oil welln.

Brit.

/ˈɔɪl wɛl/, U.S.

/ˈɔɪl ˌwɛl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oil n.¹, well n.¹

Etymology: < oil n.¹ + well n.¹

A well or shaft drilled into rock strata, from which petroleum is obtained.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > oil rig > [noun] > well

well1652

spouting well1776

petroleum well1801

rock well1830

oil well1859

spouter1865

gusher1876

test well1877

wild cat1877

wildcat well1883

roarera1885

oiler1890

discovery1900

edge well1904

wild well1915

offset well1922

stripper1930

offset1933

production well1934

outstep1947

step-out well1948

1828 Times 1 Jan. 4/2 We have been to visit the earth oil wells [in Burma].

1847 L. Collins Historical Sketches Kentucky 249 The American Oil well is situated three miles above Burksville.]

1859 Janesville (Wisconsin) Daily Gaz. 12 Dec. The Seneca oil well..is again in successful operation, yielding from 700 to 800 gallons every twenty-four hours.

1894 H. D. Lloyd Wealth against Commonw. 375 People had been digging oil wells for 20 years that all the value might flow into the bank accounts of a few interceptors.

1915 W. Cather Song of Lark i. vii. 53 Ray Kennedy was..dreaming..of a fortune kicked up somewhere in the hills,—an oil well, a gold mine, a ledge of copper.

1946 Mod. Petroleum Technol. (Inst. Petroleum) 86 There are two main systems employed in drilling oil-wells: (1) the rotary or mud-flush system, and (2) the cable-tool or percussion system.

1990 World Mag. No. 46. 82 The large blotches of light in Siberia..and around the Persian Gulf..result from huge burn-offs of natural gas around oil wells.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oil well
释义	oil welln. Brit. /ˈɔɪl wɛl/, U.S. /ˈɔɪl ˌwɛl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oil n.¹, well n.¹ Etymology: < oil n.¹ + well n.¹ A well or shaft drilled into rock strata, from which petroleum is obtained. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > oil rig > [noun] > well well1652 spouting well1776 petroleum well1801 rock well1830 oil well1859 spouter1865 gusher1876 test well1877 wild cat1877 wildcat well1883 roarera1885 oiler1890 discovery1900 edge well1904 wild well1915 offset well1922 stripper1930 offset1933 production well1934 outstep1947 step-out well1948 1828 Times 1 Jan. 4/2 We have been to visit the earth oil wells [in Burma]. 1847 L. Collins Historical Sketches Kentucky 249 The American Oil well is situated three miles above Burksville.] 1859 Janesville (Wisconsin) Daily Gaz. 12 Dec. The Seneca oil well..is again in successful operation, yielding from 700 to 800 gallons every twenty-four hours. 1894 H. D. Lloyd Wealth against Commonw. 375 People had been digging oil wells for 20 years that all the value might flow into the bank accounts of a few interceptors. 1915 W. Cather Song of Lark i. vii. 53 Ray Kennedy was..dreaming..of a fortune kicked up somewhere in the hills,—an oil well, a gold mine, a ledge of copper. 1946 Mod. Petroleum Technol. (Inst. Petroleum) 86 There are two main systems employed in drilling oil-wells: (1) the rotary or mud-flush system, and (2) the cable-tool or percussion system. 1990 World Mag. No. 46. 82 The large blotches of light in Siberia..and around the Persian Gulf..result from huge burn-offs of natural gas around oil wells. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1859
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