oil well

noun

: a well from which petroleum is obtained

Examples of oil well in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to the International Energy Agency, 80% of the world’s oil wells are in decline, and 90% of global investment is directed toward halting that decline. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026

As their last retreating act, Hussein’s soldiers blew up some 700 Kuwaiti oil wells, painting the sky black with smoke and igniting unchecked fires that burned for 10 months. — Wuft News, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

Operationally, unconventional gas wells produce much more water than conventional oil wells, which may be the reason for the additional restrictions on disposal options. — Nathaniel Warner, The Conversation, 24 July 2026

Satellites have been used to spot fires since 1980, when the NOAA-6 weather satellite identified a series of bright spots in an image of the Persian Gulf that turned out to be methane burning above oil wells. — K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 20 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for oil well

• barbell
• bedwell
• befell
• bluebell
• bombshell
• bridewell
• capelle
• cartel
• carvel
• clamshell
• cogswell
• compel

Kids Definition

oil well

noun

: a well from which petroleum is obtained