oil field

noun

: a region rich in petroleum deposits
especially : one that has been brought into production

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With nowhere to send it, gas extracted from Alaska’s oil fields is reinjected into the ground to boost well pressure and push more oil out. Brett Watson, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025 Chevron announced its global mass layoffs after reporting problems with cost overruns and delays in a major oil field project in Kazakhstan. Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025 Key to striking oil was convincing Billy Bob Thornton, after a memorable cameo in 1883, to play the oil field fixer Tommy Norris, the catalyst for an exploration into a boom-or-bust world that had been relatively unexploited for its dramatic potential. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 June 2025 One runs the bank that takes in oil payments from abroad and the other controls the oil fields. Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times, 3 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for oil field

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of oil field was in 1863

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“Oil field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20field. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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oil field

noun
: a region rich in oil deposits

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