Workover

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any kind of oil well intervention involving invasive techniques, such as wireline or snubbing.

    "Shell launched a massive "work over" campaign during my second year in Brunei. A work over is basically an existing production well that needs a service."

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"Shell launched a massive "work over" campaign during my second year in Brunei. A work over is basically an existing production well that needs a service."

Etymology

From work + over.

Related phrases

oil well

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