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Oil-bearing   /ɔɪl-bˈɛrɪŋ/   Listen
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oil-bearing  adj.  Containing oils; of geological formations; as, oil-bearing shale.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Oil-bearing" Quotes from Famous Books



... indicate to the oil prospector where deposits of oil may possibly be found. He examines the country about and, selecting a favorable place, drills a well. If he is successful, he will strike oil-bearing rocks. The oil may be a few hundred feet below the surface, or it may be a mile below. In the latter case it takes months to ...
— Conservation Reader • Harold W. Fairbanks



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