wellhead

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Recent Examples of wellhead 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 Within 16 miles of the leaking wellhead, at least 81 coral colonies were sickened and injured. 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 See all Example Sentences for wellhead 
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Noun
  • The shapes were synchronized to the catchy tunes from the movie as well as the fountains that dance in the lagoon at the foot of the Burj Khalifa.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • And to do so, the city has been a worksite of beautification, restoration, and infrastructure projects, including upgrading piazzas, cleaning historic fountains and bridges (including the famed Trevi Fountain), building parking structures, and adding more buses to its fleet.
    Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Across all the spring 2025 handbag trends to emerge from the season’s shows, practicality reigned supreme.
    Alice Cary, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
  • While first collection doesn’t bow until October, in the interim, the in-house team offered metal birdcages on chains for spring 2025 that would certainly score Elordi points with collectors.
    Ari Stark, WWD, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Free drinks are much harder to come by than in the past, especially for sports other than horse racing, and often require substantial bets just to get a free drink ticket, which is often good only for domestic beer or a well drink.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The safety standard for nitrates is 10 parts per million or less from the tap for drinking water, but people with private wells often find their nitrate levels are higher.
    John Molseed, Twin Cities, 10 Dec. 2024
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  • Well, that’s not entirely true, as many of the designs were pretty wild for their time, including that now-famous Breguet numerical font and those eponymous hands, both of which are featured on the Classique reference 5177.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2024
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    Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024

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“Wellhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wellhead. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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