plugging

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Plugging idle and exhausted wells includes removing surface valves and piping, pumping large amounts of cement down the hole and reclaiming the surrounding ground.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

Plugging in a fraction of them would quickly surpass the capacity of the state's largest power plant, the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, which can provide up to 2.3 gigawatts.

From Salon • May 4, 2023

Plugging and cleanup costs can vary widely, ranging from $40,000 for one site to more than double that depending the depth of a well and contamination levels, according to the State Land Office.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2023

Plugging it into Google Scholar, he found it was identical to a sentence from a 1998 paper.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 12, 2023

Plugging in the TV, I tell Mama Ya-Ya all about the party.

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes