<adj.all> pierced ears a perforated eardrum a punctured balloon
Perforate \Per"fo*rate\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perforated} (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Perforating}.] [L. perforatus, p. p. of perforare to perforate; per through + forare to bore. See {Bore}, v.] To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument; to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to pierce or penetrate the surface of. --Bacon.
Perforate \Per"fo*rate\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[asl]t), Perforated \Per"fo*ra`ted\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[=a]"t[e^]d), a. Pierced with a hole or holes, or with pores; having transparent dots resembling holes.
The new wells would perforate sections of the oil formation that are water-free.