drillable
- a word derived from drill.
Example Sentences
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The majors’ shift is driving up costs for labor and drillable land in the region, another boost to wages and wealth in rural areas.
From Reuters ● Jan. 16, 2018
Even though a barrel of oil commands half what it did two years ago, the price being paid by companies for drillable acres in the prolific oil field has shot up to never-before-seen levels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2016
Inflection Energy, a small independent company with 15,000 acres in New York, is reconsidering drilling there after studies showed that about 60 percent of its acreage might not be drillable.
From Reuters ● Oct. 21, 2011
The study found that output in four of the five fields examined was 36% below the maximum production rate, and that many readily drillable gas reservoirs remained untapped.
From Time Magazine Archive
