workover

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounworkover (plural workovers)

plural workovers

  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.

    2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, page 44

Origin

From work + over.

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Translations

Russian капита́льный ремо́нт сква́жин
  • капита́льный ремо́нт сква́жин (kapitálʹnyj remónt skvážin)invasive intervention into oil well structure

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

“workover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/workover. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “workover,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/workover.

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