oil field
noun
: a region rich in petroleum deposits
especially
: one that has been brought into production
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Research has shown carbon capture is feasible and useful to boost aging oil field production.
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Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
For example, Landrigan says, consider the coal miners and oil field workers who suffer from cardiovascular disease and lung cancer.
—Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 22 Jan. 2025
And, on the other side of the oil fields, Cooper (Jacob Lofland) continues his own quest to make a name for himself, talking a fellow oilman out of investing in solar power in favor of working with him.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025
New oil fields will be sought to extract from, new mines dug, forests torn down to sell timber.
—Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 9 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
For example, Landrigan says, consider the coal miners and oil field workers who suffer from cardiovascular disease and lung cancer.
—Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 22 Jan. 2025
And, on the other side of the oil fields, Cooper (Jacob Lofland) continues his own quest to make a name for himself, talking a fellow oilman out of investing in solar power in favor of working with him.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025
New oil fields will be sought to extract from, new mines dug, forests torn down to sell timber.
—Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Oil field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20field. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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