1
: the source of a spring or a stream
2
: principal source : fountainhead
3
: the top of or a structure built over a well
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Within 16 miles of the leaking wellhead, at least 81 coral colonies were sickened and injured.
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Robin Catalano, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2024
Oil coated the wellhead, rust crept across the pump jack and a faded sign bore Remnant’s coat of arms — a bird of prey with outstretched wings perched on a shield.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 22 Feb. 2024
The last piece of the puzzle is about 10 Gt that comes via methane reduction from natural gas leaks in wellheads, pipelines, storage tanks, and refinery facilities.
—Ian Palmer, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The wellhead wasn't producing but wasn't decommissioned by Shell or its new owners, Aiteo Eastern E & P.
—Taiwo Adebayo, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024
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Robin Catalano, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2024
Oil coated the wellhead, rust crept across the pump jack and a faded sign bore Remnant’s coat of arms — a bird of prey with outstretched wings perched on a shield.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 22 Feb. 2024
The last piece of the puzzle is about 10 Gt that comes via methane reduction from natural gas leaks in wellheads, pipelines, storage tanks, and refinery facilities.
—Ian Palmer, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The wellhead wasn't producing but wasn't decommissioned by Shell or its new owners, Aiteo Eastern E & P.
—Taiwo Adebayo, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024
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wellhead
noun
well·head
ˈwel-ˌhed 
: the top of or a structure built over a well
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