oil production

English Thesaurus

1. the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum (noun.act)

hypernym	:	production,
definition	:	(economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale (noun.act)

derivation	:	bore, drill,
definition	:	make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool (verb.contact)

derivation	:	bore, drill,
definition	:	make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool (verb.contact)