bottom kill

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Synonyms: bottom girl

Antonyms: bottom girl

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|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 [[well]]s.

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