Definition of Oil production

1. Noun. The act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum.

Exact synonyms: Boring, Drilling
Generic synonyms: Production
Derivative terms: Drill

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oil Production

oil of turpentine
oil of vitriol
oil of wintergreen
oil of wormwood
oil paint
oil painter
oil painting
oil paintings
oil palm
oil palms
oil pipeline
oil platform
oil pneumonia
oil pressure
oil production (current term)
oil pump
oil red O
oil refinery
oil refining
oil retention enema
oil rig
oil rigger
oil rigs
oil sand
oil sands
oil shale
oil slick
oil spot
oil stain

Literary usage of Oil production

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Energy Policies of IEA Countries by International Energy Agency (2003)
"1.30 1.25 1.20 1.15 1.10 1.05 1.00 0.95 0.90 Figure 21 Indigenous oil production, 1990 to 2001 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 ..."

2. Energy Policies of IEA Countries: 2005 Review by International Energy Agency (2005)
"... Figure World oil production, 1990 to 2004* million barrels per day 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 GAS Middle ..."

3. Helping Your Child Get Ready for School: With Activities for Children from by Nancy Paulu (1993)
"Additionally, foreign governments do not have to pay the many taxes imposed on US oil production (income, state severance, property taxes, state franchise ..."

4. Practical Oil Geology: The Application of Geology to Oil Field Problems by Dorsey Hager (1916)
"... CHAPTER VIII FACTORS IN oil production The aim of every operator is to extract the maximum of oil in the minimum of time and at a minimum cost. ..."

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