English Explanatory Dictionary

bottom kill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

bottom kill bottom kills

Related words

static kill top kill well kill blowout preventer blowout junk shot
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