"well drilling" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} well drilling (uncountable)
  1. The process of boring a hole deep into the ground for the purpose of extracting a natural resource, such as groundwater, brine, natural gas or crude oil. Tags: uncountable Translations (process): kaivon poraus (Finnish)
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