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Definition of Oil rig
1. Noun. Rig used in drilling for oil or gas.
Specialized synonyms: Drilling Platform, Offshore Rig
Generic synonyms: Rig
Definition of Oil rig
1. Noun. A rig, consisting of platform and machinery, used to drill for oil and other petroleum products like natural gas. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oil Rig
Literary usage of Oil rig
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Geology of the Oil Regions of Warren, Venango, Clarion, and Butler by John Franklin Carll (1880)
"Sediments discussed, 430 Seed-bag section, 547 Set-screw for oil rig, . . note to
527 Swivel invention for temper-screw, 584 Shale oil at Warren. ..."
2. State of the Nation: South Africa 20052006 by Sakhela Buhlungu (2006)
"In March 2005, a Cape- based engineering firm was awarded a contract to service
three oil-drilling vessels, an oil rig and its supply ships. ..."
3. Text Retrieval Conference, 4th edited by D. K. Harman (1998)
"... Text of Document ranked 8 11:33 SYS: Oil Men Tend Garden On North Sea oil rig
... avid gardeners they even find time for the hobby on an oil rig in the ..."
4. Ninth Day of Creationby Leonard Crane by Leonard Crane (2000)
"They were simply the only two in the air within an hour of the oil rig's location.
... "You mean, what does an oil rig look like? Don't fret, I'm sure we'll ..."
5. Alaskas Mineral Resources--Annual Report 1991 edited by Diedra Bohn, Jill L. Schneider (1992)
"The MMS supervises mineral leasing, exploration, development, and production on
the OCS. It is responsible for oil rig safety, oil rig pollution control ..."
6. The Early and Later History of Petroleum: With Authentic Facts in Regard to by J. T. Henry (1873)
"Two miles northeast of this, and on a line with the best wells on the creek, my
partner drilled a well with a Pennsylvania oil rig, and in six days reached ..."
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