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acidizer en · NOUN

Etymology

From acidize + -er.

Meanings

1. One who treats blocked oil or gas wells with acid.
   • Where nature has cemented the oil-bearing zones with limestone, the acidizer may be called on. 1965, Max Waite Ball, Douglas Ball, Daniel S. Turner, This Fascinating Oil Business, page 14:
   • That rebirth of clogged wells to flowing ones was especially remunerative to the owner and the acidizer. 1994, Lela Latch Lloyd, Miss Amanda and Mr. Will, page 121:
   • Cunningham v. Olson Drilling co., C.A.Tex., 1948, 171 F.2d 392 (action against owner, driller, and acidizer of oil well by independent contractor's employee). 1962, Walter Lee Summers, The Law of Oil and Gas: With Forms - Volume 4, page 50:

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