oil field

American  

noun

1. an area in which there are large deposits of oil.

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oil field Scientific  

1. An area with reserves of recoverable petroleum, especially one with several oil-producing wells.

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Etymology

Origin of oil field

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

They have an ally in Jane Fonda, the activist and actor, who in 2024 joined former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on a soccer field near the vast Inglewood oil field.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The attacks on the oil field have further destabilised energy markets.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

On Tuesday, reports of strikes on the Majnoon oil field in Iraq and a gas field in the U.A.E., which had to suspend operations, added to supply concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

They had massive upfront costs, but they operate more like a mine than an oil field.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Odessa established itself as a distribution point for oil field equipment and experienced more growth in a month than it had in ten years, inundated by men who were called simply boomers.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger