oilpatch

Etymology

From oil + patch.

oilpatch means A patch or puddle of oil. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 92 out of 100.

noun

A patch or puddle of oil.“Near-synonyms: oil spot, oil slick”
An oil and gas producing region; (metonymic) the oil and gas industry.“Like many men of that era and region, he wandered into the oilpatch and worked as a roustabout for a while.”