rock welln.¹

Brit.

/ˈrɒk wɛl/, U.S.

/ˈrɑk ˌwɛl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rock n.¹, well n.¹

Etymology: < rock n.¹ + well n.¹

A well (esp. an oil well) drilled through superficial deposits of clay, sand, etc., into the underlying rock.

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society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > oil rig > [noun] > well

well1652

spouting well1776

petroleum well1801

rock well1830

oil well1859

spouter1865

gusher1876

test well1877

wild cat1877

wildcat well1883

roarera1885

oiler1890

discovery1900

edge well1904

wild well1915

offset well1922

stripper1930

offset1933

production well1934

outstep1947

step-out well1948

1830 Traits & Stories of Irish Peasantry I. 9 Stop, Ned, don't dhrink that wather—id's not from the rock well.

1861 Chem. News 12 Oct. 202/1 For rock wells they frequently sinck [sic] a well like a surface well, and then drill.

1865 G. W. Gesner A. Gesner's Pract. Treat. Coal (ed. 2) ii. 40 The rock wells, as they are termed, are those deeper borings which resemble those of Pennsylvania.

1867 R. Hunt Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 6) III. 404 The rock-wells are of two characters, namely, ‘pumping’ and ‘flowing’.

1910 Science 8 July 62/2 By means of shallow and deep rock wells water may be developed in sufficient quantities to enable the Navajo, Pahute and Hopi Indians to increase the size of their flocks.

1999 B. B. S. Singhal & R. P. Gupta Appl. Hydrogeol. Fractured Rocks 318/1 Explosives..are used to shoot rock wells to enhance well yields.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rock well
释义	rock welln.¹ Brit. /ˈrɒk wɛl/, U.S. /ˈrɑk ˌwɛl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rock n.¹, well n.¹ Etymology: < rock n.¹ + well n.¹ A well (esp. an oil well) drilled through superficial deposits of clay, sand, etc., into the underlying rock. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > oil rig > [noun] > well well1652 spouting well1776 petroleum well1801 rock well1830 oil well1859 spouter1865 gusher1876 test well1877 wild cat1877 wildcat well1883 roarera1885 oiler1890 discovery1900 edge well1904 wild well1915 offset well1922 stripper1930 offset1933 production well1934 outstep1947 step-out well1948 1830 Traits & Stories of Irish Peasantry I. 9 Stop, Ned, don't dhrink that wather—id's not from the rock well. 1861 Chem. News 12 Oct. 202/1 For rock wells they frequently sinck [sic] a well like a surface well, and then drill. 1865 G. W. Gesner A. Gesner's Pract. Treat. Coal (ed. 2) ii. 40 The rock wells, as they are termed, are those deeper borings which resemble those of Pennsylvania. 1867 R. Hunt Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 6) III. 404 The rock-wells are of two characters, namely, ‘pumping’ and ‘flowing’. 1910 Science 8 July 62/2 By means of shallow and deep rock wells water may be developed in sufficient quantities to enable the Navajo, Pahute and Hopi Indians to increase the size of their flocks. 1999 B. B. S. Singhal & R. P. Gupta Appl. Hydrogeol. Fractured Rocks 318/1 Explosives..are used to shoot rock wells to enhance well yields. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1830
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rock welln.1

rock welln.¹