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n: an oilwell that has come in with such great pressure that the oil jets out of the well like a geyser. In reality, a gusher is a blowout and is extremely wasteful of reservoir fluids and drive energy. In the early days of the oil industry, gushers were common and many times were the only indication that a large reservoir of oil and gas had been struck. See blowout.

n: an uncontrolled release of oil from the wellbore at surface.

a well drilled into a high pressure formation that results in an immediate surge towards the surface. In the days of cable tools with minimum fluid (hydrostatic) head, the formation fluids often flowed to surface when the pay zone was penetrated.