"workover" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: workovers [plural]
Etymology: work + over Etymology templates: {{compound|en|work|over}} work + over Head templates: {{en-noun}} workover (plural workovers)
  1. Any kind of oil well intervention involving invasive techniques, such as wireline or snubbing. Wikipedia link: workover Categories (topical): Oil industry Translations (invasive intervention into oil well structure): капита́льный ремо́нт сква́жин (kapitálʹnyj remónt skvážin) [masculine] (Russian)

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