extraction well

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-010563",
  "term": "extraction well",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A discharge well used to remove groundwater or air.\n\n2. A well employed to extract fluids (either water, gas, free product, or a combination of these) from the subsurface. Extraction is usually accomplished by either a pump located within the well or suction created by a vacuum pump at the ground surface.",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Leaking Underground Storage Tanks Sites Glossary; Terms of Environment",
    "Glossary of Technical Terms: Office of Underground Storage Tanks; Office of Underground Storage Tanks Technical Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/extraction-well/"
}