wellhead

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Recent Examples of wellhead The wellhead allows monitoring and control of gas collection. Ganes Kesari, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 The wellhead then closes, and the water remains under high pressure, keeping energy stored in the reservoir for days if necessary. IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2024 The wellhead and casing were still in place, providing a way for naturally occurring salty brine to leach upward onto the ground. M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 11 July 2024 But in Mexico, continued national ownership of the petroleum in the ground was a political prerequisite for approval of the reform, so the government invented a brand new category of contracts -- licenses -- which permit private ownership after the petroleum leaves the wellhead. Pamela K. Starr, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2014 See All Example Sentences for wellhead
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Noun
  • In the pars urbana, grand villas tend to feature stately construction materials like marble; extensive mosaics and frescoes; and amenities like private baths, fountains and gardens.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2025
  • The hideous brutalist Embarcadero fountain had frozen over; couples skated across it like holiday shoppers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • While spring might feature radishes and snap peas, summer leans into tomatoes, but the last course of the menu, no matter the time of year, is Dad’s Chai.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
  • The artist stars in the line’s spring campaign, which celebrates love and strength, with Mikey Madison and Greta Lee.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Eventually water — of which the well has become the source of holy water for Muslims — sprung up from the ground where the baby’s feet lay.
    Monica Haider, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
  • Despite this recent heavy rainfall, levels in the long-term monitoring wells of Bexar and Medina Counties remain near or at all-time lows.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • The design was inspired by Gracie's mixed media art and the font from Sleeping Beauty's Gothic-style title sequence.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 6 June 2025
  • Intensifying typhoons and dwindling catches are transforming what has always been the font of life into a source of destruction and despair.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 June 2025

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“Wellhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wellhead. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.

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