oilwells
Underground crude extractors
Oil wells are vertical holes drilled into the earth to extract petroleum.
The term appears as one word, two words, or hyphenated.
An oil well taps into underground reservoirs where crude oil has accumulated over millions of years.
The oilwells in the Permian Basin produce millions of barrels daily.
Equipment arrangement or vehicle
- derrickMovable boom apparatus
- boreholeDrilled underground passage
- bitSmall amount or portion
- casingEnclosing cover or frame
mud · completion · perforation · rotary · directional · horizontal · wildcatting · drillship
Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- hydrocarbonsCarbon-hydrogen organic compounds
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
- shaleCompacted clay sediment
- trapDevice for catching animals
porosity · permeability · anticline · source rock · cap rock · seismology · exploration · survey
Unpolished, raw state
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- pumpingForcing flow mechanically
- productionMaking or generating something
recovery · pressure · injection · depletion · primary · secondary · tertiary · gusher
Loud deep sound
- bustFailure or sculpture
- revenueBusiness income total
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
exports · trade · speculation · black gold · bonanza · windfall · petrodollars · resource curse
Second-largest American state
- AlbertaWestern Canadian province
- PermianLate Paleozoic geological period
- North SeaAtlantic extension near Britain
- Gulf of MexicoPartially enclosed Atlantic basin
Siberia · Kuwait · Saudi Arabia · Venezuela · Nigeria · Baku · offshore · desert
Petroleum exporters' coalition
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
- upstreamToward a river's origin
- midstreamCenter of flowing water
downstream · petrochemicals · spot price · futures · nationalization · concession · royalties · lease
rig
Equipment arrangement or vehicle
casing · mud · completion · perforation · rotary · directional · horizontal · wildcatting · drillship · offshore
petroleum
Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- hydrocarbonsCarbon-hydrogen organic compounds
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
- shaleCompacted clay sediment
trap · porosity · permeability · anticline · source rock · cap rock · seismology · exploration · survey · prospecting
crude
Unpolished, raw state
production · recovery · pressure · injection · depletion · primary · secondary · tertiary · gusher · flow rate
boom
Loud deep sound
- bustFailure or sculpture
- revenueBusiness income total
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
commodities · exports · trade · speculation · black gold · bonanza · windfall · petrodollars · resource curse · diversification
Texas
Second-largest American state
- AlbertaWestern Canadian province
- PermianLate Paleozoic geological period
- North SeaAtlantic extension near Britain
Gulf of Mexico · Siberia · Kuwait · Saudi Arabia · Venezuela · Nigeria · Baku · offshore · desert · tundra
OPEC
Petroleum exporters' coalition
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
- upstreamToward a river's origin
midstream · downstream · petrochemicals · spot price · futures · nationalization · concession · royalties · lease · operator
oilwellswind farms
Grouped turbines generating electricity
solar farms · wind turbines · solar panels · hydroelectric dams · geothermal plants
oilwellsrefineries
Facilities that purify raw materials
oil refineries · processing plants · petrochemical plants · gas stations · fuel depots