oil well

NOUN

hole to extract oil

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gusher oil rig oilfield

WEAK

oiler wildcat

Example Sentences

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Shutting in an oil well risks long-term damage to reservoir pressure and incurs high restart costs, usually making it a measure of last resort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

In Texas, a sinkhole around a former oil well in McCamey has grown 200 feet wide and 40 feet deep.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025

Today’s judgement relates to the Horse Hill oil well in Surrey.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2024

In one study, he conducted a leak test in steel pipes, comparable to an oil well, with a 185 mm cement plug and a 121 mm bismuth- tin alloy plug.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2024

While I spoke in supercilious accents, and looked at the room as if I had an oil well in my own backyard, my armpits were being pricked by millions of hot pointed needles.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou