oil field

noun

: a region rich in petroleum deposits
especially : one that has been brought into production

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The deal includes Crusoe’s technology that captures and converts flared gas from oil fields, and more than 425 modular data centers spread across seven U.S. states and parts of Argentina. Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2025 The current efforts to limit liability in the oil and gas industry are part of a larger pattern of deregulation that has reshaped trucking and oil field work over the past four decades. Saul Elbein, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025 Sheridan shoots Americana with Vaseline on the lenses, a greater feat on Landman, where Texas oil fields are filmed at magic hour and even the hideous burn-off of natural gas is made to look romantic. Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025 But much of Canada’s energy products move in pipelines from oil fields to US refineries in the Midwest and Rocky Mountain states. Chris Isidore, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for oil field

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of oil field was in 1863

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“Oil field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20field. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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oil field

noun
: a region rich in oil deposits

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