Sidetrack definition

Sidetrack 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 drill around junk in the hole to overcome other mechanical difficulties.

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Sidetrack means to use a down hole motor to drill around the original planned path of the oil or gas well.

Sidetrack means to reenter a well from the well’s surface location with drilling equipment for the purpose of deviating from the existing well bore to achieve production from an alternate zone or bottom hole lo- cation, or to remedy an engineering problem encountered in the existing well bore.

Examples of Sidetrack in a sentence

• If a drilling rig is on location, notice of a proposal to Rework, Sidetrack, Recomplete, Plug Back or Deepen may be given by telephone and the response period shall be limited to forty-eight (48) hours, exclusive of Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays.

• If a drilling rig is on location, notice of a proposal to Rework, Sidetrack, Recomplete, Plug Back or Deepen may be given by telephone and the response period shall be limited to forty-eight (48) hours, exclusive of Saturday, Sunday, and legal holidays.

• A Participating Party in a Production Interval may propose Rework or Sidetrack operations within that Production Interval, or to permanently plug and abandon that Production Interval in a well; however, no Production Interval in a well shall be abandoned without the unanimous approval of the Participating Parties in the Production Interval.

• Those parties that did not participate in the drilling of a well for which a proposal to Deepen or Sidetrack is made hereunder shall, if such parties desire to participate in the proposed Deepening or Sidetracking operation, reimburse the Drilling Parties in accordance with Article VI.B.4. in the event of a Deepening operation and in accordance with Article VI.B.5. in the event of a Sidetracking operation.

• If a Participating Party proposes to Deepen or Sidetrack a Non-consent Well, a Non-participating Party may then elect to participate in the Deepening or Sidetracking operation by notifying Operator within thirty (30) days, or within forty-eight (48) hours, inclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays, if a rig is on location and standby charges are being incurred, after receiving notice of the proposal.

More Definitions of Sidetrack

Sidetrack means the intentional deviation of an existing wellbore

Sidetrack means to conduct a Sidetracking.

Sidetrack 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 overcome other mechanical difficulties.

Sidetrack 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 to overcome other mechanical difficulties. T. The term “TEC Proved Undeveloped Oil and Gas Properties” or “TEC PUD Properties” shall mean the properties (and the strata therein) in which TEC reserved a 40% working interest in that certain assignment effective January 5, 2007, and which is attached hereto as Exhibit “E.”

Sidetrack means to use a downhole motor to drill around the original planned path of the oil or

Sidetrack means the intentional deviation of an existing wellbore serving as a unit well, alternate unit well, or substitute unit well from its actual or permitted bottom hole location within that unit and unitized interval to a different bottom hole location within the same unit and unitized interval or done to drill around junk in the hole or to overcome other mechanical difficulties in order to reach the permitted bottom hole location.

Sidetrack 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. SIDETRACKING and other derivatives shall be construed accordingly.