Show petroleum industry has variety of expressions expression the petroleum industry has created a highly picturesque language ot of its own many of its terms and ex pre pres are understandable only to those within the industry here is a short glossary i given by a writer in the chicago tribunes tribune ot of some iome ot of the more common terms t location where a stake is 13 drive daiv en marking a spot where awell is to be driven gusher an oil or gaswell which blows oil or gas into the theair air wild cat A location drilling op era aeration tion or well which located outside i a well defined producing area wild well arusher A gusher out atcon ot control K rotary sa ja general term tor for rotary tools and b cyp of drilling tool which bores In earth in a manner similar tp the way in which an auger boris bores ato wood V 1 I pits and cellar Excavation PUB are used to hold goldwater dwater hol water and drilling fluid the c ellar cellar is the walled up space under thi the derrick where ro tary connections atre are installed |