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Many new technologies have resulted in overbuilding, like building too many railroads and building too many oil wells, but that also doesn’t guarantee a bubble.—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026 That area contains 15 active oil wells — the only ones in Santa Clara County.—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026 Stratus Stratus is also expected to plug and abandon some of the existing oil wells.—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026 The most productive oil well on the planet had just been discovered.—David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for oil well