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| name | description | status |
|---|---|---|
| vertical | A wellbore that is nearly vertical with respect to the surface location. | current |
| deviated | A wellbore that significantly departs from vertical with respect to the surface location. | current |
| build and hold | A wellbore configuration where the inclination is increased to some terminal angle of inclination and maintained at that angle to the specified target. | current |
| double kick off | Incorporates two tangential (constant, non-zero inclination) sections. The second of which must be at a higher inclination than the first. | current |
| s shaped | A wellbore drilled with a vertical segment, a deviated segment, and a return toward a vertical segment. | current |
| horizontal | A wellbore whose path deviates from the vertical by at least 75 degrees. | current |
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