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Gravity toolface

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-001742

The angular orientation of a directional drilling tool, such as a bent sub or mud motor, relative to the high side of the wellbore. This measurement, determined by accelerometers within a measurement-while-drilling tool, indicates which way the tool is pointing and guides steering decisions. Gravity toolface is expressed in degrees, where 0° represents the high side of the hole and 180° represents the low side.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-001742
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-001742",
  "term": "Gravity toolface",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The angular orientation of a directional drilling tool, such as a bent sub or mud motor, relative to the high side of the wellbore. This measurement, determined by accelerometers within a measurement-while-drilling tool, indicates which way the tool is pointing and guides steering decisions. Gravity toolface is expressed in degrees, where 0° represents the high side of the hole and 180° represents the low side.",
  "subject": "Drilling",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/gravity-toolface/"
}

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