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Bookmark or Share- Wildcatter Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. : one that drills wells in the hope of finding oil in territory not known to be an oil field. 2. : one that promotes unsafe and unreliable enterprises. especially : one that sells stocks in such enterprises. 3. : one that designs, builds, or fires wildcat cartridges and firearms. 4. : a worker who goes out on a wildcat strike. Did you know?
- The Lucky Wildcatter - Sid Richardson Museum - Fort Worth, TexasA wildcatter is someone who drills wells in areas not known to be oil fields. Wildcatters were essentially gamblers, taking a lot of risk in hopes to strike it big. Sid Richardson was an early – and eventually very lucky – wildcatter.
- The History of Wildcatting in America | MeatEater HuntingA Brief History. Americans have been tinkering with cartridge designs ever since the first metal-cased integrated cartridges hit the market in the mid- to late-19th century, Fed Zeglin, author of “Wildcat Cartridges,” told MeatEater.
- Wildcatter - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.comDefinitions of wildcatter. noun. an oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field. see more.
- Oklahoma’s King of the Wildcatters - American Oil & Gas Historical ...Once known as “Dry Hole Slick,” wildcatter Thomas B. Slick discovered Oklahoma’s giant Cushing oilfield in 1912 and became known as the “King of the Wildcatters.”. Today Cushing is the “Pipeline Crossroads of the World,” the trading hub for oil in North America – and the daily settlement point for prices, including West Texas ...
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