Definition

1. Noun:
   • A well drilled to obtain natural gas: A "gas well" is a type of well specifically drilled into the earth to reach and extract natural gas from underground reservoirs.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The company drilled a new gas well in the field.
  • Production from the old gas well has declined over the years.

Advanced Usage

• "to bring a gas well online": To start the production of natural gas from a newly drilled or completed well.
  • After final testing, they brought the gas well online last month.

Variants and Related Words

• Oil well (n): A well drilled to obtain petroleum.
• Wellhead (n): The equipment installed at the surface of a well, including a gas well, to control the flow.
• Wellbore (n): The hole drilled to create a well, such as a gas well.

Synonyms

• Natural gas well: A well for natural gas.

Related Phrases

• To cap a gas well: To seal a gas well, often temporarily or for safety.
  • They had to cap the gas well after the pressure dropped.
• To flare gas from a well: To burn off excess natural gas produced from a well.
  • The facility flares gas from the well during maintenance.

Noun

1. a well that yields or has yielded natural gas