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Definition of Stripper well
1. Noun. An oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stripper Well
Literary usage of Stripper well
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. State of the Petroleum Industry: Congressional Hearing edited by Frank H. Murkowski (2000)
"It is quite ironic that these stripper well operators are viewed as expendable
... That is in spite of the fact that the average stripper well produces only ..."
2. Competitive Change in the Electric Power Industry: The Oklahoma Perspective edited by Don Nickles (1999)
"Will small electricity consumers in remote locations—like virtually every stripper
well in Oklahoma—be at a competitive disadvantage in a truly open market? ..."
3. Waste Minimizaton in the Oil Field by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"The onshore stripper well regulations will cover the discharges of produced water
and well treatment wastes to surface waters of the US These regulations ..."