SIDE TRACKING definition
SIDE TRACKING means the directional control and intentional deviation of a well from vertical so as to change the bottom hole location unless done to straighten the hole or to drill around junk in the hole or to overcome other mechanical difficulties. Side track and other derivatives shall be construed accordingly.
SIDE TRACKING means a drilling operation involving the use of a portion of an existing well bore to drill a second hole, resulting in a well that is partly old and partly new. Such an operation may be treated hereunder as an "Exploratory Well" if the objective depth of said well satisfies the definition for Exploratory Well contained in Article 1.