top kill

noun

top kill

noun
1

a method of closing an oil well, by pumping in drilling fluid (synthetic mud) to shut off the flow of oil, and following with concrete (cement) to plug the hole

Related terms
bottom kill, static kill, well kill, junk shot, blowout, blowout preventer

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