A shaft or pit bored or dug in the ground for a specific purpose. A shaft sunk in the ground to obtain oil, brine, gas, or other mineral.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > oil rig > [noun] > well (21) well1652 A shaft or pit bored or dug in the ground for a specific purpose. A shaft sunk in the ground to obtain oil, brine, gas, or other mineral. spouting well1776 (a) an outlet from which water naturally gushes under pressure, as a geyser; (b) an oil well from which oil flows or spouts without pumping; = spouter… petroleum well1801 a well which yields petroleum; an oil well. rock well1830 A well (esp. an oil well) drilled through superficial deposits of clay, sand, etc., into the underlying rock. oil well1859 A well or shaft drilled into rock strata, from which petroleum is obtained. spouter1865 A spouting oil well. gusher1876 Originally U.S. A gas-well or oil-well from which the material flows profusely without pumping. Also figurative and transferred. test well1877 a well made in testing a site for oil. wild cat1877 figurative. An exploratory oil-well, drilled where there is only a possibility of success. Cf. wild, adj. 6d, wild well n. at wild, adj. n.compoun… wildcat well1883 = sense 3c above. roarera1885 U.S. An oil well from which the oil flows rapidly without pumping; = gusher, n. 2. oiler1890 North American colloquial. An oil well. discovery1900 attributive. Originally U.S. Mining. Originally: designating the area or location where a discovery claim (see compounds 4) is made (now historical)… edge well1904 an oil or gas well situated near the edge of a drilling field. wild well1915 an oil well which is out of control and blowing oil or gas from the borehole (cf. sense A. 6d). offset well1922 an oil or gas well drilled in a particular area to counteract or augment drainage of oil or gas caused by drilling in an adjacent area. stripper1930 More fully, stripper well. An oil well in which production has dwindled to only a few barrels a day. offset1933 Short for offset well n. at compounds. production well1934 a well from which oil or gas is actively being produced. outstep1947 More fully outstep well. An exploratory or additional oil well sited beyond an area already drilled. step-out well1948 In full step-out well. A well drilled beyond the established area of an oil or gas field to find out if it extends further. |
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