oil well

Noun
  1. A well that yields or has yielded oil (synset 103850880)
    is a type of: well - a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
    subtypes:
    • gusher - an oil well with a strong natural flow so that pumping is not necessary
    • spouter - an oil well that is spouting
    • stripper, stripper well - an oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day
    • wildcat, wildcat well - an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
    same as: oiler

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