OILWELL

Oil well

An oil well is a general term for any boring through the Earth's surface that is designed to find and acquire petroleum oil hydrocarbons. Usually some natural gas is produced along with the oil. A well that is designed to produce mainly or only gas may be termed a gas well.

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oil well

Noun

  1. A hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped


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