Wild Cat

Der Begriff Wildcat (von englisch wildcat, deutsch Wildkatze) ist die amerikanische Bezeichnung für Explorationsunternehmen zur Suche von Bodenschätzen, insbesondere von Erdöl, die äußerst riskant sind, aber bei Erfolg sehr ertragsreich sein können.[1] Der amerikanische Begriff wildcat drilling wird als Synonym für Probe- oder Erkundungsbohrung verwendet.[2] Von wildcat-Bohrlöchern spricht man bei Bohrungen in Gebieten, für die wenig oder keine geologischen Informationen vorliegen.

Einzelnachweise

James Chen: What is Wildcat Drilling? Wildcat Drilling Definition. 14. Juni 2020, abgerufen am 30. März 2022 (englisch): „The term »wildcat drilling« probably has its origins in the fact that drilling activity in the first half of the 20th century was often undertaken in remote geographical areas. Because of their remoteness and distance from populated areas, some of these locations may have been or appeared to be, infested with wildcats or other untamed creatures in the American West.“
Thomas M. Garland, Manuel Carrales (Jr.), John S. Conway: Assessment of U.S. Petroleum Supply with Varying Drilling Efforts. U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1974, S. 2 (eingeschränkte Vorschau in der Google-Buchsuche): ‚Exploratory drilling‘ is that drilling classified as ‚wildcat‘ drilling by the publication World Oil. The terms ‚wildcat‘ and ‚exploratory‘ are used synonymously in this report.

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[1] James Chen: What is Wildcat Drilling? Wildcat Drilling Definition. 14. Juni 2020, abgerufen am 30. März 2022 (englisch): „The term »wildcat drilling« probably has its origins in the fact that drilling activity in the first half of the 20th century was often undertaken in remote geographical areas. Because of their remoteness and distance from populated areas, some of these locations may have been or appeared to be, infested with wildcats or other untamed creatures in the American West.“

[2] Thomas M. Garland, Manuel Carrales (Jr.), John S. Conway: Assessment of U.S. Petroleum Supply with Varying Drilling Efforts. U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1974, S. 2 (eingeschränkte Vorschau in der Google-Buchsuche): ‚Exploratory drilling‘ is that drilling classified as ‚wildcat‘ drilling by the publication World Oil. The terms ‚wildcat‘ and ‚exploratory‘ are used synonymously in this report.