.

Casing ID 4 inches The clearance is defined as the ID of the casi cas

the
the OD
OD ofof the
the tool
tool minus
minus the
the distance
distance lost
lost du
du
curve
curve in
in the
the pipe
pipe ifif the
the tool
tool is
is straight
straight and bot
Clearance 1.7554 inches the
the tool
tool touch
touch the
the casing
casing ID.

In practice, do not go to zero cleara

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allow tool passage

et
et uses simple geometry to calculate the
a tool
tool will
will have
have when
when passing
passing through
through aa
curved
curved casing
casing string.
string.

ake
ake any
any allowance
allowance for
for what
what the
the tool
tool is
is
e. If run
run on
on DC
DC then
then the
the effective
effective length
length
will
will be
be much
much longer.
longer.

is defined as the ID of the casing minus

tool
tool minus
minus the
the distance
distance lost
lost due
due to
to the
the
pe
pe ifif the
the tool
tool is
is straight
straight and
and both
both ends
ends ofof
ee tool
tool touch
touch the
the casing
casing ID.
ID.

e, do not go to zero clearance..

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