A method for surveying a borehole is disclosed which uses first and second gravity
measurement devices disposed at corresponding first and second positions in the
borehole and a supplemental reference measurement device disposed at the first
position. Exemplary supplemental reference measurement devices include magnetometers
and gyroscopes. The method includes determining a reference borehole azimuth at
the first position using the supplemental reference measurement device, determining
a change in borehole azimuth between the first and second positions using the first
and second gravity measurement devices and determining the borehole azimuth at
the second position by applying the change in borehole azimuth the reference azimuth.
A system adapted to execute the disclosed method and a computer system including
computer-readable logic configured to instruct a processor to execute the disclosed
method are also provided.