oil field
noun
: a region rich in petroleum deposits
especially
: one that has been brought into production
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At the end of Season 2, Tommy manages to get funding to continue drilling in the oil field Cooper has discovered.
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 26 May 2026
Though the region remains relatively underexplored, recent finds have benefited from companies’ access to oil infrastructure and expertise built over decades at nearby Prudhoe Bay, the Alaska oil field that began pumping crude into TAPS in 1977.
—Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Fortune, 24 May 2026
This vision resonated with the leaders of the Gulf states and their citizens, who have increasingly come to see themselves not as mere custodians of oil fields and checkbooks, but as builders of dynamic new economies and societies.
—Daniel Benaim, Time, 18 May 2026
Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground in Oklahoma.
—Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 18 May 2026
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 26 May 2026
Though the region remains relatively underexplored, recent finds have benefited from companies’ access to oil infrastructure and expertise built over decades at nearby Prudhoe Bay, the Alaska oil field that began pumping crude into TAPS in 1977.
—Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Fortune, 24 May 2026
This vision resonated with the leaders of the Gulf states and their citizens, who have increasingly come to see themselves not as mere custodians of oil fields and checkbooks, but as builders of dynamic new economies and societies.
—Daniel Benaim, Time, 18 May 2026
Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground in Oklahoma.
—Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 18 May 2026
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“Oil field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20field. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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