workovern.

Brit.

/ˈwəːkˌəʊvə/, U.S.

/ˈwərkˌoʊvər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: work v., over adv.

Etymology: < work v. + over adv., after to work over 2 at work v. Phrasal verbs 1.

Oil Industry.

Originally: an oil well which has undergone an operation to restore or increase production, such as deepening or cleaning. Later usually: an operation of this type.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > drilling for oil or gas > [noun] > maintenance of oil-well

workover1920

1920 Petroleum Mag. Dec. 124/1 The Majestic Oil company's No. 1 Dolen is a work-over, pumping 35 barrels.

1937 Wall St. Jrnl. 17 Feb. 11 Joint well No. 5 Brooks, a workover,..was completed on Monday.

1976 Offshore Platforms & Pipelining 232/3 A conventional wellhead is installed, and the wells are completed by a workover rig.

1977 Financial Times 1 Apr. 11/5 Some have suggested a well work-over every three years; others say once every 15 years will be sufficient.

2012 N. J. Hyne Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geol., Explor., Drilling, & Production (ed. 3) xxii. 415 The well is killed..by filling the well with a kill fluid..before most workovers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	workover
释义	workovern. Brit. /ˈwəːkˌəʊvə/, U.S. /ˈwərkˌoʊvər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: work v., over adv. Etymology: < work v. + over adv., after to work over 2 at work v. Phrasal verbs 1. Oil Industry. Originally: an oil well which has undergone an operation to restore or increase production, such as deepening or cleaning. Later usually: an operation of this type. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > drilling for oil or gas > [noun] > maintenance of oil-well workover1920 1920 Petroleum Mag. Dec. 124/1 The Majestic Oil company's No. 1 Dolen is a work-over, pumping 35 barrels. 1937 Wall St. Jrnl. 17 Feb. 11 Joint well No. 5 Brooks, a workover,..was completed on Monday. 1976 Offshore Platforms & Pipelining 232/3 A conventional wellhead is installed, and the wells are completed by a workover rig. 1977 Financial Times 1 Apr. 11/5 Some have suggested a well work-over every three years; others say once every 15 years will be sufficient. 2012 N. J. Hyne Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geol., Explor., Drilling, & Production (ed. 3) xxii. 415 The well is killed..by filling the well with a kill fluid..before most workovers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1920
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