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 ordinances would also ban new ornamental water features, including decorative fountains and ponds.
    Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Hot dogs, pretzels, popcorn and bottled water cost $2, as do fountain drinks, which include free self-serve refills.
    Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • This spring, a second ship, AmaMelodia, is formally christened, doubling capacity on a route between Cartagena and Barranquilla through jazz towns, a UNESCO World Heritage city, and some of the richest bird-watching corridors on the continent.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • However, recent rainfall across Southern California has replenished our waterways just enough to bring back a little of their spring and early summer glamour.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The supervisor will weigh in on a new groundwater management plan to implement when the county’s current moratorium on new wells expires next year.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Natural springs abound and the Széchenyi Thermal Bath, a vast 1913 neo-Baroque style complex in the middle of City Park, has two wells that supply multiple indoor and outdoor pools.
    Lucy Handley, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • These are custom-made with a photo of your pet and various fonts, phrases, shapes and materials.
    Yvonne Villasenor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Their donations are documented in campaign records and in hard-to-read font at the end of many anti-Klobuchar commercials.
    Esme Murphy, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026

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“Wellhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wellhead. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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