wellhead
/ˈwɛlˌhɛd/
noun
- The structure or platform at the top of a well, especially an oil or gas well, that controls the flow and provides access.
- Safety inspections at the wellhead are required every month to prevent leaks.
- The workers installed a new valve at the wellhead to regulate the pressure.
- The wellhead stood above the desert floor, a metal cap on the underground reservoir.
- The source or origin of something, such as a spring or a supply of water.
- The village was built near the wellhead of a natural spring.
- The wellhead of the stream provided fresh water for the entire valley.
- They traced the river back to its wellhead in the mountains.