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Project Acronym: SAFOD | State: Completed | Expedition ID: 5025

ins.: 2022-10-06 12:17, 3 yrs ago
By: sql
Category: SAFOD
SAFOD

SAFOD: 2002-06-29

As of 10 30PM we are currently at a
If you look closely, you can see the pipe on the left has a very slight (1.5 degree) bend. The pipe is a ""mud motor"" utilized by the directional drilling system and the bend allows us to control the orientation of the hole as we drill deeper.

As of 10:30PM, we are currently at a depth of 3,844 ft and our directional drill team has successfully brought the hole to within 4.25 degrees from vertical. We expect further improvement throughout the night.