wells

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Resuming shipping and restarting oil wells could take some time, especially in countries with older oil fields such as Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Shutting in wells in a hurry can damage them, or make the restart process too difficult.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

On and around the dry lake bed, water gushes from wells into ditches to fields of tomatoes, cotton, almonds, grapes and other crops.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Last year, for the first time since 1964, the UK did not begin drilling any exploration wells while 29 were started in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The Camenae began as useful and practical goddesses who cared for springs and wells and cured disease and foretold the future.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton