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oil well

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

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oil well

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

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oil′ well`

a well drilled to obtain petroleum.

[1840–50, Amer.]

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Noun

oil well - a well that yields or has yielded oil

oiler

gusher - an oil well with a strong natural flow so that pumping is not necessary

spouter - an oil well that is spouting

stripper well - an oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day

well - a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine

wildcat, wildcat well - an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field

Translations

بِئْرُ بِتْرُولٍ

ropný vrt

oliekilde

öljylähde

izvor nafte

油井戸

유정

нефтяная скважина скважина

naftni izvir

oljekälla

บ่อน้ำมัน

petrol kuyusu

giếng dầu

油井

oil well

n → pozzo petrolifero

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

oil well

→ بِئْرُ بِتْرُولٍ ropný vrt oliekilde Ölquelle πετρελαιοπηγή pozo petrolero öljylähde puits de pétrole izvor nafte pozzo di petrolio 油井戸 유정 oliebron oljebrønn szyb naftowy poço petrolífero нефтяная скважина oljekälla บ่อน้ำมัน petrol kuyusu giếng dầu 油井

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