单词 | wild well |
释义 | > as lemmaswild well wild well n. an oil well which is out of control and blowing oil or gas from the borehole (cf. sense A. 6d). 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 1915 B. Redwood & A. W. Eastlake Petroleum Technologist's Pocket-bk. iv. 244 ‘Wild’ well. This term is used to denote a well which produces such quantities of oil or gas, or both, under such high pressure that it is either impossible to bring it under control or it is only controlled when a very considerable time has elapsed after the oil or gas has been met with. 1977 Sunday Times 24 Apr. 1/2 If the wild well..is not brought under control within the next 24 hours, the fight could last for weeks, months even. < as lemmas |
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