Tag:man_made=petroleum_well
 man_made = petroleum_well
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A hole bored in the earth, designed to bring petroleum oil or gas to the surface 
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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 under water will usually have an 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
Wellhead with "Christmas tree" pipes and valves
Pumpjack (pumping rig) over a petroleum well
Wellhead with a plunger lift
Illustration of an undersea wellhead
Natural gas well in California
Possible Rendering
suggested by User:Chrisana13
See also
- man_made=water_well - a well which produces water
- man_made=pump - a device intended to move a fluid
- man_made=offshore_platform - an oil/gas drilling or production platform located over the sea