oil field
noun
: a region rich in petroleum deposits
especially : one that has been brought into production
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web His father, Irvin, changed jobs frequently, working at a dairy and in an oil field, but also as a teacher. 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022 Authorities soon discovered that Watts choked wife Shanann, and smothered daughters Celeste, 3, and Bella, 4, before burying their bodies in an oil field. Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022 Mako site, the AP observed a large plume of gas escaping from tanks at a WTG compressor station about 15 miles away in the Sale Ranch oil field. Michael Biesecker And Helen Wieffering, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Aug. 2022 Earlier this month, CalGEM ordered Sunray Petroleum to plug the wells at the oil field. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2022 Despite its youth, Medterra has a good reputation in the CBD oil field. The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 May 2022 Ferrazzi collected air samples in a stainless-steel canister and took them to a lab, which found elevated levels of hydrocarbons and volatile organic compounds in places near the oil field. Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2022 Those two endeavors converge when one of the women in his phone turns up dead in an oil field in West Texas. Joey Morona, cleveland, 26 July 2022 The oil was extracted from Buzios, the world’s largest deep water oil field and the most productive in Brazil. Franklin Briceño, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2022 See More
San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022 Authorities soon discovered that Watts choked wife Shanann, and smothered daughters Celeste, 3, and Bella, 4, before burying their bodies in an oil field. Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022 Mako site, the AP observed a large plume of gas escaping from tanks at a WTG compressor station about 15 miles away in the Sale Ranch oil field. Michael Biesecker And Helen Wieffering, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Aug. 2022 Earlier this month, CalGEM ordered Sunray Petroleum to plug the wells at the oil field. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2022 Despite its youth, Medterra has a good reputation in the CBD oil field. The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 May 2022 Ferrazzi collected air samples in a stainless-steel canister and took them to a lab, which found elevated levels of hydrocarbons and volatile organic compounds in places near the oil field. Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2022 Those two endeavors converge when one of the women in his phone turns up dead in an oil field in West Texas. Joey Morona, cleveland, 26 July 2022 The oil was extracted from Buzios, the world’s largest deep water oil field and the most productive in Brazil. Franklin Briceño, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1863, in the meaning defined above