Directional drilling techniques allow drilling wells at planned trajectories and targets. Reasons for directional drilling include reaching a planned target area, obtaining a controlled hole trajectory, and sidetracking or abandoning portions of the hole. Directional drilling is carried out using bottom hole assembly tools like stabilizers, steerable motors, and oriented whipstocks to control the inclination and direction of the wellbore. Measurement while drilling techniques are used to monitor the wellbore trajectory during directional drilling operations.