This document provides definitions and applications of directional drilling. It discusses how directional wells are used to access reservoirs beneath obstacles or property lines. Deflection tools like whipstocks and bent subs are used to change a well's trajectory. Positive displacement motors and turbine motors are the two types of mud motors used to rotate drill bits for directional drilling. The three main well profiles are defined as: Type I "build and hold", Type II "build, hold, and drop", and Type III "continuous build". Examples are given of how to design each type of directional well based on input parameters.