well streamn.

Brit.

/ˈwɛl striːm/, U.S.

/ˈwɛl ˌstrim/

Forms: see well n.¹ and stream n.

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

Etymology: < well n.¹ + stream n.

1. A stream flowing from a spring; flowing water in a stream. rare after Middle English.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > other

well streamOE

letch1138

well strandc1429

pow1481

black water1483

wash1530

gravel-brook1591

spring branch1650

pour1790

water splash1820

chalk stream1829

understream1830

water feeder1831

quebrada1833

black spring1847

weir-stream1889

obsequent1895

anti-dip1900

resequent1901

misfit1910

OE Phoenix 105 Swa se æþela fugel æt þam æspringe wlitigfæst wunað wyllestreamas.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 1423 King Bladud. Baðen iwrohte..mid ane stæn-cunne..þe he leide in ane walle-stream.

c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) 6058 Þe blod of kniȝtes dede And of destre[r]s and of stede Ran hem after al day so ȝerne So water out of wel-streme.

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. l. 251 For wher the hulles ben most hyhe, Ther mai men welle stremes finde.

c1430 (c1380) G. Chaucer Parl. Fowls (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1871) l. 187 Colde welle stremys..That swemyn ful of smale fischis lite.

1635 J. Falconer tr. Robert of Shrewsbury Admirable Life St. Wenefride i. 91 She had imbrodered a faire vestement to send vnto him..casting it into the water... It passed by the well streame downe into the Riuer.

1862 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener, & Country Gentleman 21 Jan. 332/1 The well stream, after running a certain distance, ceases to give off the steam spoken of.

1920 L. McKenna tr. E. Ó hEoghusa Poem to Aodh Mág Uidhir in Irish Monthly 28 594 Perpetually drinking cold clear well-streams.

2. The stream of oil emerging from an oil well, usually also containing gas and water.

ΚΠ

1933 U.S. Patent 1,901,255 1/1 In general, my invention contemplates the contraction of a well stream by means of a vena contracta and a Venturi section.

1977 N.Z. Jrnl. Geol. & Geophysics 20 124 The wellstream composition from production tests in Maui-3 is given in Table 2 and is assumed representative of the whole field.

1994 Independent on Sunday 2 Oct. (Business section) 4/4 Adding methanol and a corrosion inhibitor to the wellstream would keep the gas in solution and prevent the acidic mixture from corroding the 19-mile pipeline.

2007 B. Guo et al. Petroleum Production Engin. x. 118/1 A typical well stream is a turbulent mixture of oil, gas, water, and sometimes solid particles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well stream
释义	well streamn. Brit. /ˈwɛl striːm/, U.S. /ˈwɛl ˌstrim/ Forms: see well n.¹ and stream n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well n.¹, stream n. Etymology: < well n.¹ + stream n. 1. A stream flowing from a spring; flowing water in a stream. rare after Middle English. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > other well streamOE letch1138 well strandc1429 pow1481 black water1483 wash1530 gravel-brook1591 spring branch1650 pour1790 water splash1820 chalk stream1829 understream1830 water feeder1831 quebrada1833 black spring1847 weir-stream1889 obsequent1895 anti-dip1900 resequent1901 misfit1910 OE Phoenix 105 Swa se æþela fugel æt þam æspringe wlitigfæst wunað wyllestreamas. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 1423 King Bladud. Baðen iwrohte..mid ane stæn-cunne..þe he leide in ane walle-stream. c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) 6058 Þe blod of kniȝtes dede And of destre[r]s and of stede Ran hem after al day so ȝerne So water out of wel-streme. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. l. 251 For wher the hulles ben most hyhe, Ther mai men welle stremes finde. c1430 (c1380) G. Chaucer Parl. Fowls (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1871) l. 187 Colde welle stremys..That swemyn ful of smale fischis lite. 1635 J. Falconer tr. Robert of Shrewsbury Admirable Life St. Wenefride i. 91 She had imbrodered a faire vestement to send vnto him..casting it into the water... It passed by the well streame downe into the Riuer. 1862 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener, & Country Gentleman 21 Jan. 332/1 The well stream, after running a certain distance, ceases to give off the steam spoken of. 1920 L. McKenna tr. E. Ó hEoghusa Poem to Aodh Mág Uidhir in Irish Monthly 28 594 Perpetually drinking cold clear well-streams. 2. The stream of oil emerging from an oil well, usually also containing gas and water. ΚΠ 1933 U.S. Patent 1,901,255 1/1 In general, my invention contemplates the contraction of a well stream by means of a vena contracta and a Venturi section. 1977 N.Z. Jrnl. Geol. & Geophysics 20 124 The wellstream composition from production tests in Maui-3 is given in Table 2 and is assumed representative of the whole field. 1994 Independent on Sunday 2 Oct. (Business section) 4/4 Adding methanol and a corrosion inhibitor to the wellstream would keep the gas in solution and prevent the acidic mixture from corroding the 19-mile pipeline. 2007 B. Guo et al. Petroleum Production Engin. x. 118/1 A typical well stream is a turbulent mixture of oil, gas, water, and sometimes solid particles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.OE
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