... drilling slimhole rig slimhole slimhole technology contractor cost benefit slimhole approach drilling technology spe 30151 drilling operation application upstream oil & gas slimhole drilling rig INTRODUCTION In a paper written by Millheim and Walker, 1988, they asked the question...

... conditions, as discussed in this paper, but they are not necessarily always better than vertical wells. Horizontal well drilling and production technologies, with particular emphasis on their application in naturally fractured reservoirs, are considered in light of the North American and European experience...