oil well

noun

: a well from which petroleum is obtained

Examples of oil well in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The 2022 law, SB 1137, banned new oil wells and re-drills within 3,200 feet of homes, schools, businesses and other residential areas. Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024 The state as a whole had more than 48,000 oil wells and 19,000 natural gas wells in production in 2023. Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024 Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, D-Los Angeles, introduced a bill that would have fined oil companies $10,000 per day for low-production oil wells operating near homes and schools. Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024 Audits on oil wells, which previously took weeks to prepare, can now be generated from field notes within a day, using large language models, or LLMs, trained on years of auditing. Byvivienne Walt, Fortune, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for oil well 

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Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of oil well was in 1847

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“Oil well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20well. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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oil well

noun
: a well from which petroleum is obtained

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