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[welz] / wɛlz /


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They include gas leaks, spraying substances to cover the smell of fumes and failing to properly maintain idle wells, among others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Yet research from University of Southern California in 2021 found neighbors closer to the Murphy wells or directly downwind had significantly lower lung function than those living further away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The 27,000 residents that remain in Mene Grande contend with chronic blackouts and crumbling infrastructure, with some of the wells better fit for a museum than a working oil field.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 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

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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