sidetracking

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sidetracking

[′sīd‚trak·iŋ]

(engineering)

The deliberate act or process of deflecting and drilling a borehole away from a normal, straight course.

(petroleum engineering)

Drilling procedure to bypass a broken drill or casing permanently lodged in the hole being drilled for an oil well, usually by using a whipstock.

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