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

Just the year before, in February 1942, a Japanese submarine had shelled an oil field near Santa Barbara, and the very next night, L.A. was ordered into a blackout.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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

Shale fields need constant investment and they deplete more quickly than a conventional oil field.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

It said it had also intercepted two drones heading towards an oil field.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Most of them wore oil field gear and had probably been tipped off by rig workers who’d gone back to the yard.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez