wells
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Fracking operations would be carried out on 16 existing oil wells over a five-year period, and company officials said the procedure would take about 14 days per year to complete.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Their customers are oil-and-gas producers that pay for the right to build roads, drill wells and dump toxic water that is produced alongside the oil they bring to the surface.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Gropper is experiencing drought first hand, as the 13 natural wells across his land that provide ground water for his cattle have run dry.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Extracting more is tricky, as wells naturally lose pressure over time, and producers need years of build-out to get to that supply, as they face environmental permitting and other regulations, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
The irrigation waters on these farms were derived from shallow wells.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
