Abstract
In this paper, based on the study of the characteristics of horizontal well designed by optimum align method in compass software, we speculated that, the optimum align method is one kind of space circular arc method. Therefore, we built a horizontal well track design model based on spatial arc curve optimization alignment hypothesis. The orbit design problem of horizontal wells is transformed into the problem solving of multiple linear equations with trigonometric functions. If the kick off point, the target point and the dog leg degree of the first and second inclined sections are determined, the solution of the track parameters of the horizontal well is unique, and the track parameters of the horizontal well can be calculated accurately. The model result is the same as the optimum align method in compass program. Therefore, the algorithm essence of Compass Optimum Align design method is to solve the problem of multiple linear equations based on the optimal alignment of arc curves in space.
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