workover

ˈwɜːrkˌoʊvər

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Definition of workover - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

industry

TECH.

process to fix or improve an oil well

TECH.

The team performed a workover to boost oil production.

maintenance

overhaul

repair

Verb

tr.

oil industry

TECH.

perform maintenance on an oil or gas well

TECH.

The team will workover the well to boost output.

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Origin of workover

English, work (labor) + over (above)

Examples of workover in a sentence

They scheduled a workover to enhance the well's efficiency.
Engineers plan to workover the site next week.
They need to workover the equipment for safety.

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French:entretien, remettre en état un puits, ...
German:Workover, überholen, ...
Italian:intervento di manutenzione, eseguire la manutenzione, ...
Spanish:mantenimiento, realizar mantenimiento, ...
Portuguese:trabalho de manutenção, fazer manutenção, ...
Chinese:修井作业, 对油井进行维护, ...
Japanese:修井, 修理する, ...
Arabic:صِيَانَة, صَانَ البِئْر, ...
Hebrew:שִׁיקּוּם בָּאֲר, לְתַחְזֵק, ...
Russian:ремонт, проводить обслуживание, ...
Ukrainian:ремонт, обслуговувати, ...
Hindi:वर्कओवर, रखरखाव करना, ...
Bengali:ওয়ার্কওভার, রক্ষণাবেক্ষণ করা, ...
Catalan:recondicionament, realitzar manteniment, ...
Czech:oprava, provádět servisní zásah na vrtu, ...
Danish:workover, foretage en vedligeholdelse, ...
Dutch:reparatie, onderhouden, ...
Greek:εργασία συντήρησης, εκτελώ συντήρηση, ...
Hungarian:olajkút-felújítás, kútjavítást végezni, ...
Khmer:ការជួសជុល ឬកែលម្អអណ្តូងប្រេង, ធ្វើការថែទាំ និងជួសជុលអណ្តូងប្រេង ឬឧស្ម័ន, ...
Korean:정비 작업, 정비하다, ...
Persian:عملیات تعمیر, تعمیر کرد, ...
Polish:remont odwiertu, przeprowadzać konserwację, ...
Portuguese (BR):reparo, fazer manutenção, ...
Romanian:workover, a repara, ...
Swedish:översyn, underhålla, ...
Thai:การซ่อมบำรุงบ่อน้ำมัน, ซ่อมบำรุง, ...
Turkish:yeniden işleme, bakım yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:công việc sửa chữa giếng dầu, bảo trì, ...

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