Well definition

Well means an excavation opening in the ground made by digging, boring, drilling, driving or other methods, to obtain groundwater regardless of its intended use.
Well means any shaft or pit dug or bored into the earth, generally of a cylindrical form, and often walled with bricks or tubing to prevent the earth from caving in.
Well means a borehole, made by drilling in the course of Petroleum Operations, but does not include a seismic shot hole.

More Definitions of Well

Well means any shaft, pit or hole normal or incidental to energy exploration, production or storage of oil, gas, other fossil fuels or hydrocarbon products, geothermal energy, or water or brine, and includes a salt dome, excavation or other subterranean area used for storage purposes.
Well means an excavation or opening into the ground made by digging, boring, drilling, driving, or other methods for the purpose of obtaining groundwater for consumption or other use.
Well means a bored, drilled or driven shaft, or a dug hole, whose depth is greater than the largest surface dimension.
Well means a bored, drilled or driven shaft, or a dug hole, whose depth is greater than the largest surface dimension; or an improved sinkhole; or a subsurface fluid distribution system.
Well means any drillhole or other excavation or opening deeper than it is wide that extends more than 10 feet below the ground surface and is constructed for the purpose of obtaining groundwater.
Well means an opening in the ground made or used to obtain access to underground water;
Well. (UIC) means a bored, drilled, or driven shaft, or a dug hole, whose depth is greater than the largest surface dimension; a dug hole whose depth is greater than the largest surface dimension; or an improved sinkhole; or, a subsurface fluid distribution system.