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The driller responsible for it, Patton Exploration, solicited companies to extend a pipeline to the oil well to capture the gas and evaluated whether the gas could be used to mine bitcoin.
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ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
For China, Venezuela is a political project more than merely an oil well.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
His administration is also proposing to temporarily streamline approvals of new oil wells in existing oil fields in an effort to maintain a stable fuel supply.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
The closest relatives of these mystery organisms are typically found in German tar pits and oil wells.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025
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ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
For China, Venezuela is a political project more than merely an oil well.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
His administration is also proposing to temporarily streamline approvals of new oil wells in existing oil fields in an effort to maintain a stable fuel supply.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
The closest relatives of these mystery organisms are typically found in German tar pits and oil wells.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Oil well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20well. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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