Definitions for "Whipstock"
A steel blocking device place in a borehole. As drilling is resumed, the whipstock forces the drill bit to veer off at a slight angle.
an inclined wedge placed in a wellbore to force the drill bit to start drilling in a direction away from the wellbore axis
Long steel wedge used to deflect the bit from the original borehole at a slight angle for controlled directional drilling, for straightening crooked holes, and for sidetracking in or to bypass an unretrieved fish.
The rod or handle to which the lash of a whip is fastened.