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wells

[welz] / wɛlz /


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By the 1920s and ‘30s, L.A. wells were supplying more than a quarter of the world’s oil appetite. The Uplifters booster club sang its official drinking song: “Yes, it’s oil oil oil/that makes L.A. boil!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Existing wells cannot be redrilled, deepened or expanded, though routine servicing and maintenance are allowed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Another will weaken regulation against so-called "marginal wells" that produce 15 barrels or less of oil equivalent a day.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Seek ye a picture on the internet: You will observe the RS 5’s wheels most certainly extend to the wheel wells, if not a little bit more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

From that tile floor I let myself sink down into it, down and down until my lungs burned, like when I was in the deep wells beneath the diving boards at the lake.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth


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