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High-side toolface

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-001831

The angle between a directional tool's toolface and the high side of the hole, measured clockwise when looking downhole, in a plane cut across the hole. Zero degrees points to the high side, where the tool builds inclination, and 180 degrees points to the low side, where inclination drops. It is also called gravity toolface and serves where inclination is above about 5 degrees.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-001831
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-001831",
  "term": "High-side toolface",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The angle between a directional tool's toolface and the high side of the hole, measured clockwise when looking downhole, in a plane cut across the hole. Zero degrees points to the high side, where the tool builds inclination, and 180 degrees points to the low side, where inclination drops. It is also called gravity toolface and serves where inclination is above about 5 degrees.",
  "subject": "Drilling",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/high-side-toolface/"
}

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