| 单词 | oil well |
| 释义 | oil well (once / 17180 pages) n An oil well is a deep, narrow hole in the ground that's used for bringing oil to the surface. You'll find oil wells in parts of Texas and Oklahoma, but you probably won't be able to create one in your own backyard. When a petroleum company finds an oil-rich area, they start drilling oil wells there, drawing oil from the ground, processing it, and selling it. Oil wells have been around since fourth century China, when workers bored holes using drills attached to long bamboo poles. In North America, the oldest oil wells were drilled by a heavy metal tool being dropped repeatedly in one spot, before the spinning type of tool known as a rotary drill was invented. WORD FAMILYoil well USAGE EXAMPLESRising gas and oil well drilling in response to increasing oil prices is also expected to boost growth this quarter. New York Times(Dec 06, 2016) “I said we had an oil well in our back garden and she believed all that. She wanted a free translator and a green card.” The Guardian(Nov 15, 2016) A rise in gas and oil well drilling likely bolstered business investment. Reuters(Oct 28, 2016) n a well that yields or has yielded oil Syn|Hypo|Hyper oiler gusher an oil well with a strong natural flow so that pumping is not necessary spouteran oil well that is spouting stripper, stripper wellan oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day wildcat, wildcat wellan exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field well a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine |
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