Definition of Stripper well

1. Noun. An oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day.

Exact synonyms: Stripper
Generic synonyms: Oil Well, Oiler

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stripper Well

striplight
striplike
stripline
stripling
striplings
striploin
stripogram
stripograms
strippable
stripped
stripped-down
stripped down
stripper
stripper clip
stripper clips
stripper well (current term)
strippergram
strippergrams
stripperlike
strippers
strippet
strippets
strippies
stripping
strippy
strips
stript
striptease artist
stripteased

Literary usage of Stripper well

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

1. State of the Petroleum Industry: Congressional Hearing edited by Frank H. Murkowski (2000)
"It is quite ironic that these stripper well operators are viewed as expendable ... That is in spite of the fact that the average stripper well produces only ..."

2. Competitive Change in the Electric Power Industry: The Oklahoma Perspective edited by Don Nickles (1999)
"Will small electricity consumers in remote locations—like virtually every stripper well in Oklahoma—be at a competitive disadvantage in a truly open market? ..."

3. Waste Minimizaton in the Oil Field by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"The onshore stripper well regulations will cover the discharges of produced water and well treatment wastes to surface waters of the US These regulations ..."

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