wells
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As the city moves to ban wells and new state laws require buffer zones and plugging idle wells, “the relationship between residential communities and oil drilling operators has been reset,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
He said the company has a team mobilized in Venezuela and that it will need to drill exploration wells to appraise the region’s production potential.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
In Indonesia, the Dutch moved to cripple industry ahead of the Japanese advance, targeting oil wells on Sumatra and Borneo, road and rail networks on Java, and infrastructure on rubber plantations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Converting fields to solar arrays has become an attractive option for farmers who are grappling with restrictions limiting the groundwater they can pump from wells.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The lines at the deep wells were so long, Laila and Mariam would spend hours waiting their turn.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
