oilwell
Drilled crude hole
An oilwell is a hole drilled into the earth to extract petroleum.
The term appears as one word or two (oil well), with the two-word form more common in formal writing.
Oilwells range from simple derricks to massive offshore platforms.
The company drilled three new oilwells in the Permian Basin.
Low-ranking peer
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
- millionairePerson possessing great wealth
- billionairePerson worth ten figures
gusher · bonanza · boomtown · prosperity · dynasty · empire · OPEC · cartel
Movable boom apparatus
- boreholeDrilled underground passage
- bitSmall amount or portion
- casingEnclosing cover or frame
- drillpipeSteel tube for boring
cementing · perforation · directional · horizontal · wildcatting · roughneck · core sample · circulation
Unpolished, raw state
- bitumenViscous hydrocarbon mixture
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- naphthaVolatile petroleum-derived solvent
kerosene · diesel · gasoline · lubricant · petrochemicals · asphalt · paraffin · pipeline
Large water storage basin
- formationCreation or arrangement
- strataParallel geological layers
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- basinConcave water receptacle
porosity · permeability · seismic · trap · cap rock · source rock · hydrocarbon · geophysics
Equipment arrangement or vehicle
- offshoreAway from land
- drillshipMaritime drilling vessel
- semi-submersibleHull partly underwater craft
- platformRaised flat structure
hoisting · drawworks · substructure · pipe rack · wellhead · pump jack
Sudden tire failure
- spillAccidental liquid release
- flaringExpanding outward suddenly
- emissionsSubstances released into air
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
contamination · remediation · decommissioning · plugging · abandonment · methane · pollution · regulation
baron
Low-ranking peer
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
- millionairePerson possessing great wealth
billionaire · gusher · bonanza · boomtown · prosperity · dynasty · empire · OPEC · cartel · monopoly
derrick
Movable boom apparatus
drillpipe · cementing · perforation · directional · horizontal · wildcatting · roughneck · core sample · circulation · logging
crude
Unpolished, raw state
- bitumenViscous hydrocarbon mixture
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
- distillationPurification via vaporization
naphtha · kerosene · diesel · gasoline · lubricant · petrochemicals · asphalt · paraffin · pipeline · tanker
reservoir
Large water storage basin
- formationCreation or arrangement
- strataParallel geological layers
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
basin · porosity · permeability · seismic · trap · cap rock · source rock · hydrocarbon · geophysics · anticline
rig
Equipment arrangement or vehicle
- offshoreAway from land
- drillshipMaritime drilling vessel
- semi-submersibleHull partly underwater craft
platform · hoisting · drawworks · substructure · pipe rack · wellhead · pump jack
blowout
Sudden tire failure
- spillAccidental liquid release
- flaringExpanding outward suddenly
- emissionsSubstances released into air
groundwater · contamination · remediation · decommissioning · plugging · abandonment · methane · pollution · regulation · cleanup
oilwellmine
Ore excavation site
coal mine · gold mine · quarry · copper mine · diamond mine
oilwellsolar farm
Grid-scale photovoltaic installation
wind farm · wind turbine · hydroelectric dam · geothermal plant · solar panel array
oil, well, oils, oily, oilier, oiliest, oiliness, oiled, oiling