Tag:man_made=petroleum_well
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A hole bored in the earth, designed to bring petroleum oil or gas to the surface ![]() |
Group: man made |
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The tag man_made=petroleum_well
is used to map an oil well or gas well: a boring in the Earth that is designed to bring petroleum, oil or gas to the surface.
An oil or gas well on land may be recognized by the wellhead and a "Christmas tree" assembly of valves and pipes on top, or it may have a pumpjack or similar pumping rig over it. Petroleum wells underwater will usually have a production platform or offshore oil platform"above the surface of the water, though this may not be directly located over the wells.
How to map
Set a node and add
man_made=petroleum_well
Add substance=oil/gas
to specify whether crude oil or natural gas are produced, if known.
If the well is marked with a reference number or code, add ref=*
. Most gas and oil wells do not have a name=*
Surrounding area
The area around the well which is used for oil production can be mapped with
landuse=industrial
.
Gallery
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Wellhead with "Christmas tree" pipes and valves
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Pumpjack (pumping rig) over a petroleum well
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Wellhead with a plunger lift
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Illustration of an undersea wellhead
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Natural gas well in California
Rendering suggestion
suggested by User:Chrisana13
See also
man_made=water_well
- a well which produces waterman_made=borehole
- a borehole that serves a different purpose than producing oil or gasman_made=pump
- a device intended to move a fluidman_made=offshore_platform
- an oil/gas drilling or production platform located over the seamechanical_coupling=nodding_donkey
- indicates presence of pumpjack