gusher
Uncontrolled well flow
A gusher is an oil well that produces a powerful, uncontrolled flow—oil shooting into the air from underground pressure.
The term extends to anything that pours forth abundantly: a gusher of tears, a gusher of praise.
A person who gushes effusively may also be called a gusher: She's such a gusher about her grandchildren.
Hole-making by rotation
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- rigEquipment arrangement or vehicle
- derrickMovable boom apparatus
- wildcatterSpeculative petroleum explorer
crude · offshore · onshore · exploration · barrel · hydrocarbons · reservoir · oilfield
Forced fluid stream
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
- spoutProjecting pouring tube
- spurtSudden forceful discharge
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
eruption · burst · geyser · hydrant · artesian · flow · spurting · spraying
Exceed capacity and spill
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- outpouringCopious, spontaneous release
surge · cascade · profusion · stream · rush · bounty · copious · plentiful
Violent pulls apart
- weepingShedding tears audibly
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- effusiveUnrestrainedly emotional in expression
- outburstSudden emotional release
blubbering · crying · sentimental · maudlin · teary · waterworks · emotional · overwrought
drilling
Hole-making by rotation
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- rigEquipment arrangement or vehicle
- derrickMovable boom apparatus
wildcatter · crude · offshore · onshore · exploration · barrel · hydrocarbons · reservoir · oilfield · blowout
jet
Forced fluid stream
plume · eruption · burst · geyser · hydrant · artesian · flow · spurting · spraying · pressurized
overflow
Exceed capacity and spill
outpouring · surge · cascade · profusion · stream · rush · bounty · copious · plentiful · teeming
tears
Violent pulls apart
- weepingShedding tears audibly
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- effusiveUnrestrainedly emotional in expression
outburst · blubbering · crying · sentimental · maudlin · teary · waterworks · emotional · overwrought
- fossil fuelspetroleum, crude oil, natural gas, coal, anthracite
- oil industrypetroleum, oil fields, oil well, oil rig, oil production
- offshore industryoffshore rig, semisubmersible, floating platform, helipad, subsea