oil well

oil well

n. A hole drilled or dug in the earth from which petroleum flows or is pumped. Also called oiler.

oil well

n (Mining & Quarrying) a boring into the earth or sea bed for the extraction of petroleum

oil′ well`

n. a well drilled to obtain petroleum. [1840–50, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

oil well - a well that yields or has yielded oiloilergusher - an oil well with a strong natural flow so that pumping is not necessaryspouter - an oil well that is spoutingstripper well, stripper - an oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a daywell - a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brinewildcat, wildcat well - an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field

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