Considerations in the application of the directional drilling technique

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The directional drilling technique is the technique by which an oil well is drilled that is not vertical, i.e. it is drilled in a direction that is inclined, it is important to mention that engineering evolves in this technique making it a technique that provides benefits not only to the oil industry, but also helps to be able to drill freshwater wells directionally, because when drilling horizontally for example there is a better use of the resources that are in the subsoil, among which may highlight the natural gas and coal extraction.

This, like many other technologies, is born as a result of a need, however, its usefulness is not shown until its degree of productivity is not reached, at the beginning in the oil industry its application was not completely justified until certain benefits that would make it highly productive were really seen.

The first step that had to be overcome in the application of this technology is that it was clearly and consistently understood that it was not necessary that the oil or water wells had to be vertical in terms of directionality, however this process of transition in this sense of understanding was very slow, since at first the oil industry was not convinced by the fact of having to drill an oil well in a directional way other than a trajectory that was not vertical.

Then there were obstacles in the drilling of oil wells and that were mainly because they were being drilled vertically, so with great efforts in studies based on science and engineering was able to demonstrate that these problems could be solved if drilling in an inclined and directional way.