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Direction of dip

Input(s)

h: Height of Fracture ( ft\mathrm{ft}ft )

d:D\mathrm{d}: \mathrm{D} \quadd:D iameter of Well (ft)(\mathrm{ft})(ft)

Output(s)

D: Dip Direction (radian)

Formula(s)

D=atan⁡(hd)D=\operatorname{atan}\left(\frac{h}{d}\right)D=atan(dh​)

Reference(s)

Wikipedia.org.


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