workover

See also: work over

English

Etymology

From work +‎ over.

Noun

workover (plural workovers)

  1. Any kind of oil well intervention involving invasive techniques, such as wireline or snubbing.
    • 2005, Paul Carter, Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, page 44:
      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.

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