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Static kill

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bottom killnoun(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.
blowdownnoun(forestry) Uprooting, overtopping, or bole breakage of trees by the wind; windthrow and windsnap.
completion stringnoun(oil industry) A column of drill pipe that prepares the well for the transmission of production fluids.
preslugverb(journalism) To give a title, header, or catchline before writing the piece.
frackingnoun(oil industry) Hydraulic fracturing.
drilling fluidnounA fluid used to aid the drilling of boreholes, serving to provide hydrostatic pressure, to keep the drill bit cool and clean, and to suspend the drill cuttings.
inertizationnounThe use of an inert gas to prevent explosion
turnaroundnounThe carrying out of a task; the time required to carry it out.
boilovernoun(Australia, New Zealand, slang, countable) A sporting event with an unexpected outcome, especially a horse race where the favourite fails to win.
petrolizationnoun(business) Conversion of a country or region to a petroleum-based economy.
hydrostatic locknoun(countable) A lock for raising and lowering boats on a canal or waterway that operates by using pressurized water to flood or drain the level inside the lock.
ventingnounThe act by which something is vented.
oil downnounMeat, breadfruit, and vegetables cooked in coconut milk.
blowoutnoun(slang, chiefly sports) A contest that is decidedly one-sided; an overwhelming victory.
hydrofracturingnounHydraulic fracturing.
oil-downnounMeat, breadfruit, and vegetables cooked in coconut milk.
corefloodingnoun(geology) The permeability of a rock to a fluid, typically to a petroleum oil
inertingnounThe filling of the ullage of a fuel tank with an inert gas to reduce the risk of explosion.
air locknounA small amount of air in a pipe that stops liquid flowing through it.
desilternounA piece of equipment used in the petroleum industry to remove silt from the drilling fluid.

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