Calculating the traverse that represents a parcel can benefit significantly from something that is not properly taught: The use of azimuths. What is an azimuth? It is a horizontal angle of a line, ...

Changes in directional drilling and surveying practices could lead to a reduction in positional errors arising from nonconstant wellbore curvature. Part 1 of this series (OGJ, Oct. 27, 2003, p. 51) ...