Definition of oil well
: a well from which petroleum is obtained
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Control valves, pressure monitors and other equipment connected to wireless networks are vital to daily functions of everything from refineries to oil wells.
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For the past month, a broken oil well in Colombia has been pouring crude oil into important waterways in the state of Santander.
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Another option could potentially be used by South Carolina and has been used by Florida to prevent offshore oil wells: invoking military training needs to prevent drilling.
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There are oil wells, drilling rigs, processing facilities.
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Carbon dioxide can be injected into existing oil wells to help extract oil that is otherwise inaccessible.
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The militants detonated 25 oil wells in a desperate and ultimately unsuccessful effort to defend their terrain against Iraqi security forces in 2016 and wreck a prized national asset.
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The lower delta is riddled with hundreds of active oil wells.
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Nothing is so important as control systems on oil wells, so this was a big deal.
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First Known Use of oil well
1847
OIL WELL Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of oil well for English Language Learners
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: a hole that has been drilled into the ground through which oil can be removed
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