oil field
noun
: a region rich in petroleum deposits
especially
: one that has been brought into production
Examples of oil field in a Sentence
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Spills in Chevron’s Cymric oil field had gushed more than 6 million gallons of wastewater and crude as of last June, but the settlement covers only 2 million gallons spilled from unidentified Kern County Chevron operations.
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Janet Wilson, ProPublica, 22 Mar. 2024
Legacy is also looking to cast folks as upscale restaurant goers and as oil field workers, also known as roughnecks, in scenes filming across Fort Worth next week.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2024
Climate & Environment Will storing CO2 in old oil fields slow global warming?
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2024
An article on Thursday about a study that found oil fields release more greenhouse gases than thought misidentified the academic affiliation of the study.
—New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
His companies do a variety of work, including highway construction and oil field environmental services.
—Jack Dura, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024
By 2019 the Houthis were firing ballistic and cruise missiles at Saudi oil fields and airports, and although the Saudis were able to intercept most of the strikes, the struggle was becoming painfully asymmetrical.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
Legacy Casting has been sending out notices for extras, from real-life oil field workers to TCU alumni.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2024
But the domestic oil field industry collapsed and Keith had not saved.
—Kristim M. Hall, The Enquirer, 6 Feb. 2024
Janet Wilson, ProPublica, 22 Mar. 2024
Legacy is also looking to cast folks as upscale restaurant goers and as oil field workers, also known as roughnecks, in scenes filming across Fort Worth next week.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2024
Climate & Environment Will storing CO2 in old oil fields slow global warming?
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2024
An article on Thursday about a study that found oil fields release more greenhouse gases than thought misidentified the academic affiliation of the study.
—New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
His companies do a variety of work, including highway construction and oil field environmental services.
—Jack Dura, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024
By 2019 the Houthis were firing ballistic and cruise missiles at Saudi oil fields and airports, and although the Saudis were able to intercept most of the strikes, the struggle was becoming painfully asymmetrical.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
Legacy Casting has been sending out notices for extras, from real-life oil field workers to TCU alumni.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2024
But the domestic oil field industry collapsed and Keith had not saved.
—Kristim M. Hall, The Enquirer, 6 Feb. 2024
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“Oil field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20field. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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