Oil's Well

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Oil's Well
Developer(s)	Sierra On-Line
Publisher(s)	Sierra On-Line
Designer(s)	Thomas J. Mitchell
Platform(s)	Apple II, Atari 8-bit family, Commodore 64, ColecoVision, IBM compatible, MSX
Release date	1983 - 1984
Genre(s)	Maze
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	N/A
Media	Floppy disk
Input methods	Keyboard or joystick

Oil's Well is a computer game distributed by Sierra On-Line in 1983, and again in 1990. The game was programmed by Thomas J. Mitchell.

The player attempts to manage an oil drilling operation and collect oil, while evading subterranean creatures. The player can advance through eight different levels, using four directional control buttons to move the drill head, and pressing a button to quickly retract it.

The game was released for multiple platforms including the Atari 8-bit family, Commodore 64, MSX, ColecoVision, and IBM compatibles.