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Scientific, Technological and Production Journal
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Geomagnetic data for directional drilling and well positioning

Original articles: 2025 No 4

Geomagnetic data for directional drilling and well positioning

DOI: 10.56195/20793332-2025-25-4-71-82

Read in pdf B. N. Bukhtoyarov1, O. R. Starikova1, V. G. Petrov2, D. V. Kudin3, A. A. Vinogradova4
  1. Gazprom Neft Shelf LLC, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
  2. Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IZMIRAN), Moscow, Troitsk, Russian Federation
  3. Geophysical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GC RAS), Moscow, Russian Federation
  4. St. Petersburg Mining University of Empress Catherine II, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
p. 71-82, No.4/2025
Abstract:
The article covers the issues of using the Earth’s magnetic field models and their parameters in directional drilling. Examples of geomagnetic models that can be used in directional drilling for drilling wells and determining their trajectories are shown. Domestic high-resolution models are considered, their main characteristics are given. Methods for accounting for local magnetic anomalies and variations in the Earth’s variable magnetic field to improve the accuracy of well drilling are studied. The study can be useful for specialists of mine surveying services of oil and gas companies in matters of providing directional drilling with geomagnetic data.
Keywords:
Well trajectory surveying, well wiring, Earth’s magnetic field, geomagnetic models, directional drilling, magnetic field parameters, IFR, IIFR
For citation:
Bukhtoyarov BN, Starikova OR, Petrov VG, Kudin DV, Vinogradova AA. Geomagnetic data for directional drilling and well positioning. Mine Surveying and Subsurface Use. 2025;25(4):71-82. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.56195/20793332-2025-254-71-82.
Information about the authors:
  1. Boris N. Bukhtoyarov – Head of Surveying and Geodesy Department, Gazprom Neft Shelf LLC, 191186, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  2. Valery G. Petrov – Cand. Sci. (Phys. and Math.), Scientific Director of the Department Magnetism of the Earth and Planets, Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IZMIRAN), 108840, Moscow, Troitsk, Russian Federation, e-mail: vpetrov@ izmiran.ru
  3. Dmitry V. Kudin – Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Head of the Geophysical Monitoring Sector, Geophysical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GC RAS), 119296, Moscow, Russian Federation, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  4. Oksana R. Starikova – Deputy Head of the Surveying and Geodesy Department of Gazprom Neft Shelf LLC, 191186, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  5. Anastasia A. Vinogradova – 5th year Student, St. Petersburg Mining University of Empress Catherine II, 199106, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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