wellhead

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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 water district has been paying residents to rip out their thirsty grass and replace it with landscaping or trees, banned most new commercial fountains and water features, and limited the amount of water golf courses may use.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Bird baths with a fountain can even offer an element of moving water.
    Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • As of late spring, nearly 30,000 fires had ignited across the country – the highest number in almost two decades for that time of year, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
    Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Sacramento Regional Transit will study a faster route to Sacramento International Airport through Natomas using bus rapid transit rather than light rail, after receiving $700,000 in grants to launch a feasibility study beginning in spring 2027.
    Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • This tracks with other nearby excavations—including a well, a burial ground, and a settlement—that are from the pre-Nuragic period.
    Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Construction teams last week began drilling the first of 65 on-site wells that will reach depths of 820 feet, where the temperature is roughly 55 degrees year-round.
    Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Usual signals include overly polished images, bright colors on black backgrounds, brushstroke fonts with glowing outlines, crowded compositions and graphics or text filling every inch of the flyer.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The bottles featured on its site use what appears to be the same font, colors and design as Kawa's company.
    Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 30 July 2026

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

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