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However, last year Newsom changed his stance and signed a bill that will allow up to 2,000 new oil wells per year through 2036 in Kern County despite legal challenges by environmental groups.—Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026 One oil well in National City is near four schools and five healthcare facilities, for example.—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for oil well