wellhead

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Recent Examples of wellhead The wellhead allows monitoring and control of gas collection. Ganes Kesari, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 The wellhead then closes, and the water remains under high pressure, keeping energy stored in the reservoir for days if necessary. IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2024 The wellhead and casing were still in place, providing a way for naturally occurring salty brine to leach upward onto the ground. M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 11 July 2024 But in Mexico, continued national ownership of the petroleum in the ground was a political prerequisite for approval of the reform, so the government invented a brand new category of contracts -- licenses -- which permit private ownership after the petroleum leaves the wellhead. Pamela K. Starr, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2014 See All Example Sentences for wellhead
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wellhead
Noun
  • These are just my two cents, but ... nobody throws a bitcoin into a fountain.
    Faith Salie, CBS News, 1 June 2025
  • Spanning 17,000 square feet across two floors, the first big reveal for fans is the fountain and orange couch from the show’s opening credits.
    Nevin Martell, USA Today, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • The famed music producer, 93, looked back on his relationship with the late hitmaker while being inducted into the Apollo Walk of Fame at the historic theater’s 2025 spring benefit in New York City on June 4.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 13 June 2025
  • On Wednesday evening, the university debuted a series of six red and white wines students produced throughout the spring quarter.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Despite this recent heavy rainfall, levels in the long-term monitoring wells of Bexar and Medina Counties remain near or at all-time lows.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
  • Eventually water — of which the well has become the source of holy water for Muslims — sprung up from the ground where the baby’s feet lay.
    Monica Haider, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • The design was inspired by Gracie's mixed media art and the font from Sleeping Beauty's Gothic-style title sequence.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 6 June 2025
  • Intensifying typhoons and dwindling catches are transforming what has always been the font of life into a source of destruction and despair.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 June 2025

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“Wellhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wellhead. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.

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