workover

Etymology

From work + over.

workover means any kind of oil well intervention involving invasive techniques, such as wireline or snubbing. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

noun

Any kind of oil well intervention involving invasive techniques, such as wireline or snubbing.“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.”