wellhead

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wellhead Between the wellhead and the gas station lies a network of refineries, pipelines, storage terminals, and transportation systems. — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026 Across the county, one of T5 Smackover Partner’s sites, Blondie Lady, was also beginning to quiet as crews packed up, leaving just the wellhead behind. — Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 12 Mar. 2026 The surface technologies segment designs, manufactures and services equipment for land and shallow-water exploration and production, including wellheads and intervention systems. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for wellhead
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wellhead
Noun
  • The bar, including its signature fountain, is festooned with thousands of marigolds, while a super spooky painted calavera looms from the ceiling behind the bar.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Most of the candy is in spotless Plexiglas bins, hundreds of them, and throughout the shop are fresh confections such as ice cream, sodas, a chocolate fountain.
    — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The practice of setting clocks ahead an hour in the spring and back an hour in the fall was originally instituted to save money and energy.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Charlize Theron Charlize Theron brought a pop of color to the gala in her emerald fringe dress from Givenchy’s spring 2027 ready-to-wear collection.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The agency would also set less restrictive standards for small oil and gas wells.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • May singled out a handful of those wells that especially troubled her team, and oil division deputy director Mike McGinnis suggested that Citation permanently plug them.
    — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Miami's current team wore throwback jerseys featuring the same look and fonts as that 2001 team — and looked the part with their play, too.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • His work is crisp, playful, and nostalgic, replicating the exact fonts and presentations of centuries-old stylings for businesses and public parks alike.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026

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“Wellhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wellhead. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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