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Noun Concept
Categories: Petroleum production, Articles with short description, History of the petroleum industry in the United States
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wildcatter  Texas wildcatters  wildcat drilling  wildcat oil wells  wildcat well
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An oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field WordNet 3.0
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An oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A wildcatter is an individual who drills wildcat wells, which are exploration oil wells drilled in areas not known to be oil fields. Wikipedia
A person who drills for oil in areas not yet known to have oil fields Wikipedia Disambiguation
term for petroleum industry occupation Wikidata
Someone who drills for oil speculatively. Wiktionary
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