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Glossary:Horizontal well
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For a strict definition, a 90o deviated well. Actually the well covers a range of “highly” deviated wells (80o to >90o). In the strictest terms, the deviation is measured as 90o from vertical, but tilting bedding planes may make the deviation to the bedding planes a different judgment.