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 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
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
Rendering suggestion
suggested by User:Chrisana13
See also
- man_made=water_well - a well which produces water
- man_made=borehole - a borehole that serves a different purpose than producing oil or gas
- 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
- mechanical_coupling=nodding_donkey - indicates presence of pumpjack