Definitions for "Workover"
To clean out or work on a well to restore or increase production.
Maintenance procedures carried out on an existing oil or gas well in order to restore or increase production.
Operations on a producing well to restore or increase production. Tubing is pulled and the casing at the bottom of the well is pumped or washed free of sand that may have accumulated. In addition to washing out sand and silt that has clogged the face of the formation, a workover may also include an acid treatment, hydrofracing, or plugging off a depleted zone and opening a new zone for production.