oil patch

noun

1

: oil field

2

: the petroleum industry

Examples of oil patch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dealmaking in Venezuela's oil patch has accelerated in recent weeks. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Chevron is exploring a pipeline connecting Iraq’s oil patch with the Mediterranean Sea via Syria. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 16 July 2026

The field, a desolate oil patch, will eventually be the central location for what became known as the Texas Killing Fields. — John Wayne Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026

At the end of last year’s session in Sacramento, Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 237, which included provisions easing permitting requirements in and around Kern County, the heart of California’s oil patch, in an effort to boost in-state oil production. — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for oil patch

• attach
• bycatch
• despatch
• detach
• dispatch
• mismatch
• nuthatch
• potlatch
• bache
• batch
• brach
• catch