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| author = Timothy R. Carr, Erik P. Mason, Charles T. Feazel
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[[file:Mth14ch00f01.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Simple vertical profile of a horizontal well, illustrating basic terms.]]

In the context of [[horizontal well]]s, an additional wellbore drilled away from an original vertical or horizontal wellbore is a sidetrack. A sidetracking operation may be done intentionally or may occur accidentally. A [[multilateral well|multilateral]] or [[multilevel well]] will have multiple intentional sidetracks drilled to provide multiple productive [[lateral]]s.




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==See also==

* [[Bend]]
* [[Build rate]]
* [[Extended-reach wells]]
* [[Geosteering]]
* [[Heel]]
* [[Kickoff point]]
* [[Lateral]]
* [[Logging while drilling]]
* [[Measurement while drilling]]
* [[Multilevel well]]
* [[Multilateral well]]
* [[Horizontal well]]
* [[Toe]]
* [[Total measured length]]

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