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workovers

workovers is the plural of workover.

Meaning of workover

Noun

workover (plural workovers)

  1. Any kind of oil well intervention involving invasive techniques, such as wireline or snubbing.
    • Shell launched a massive "work over" campaign during my second year in Brunei. A work over is basically an existing production well that needs a service.2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, page 44

Questions about workovers

What is workovers the plural of?
Workovers is the plural of workover.

Words near workovers in the dictionary

  1. workout warrior
  2. workout warriors
  3. workoutaholic
  4. workouts
  5. workover
  6. workovers
  7. workpan
  8. workpans
  9. workpants
  10. workpaper
  11. workpapers

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