well site
Where rigs operate
A well site is the location where a well is drilled, typically for oil, gas, or water extraction.
The term encompasses the immediate area around the wellhead, including any associated equipment, access roads, and staging areas.
In the petroleum industry, well sites require permits and environmental assessments before drilling can begin: The company cleared three acres for the new well site.
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- drill bitRotating hole-cutting attachment
- oil rigOffshore petroleum extraction structure
- rigEquipment arrangement or vehicle
- derrickMovable boom apparatus
drill pipe · oilfield · pump · extraction · crude · petroleum · casing · roughneck · bore · pipeline · reservoir · fracking · wellhead · Christmas tree · platform · gusher · barrel · offshore
well siterefinery
Industrial purification facility
oil refinery · processing plant · petrochemical plant · gas station · distribution center
well sitenature preserve
Protected natural habitat area
wilderness area · protected land · conservation area · pristine wilderness · dry hole