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
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Noun
  • The revamp also includes allowing members to choose a birthday reward from guac, queso chips or a fountain drink.
    Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • This is the same person who eventually has it out with God near the fountain at Lincoln Center.
    Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • However, four hospitals in the state earned a D grade in the spring 2026 report.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
  • The Thunder trailed in a fourth quarter for the first time in these playoffs, and their five-point win was the smallest of the spring.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • But most analysts say Iran can probably avoid shutting down wells since a significant amount of its oil can be consumed domestically, allowing most oil fields to keep operating.
    Peter Nicholas, NBC news, 10 May 2026
  • Senate Democrats, with all the women dressed in white, stood in the well in defiance.
    Terry Collins, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Your brand name carries about as much weight as your font choice.
    Zac Brandenberg, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • All the songs are kind of similar but in different fonts.
    Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026

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“Wellhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wellhead. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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