Sidetracking
Sidetracking out of an existing wellbore is another application of
directional drilling. This is done to bypass an obstruction (“fish”) in the
original wellbore, to explore the extent of a producing zone in a certain
sector of a field, or to sidetrack a dry hole to a more promising target.
Wells are also sidetracked to access more reservoir by drilling a horizontal
hole section from the existing well bore.
Sidetracking out of an existing wellbore is another application of
directional drilling. This is done to bypass an obstruction (“fish”) in the
original wellbore, to explore the extent of a producing zone in a certain
sector of a field, or to sidetrack a dry hole to a more promising target.
Wells are also sidetracked to access more reservoir by drilling a horizontal
hole section from the existing well bore.
