development well

British  

noun

1. (in the oil industry) a well drilled for the production of oil or gas from a field already proven by appraisal drilling to be suitable for exploitation

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Example Sentences

Those uses were, by and large, in development well before 2023, and they are examples of what’s known as “narrow AI,” or instances where the tool is applied to a specific task or problem.

From Washington Times • Dec. 24, 2023

Steinberg is a giant in the field of adolescent development, well known for his four decades of research on adolescent and young adults.

From Slate • Nov. 27, 2022

But with the Cafritz development well underway, she said, the community is cheering for its success.

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2017

As each city adapted these principles in various ways, the City Beautiful movement became a cornerstone of urban development well into the twentieth century.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

All of these in time will become, with development, well travelled trails into the heart of the great wilderness.

From The Book of the National Parks by Yard, Robert Sterling