gas well
a well from which natural gas is obtained.
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There are so many abandoned mines and old oil and gas wells in the country that have been ignored for so long that there is only a rough guess of how many exist.
The infrastructure law aims to clean up pollution in your community | Rebecca Leber | November 15, 2021 | VoxHundreds of abandoned oil and natural gas wells cover Montana, according to Shuck, and nationally the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the number exceeds 3 million, which various people view as either way too low or way too high.
These occur at gas wells, pipelines, refineries, and power plants, but also landfills and cattle fields.
Natural gas wells iced over, slowing the fuel supply that heats homes.
The Texas Power Grid Failure Is a Climate Change Cautionary Tale | Justin Worland | February 18, 2021 | TimeThe gas is then pumped into underground geological formations, including old oil and gas wells, where it won’t escape back to the atmosphere.
In the middle stands a 6-foot stack of steel pipes and valves—a gas well.
How the Kings of Fracking Double-Crossed Their Way to Riches | ProPublica | March 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA natural-gas well exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, and 44 workers were evacuated.
Mark Ruffalo on the Gulf Gas-Well Blowout and Why We Need to Kick Fossil Fuels to the Curb | Mark Ruffalo | July 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST"Oh, no, it's only a gas well trying to find its way to the surface of the ground," was the dry comment.
The Rover Boys on a Tour | Arthur M. WinfieldAfter the first hour of flight, both boys began looking for the flare of the gas well.
On the Edge of the Arctic | Harry Lincoln SaylerA match was again applied to the gas well and the monoplane was whirled out into the spectacular illumination.
On the Edge of the Arctic | Harry Lincoln SaylerThe smoke and coal gas well-nigh strangled the boy, but he kept on.
The Battleship Boys in Foreign Service | Frank Gee PatchinWhile he was there he mentioned the gas well to several people, or they say he did, and thats how the story got round.
The Camp Fire Girls at Onoway House | Hildegard G. Frey
British Dictionary definitions for gas well
a well for obtaining natural gas
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