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downhole

adjective

  1. (in the oil industry) used, occurring, or performed in a well or borehole
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adverb

  1. (in the oil industry) in or into a well or borehole
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noun

  1. a hole dug or drilled downward, as in a mine or a petroleum or gas well
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English down- Proto-Germanic *hulaz Proto-Germanic *hulą Proto-West Germanic *hol Old English hol Middle English hole English hole English downhole From down- + hole.

  1. Located in the drilled bore of an oil well either underground or undersea.

    In the work over, part of the new "string" was a down-hole titanium gauge.

    Pressure readings are taken downhole next to the feed zone and the total flow is measured on the surface using a separator.

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