Oil's Well

For the 1929 short film, see Oil's Well (film).

Oil's Well
Cover art of Oil's Well
Developer(s)	Sierra On-Line
Publisher(s)	Sierra On-Line
Designer(s)	Thomas J. Mitchell
Composer(s)	Ken Allen
Platform(s)	Apple II, Atari 8-bit family, Commodore 64, ColecoVision, IBM compatible, MSX
Release date(s)	1983 - 1984
Genre(s)	Maze
Mode(s)	Single player

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 and Bill Sargent. Bill Sargent went on to work on such projects as The Sims, and SimCity 2000.

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.

See also

• Anteater (video game)

External links

• Oil's Well at MobyGames
• Oil's Well (DOS) at MobyGames
• Video from the C64 Version on archive.org