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wildcat well

wildcat well noun: an exploration well to determine the existence of petroleum in a probable hydrocarbon deposit.

Noun

wildcat well (plural wildcat wells)

  1. (oil industry) An exploration well to determine the existence of petroleum in a probable hydrocarbon deposit.
    • [L]ater BP were planning on drilling a wildcat well, or exploration well, in the same region probably with a semi-submersible rig.2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, page 164

Forms of wildcat well

pluralwildcat wells

Questions about wildcat well

What does wildcat well mean?
Wildcat well means an exploration well to determine the existence of petroleum in a probable hydrocarbon deposit.
What part of speech is wildcat well?
Wildcat well is a noun.
What is the plural of wildcat well?
The plural of wildcat well is wildcat wells.

Words near wildcat well in the dictionary

  1. wildcat notes
  2. wildcat sandwich
  3. wildcat sandwiches
  4. wildcat strike
  5. wildcat strikes
  6. wildcat well
  7. wildcat wells
  8. wildcats
  9. wildcatted
  10. wildcatter
  11. wildcatters

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