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Examples of gusher
gusher
If this gusher isn't capped soon, China's established banks have a huge problem.
From the businessweek.com
So they turn to the oil-services industry, which is set for a gusher of profits.
From the economist.com
In the end, however, a relief well would ease the pressure on the runaway gusher.
From the suntimes.com
There's a gusher of money available to fund these loosely monitored operations.
From the washingtonpost.com
No one can say what terrible toll the gusher is taking in the depths of the Gulf.
From the heraldtribune.com
Three days without a gusher have had an obvious effect on the surrounding waters.
From the sacbee.com
Few ventures in the oil industry have ever produced such a gusher of speculation.
From the time.com
One video feed shows the familiar gusher, frothing and fussing away as always.
From the washingtonpost.com
This ugly gusher will keep on spewing long after Deepwater has been forgotten.
From the guardian.co.uk
- An oil well with a strong natural flow so that pumping is not necessary
- (Gushers) A blowout is the uncontrolled release of crude oil and/or natural gas from an oil well or gas well after pressure control systems have failed.'All About Blowout', R. Westergaard, Norwegian Oil Review, 1987 ISBN 82-991533-0-1
- Oil that shoots from the top of the oil rig.
- A strong source of water with a good flow.
- Means bleeder, if someone calls a worker a great gusher it means they admire their blading abilities.
- A deep cut that bleeds a lot,^ usually caused by a mistake while blading but can be intentional.
- A well that comes in with such great pressure that the oil or gas blows out of the wellhead like a geyser; gushers are rare today because of improved drilling technology, especially the use of drilling mud to control downhole pressure.
- A well drilled into a formation in which the crude is under such high pressure that at first it spurts out of the wellhead like a geyser. ...
