1
: the source of a spring or a stream
2
: principal source : fountainhead
3
: the top of or a structure built over a well
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The wellhead allows monitoring and control of gas collection.
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Ganes Kesari, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The wellhead then closes, and the water remains under high pressure, keeping energy stored in the reservoir for days if necessary.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2024
The wellhead and casing were still in place, providing a way for naturally occurring salty brine to leach upward onto the ground.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 11 July 2024
But in Mexico, continued national ownership of the petroleum in the ground was a political prerequisite for approval of the reform, so the government invented a brand new category of contracts -- licenses -- which permit private ownership after the petroleum leaves the wellhead.
—Pamela K. Starr, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2014
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Ganes Kesari, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
The wellhead then closes, and the water remains under high pressure, keeping energy stored in the reservoir for days if necessary.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2024
The wellhead and casing were still in place, providing a way for naturally occurring salty brine to leach upward onto the ground.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 11 July 2024
But in Mexico, continued national ownership of the petroleum in the ground was a political prerequisite for approval of the reform, so the government invented a brand new category of contracts -- licenses -- which permit private ownership after the petroleum leaves the wellhead.
—Pamela K. Starr, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2014
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wellhead
noun
well·head
ˈwel-ˌhed 
: the top of or a structure built over a well
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