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bottom kill

bottom kill noun: a method of closing an oil well, by drilling a relief well to the bottom of the borehole of the blown-out well and pumping in heavy drilling fluid (synthetic mud) to counteract oil pressure and staunch the flow, then filling in the orifice to the oil reservoir with concrete (cement) to seal the blow-out and the relief wells.

Noun

bottom kill (plural bottom kills)

  1. (oil industry) A method of closing an oil well, by drilling a relief well to the bottom of the borehole of the blown-out well and pumping in heavy drilling fluid (synthetic mud) to counteract oil pressure and staunch the flow, then filling in the orifice to the oil reservoir with concrete (cement) to seal the blow-out and the relief wells.

Forms of bottom kill

pluralbottom kills

Questions about bottom kill

What does bottom kill mean?
Bottom kill means a method of closing an oil well, by drilling a relief well to the bottom of the borehole of the blown-out well and pumping in heavy drilling fluid (synthetic mud) to counteract oil pressure and staunch the flow, then filling in the orifice to the oil reservoir with concrete (cement) to seal the blow-out and the relief wells.
What part of speech is bottom kill?
Bottom kill is a noun.
What is the plural of bottom kill?
The plural of bottom kill is bottom kills.

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