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bottom kill

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables
bot-tom kill
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

bottom kills (plural)

Phrases

static kill top kill well kill blowout preventer junk shot

Frequently Paired Words

static kill top kill well kill blowout preventer blowout junk shot

Questions

What does bottom kill mean?
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.

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