injection well

American

noun

a deep well into which pressurized fluids are injected for waste disposal, to improve the recovery of petroleum, or in solution mining.

injection well Scientific

A deep well into which water or pressurized gas is pumped in order to push petroleum resources out of underground reservoirs toward production wells so as to increase their yield.

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On Sunday, Ms Shore announced the EPA planned to begin shipping liquid waste to an underground injection well, while solid waste would go to an incinerator.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2023

Some of the liquid waste will be sent to a facility in Vickery, Ohio, for disposal in an underground injection well, Shore said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2023

She said liquid waste is destined for a site about 130 miles west in Vickery, Ohio, where it will be disposed of in an underground injection well.

From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2023

Starting in 2020, crews used a similar rig to drill an injection well.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 13, 2022

The company’s injection well would be the first permitted by the state since North Dakota assumed oversight of such facilities from the U.S.

From Washington Times • Dec. 11, 2019

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