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oil fields

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004555

The surface area overlying an oil reservoir or reservoirs. The term usually includes not only the surface area, but also the reservoir, the wells, and the production equipment.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004555
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
Synonymsgas wells; oil reservoirs; oil wells; oilfields; petroleum fields
ReferencesU.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoenergy resources; hydraulic fracturing
TranslationsSpanish: campos petroleros
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004555",
  "term": "oil fields",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The surface area overlying an oil reservoir or reservoirs. The term usually includes not only the surface area, but also the reservoir, the wells, and the production equipment.",
  "synonyms": [
    "gas wells",
    "oil reservoirs",
    "oil wells",
    "oilfields",
    "petroleum fields"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "energy resources",
    "hydraulic fracturing"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "campos petroleros"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/oil-fields/"
}

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