wellhead

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Recent Examples of wellhead The crop has been planted around certain wellheads in Minnesota to evaluate if the crop could reduce the concentration of nitrate in drinking water. Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 6 Jan. 2026 Gauges at wellheads tell the local stories, just like the carbon dioxide detector atop Hawaii’s Mauna Loa has told the global story since 1958. Allen Best, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2025 This past August, the EU organization passed the EU Methane Regulation which has stronger restrictions to report methane emissions from leaks in wellheads, storage tanks, pipelines, liquefaction of LNG, and transport of LNG from export terminals to import terminals in Europe. Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 Due to the high cost of shipping oil to market from North Dakota, crude prices at the wellhead hovered just above $30/bbl at a time when West Texas Intermediate was selling above $55 in Cushing, Oklahoma. Jim Krane, Foreign Affairs, 26 May 2015 See All Example Sentences for wellhead
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wellhead
Noun
  • Refreshers are also priced higher than fountain drinks and are more profitable compared to food offerings, especially as protein prices rise.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Michelle said medical professionals at the hospital told her that Juan drowned after his leg got caught in the lake's fountain, trapping him under the water.
    Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The third course is dover sole meunière accompanied by potato pavé, spring ramps, snow peas and parsley oil.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The magenta off-the-shoulder mini dress, with a bubble-like top and sweeping back train, was courtesy of Balenciaga designer Pierpaolo Piccioli’s spring 2026 collection.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Don't take water from live wells and bait buckets to any other water body.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 May 2026
  • Francisco Alvarez swung on a changeup well outside the zone, still managing to connect with the end of his bat, sending a single up the middle to score Bichette.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • In his email Friday, Licata wrote in bold font that the district is not removing support for ESL and ELL students, but are instead focused on creating the same support in a different environment.
    Samuel O’Neal May 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
  • On an attached notecard, the Pretzables logo and website were in a much larger font than the commissioner’s holiday tidings.
    E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 7 May 2026

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“Wellhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wellhead. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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