static kill

noun

a method of closing an oil well, in which the blowout preventer has been tripped and has closed off oil flow; by pumping in drilling fluid (synthetic mud) through the blowout preventer down the borehole, to push down the artesian oil to contain the oil in its reservoir, and following with concrete (cement) to plug the hole

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Meanings

nounstatic kill (plural static kills)

plural static kills

  1. oil industrya method of closing an oil well, in which the blowout preventer has been tripped and has closed off oil flow; by pumping in drilling fluid (synthetic mud) through the blowout preventer down the borehole, to push down the artesian oil to contain the oil in its reservoir, and following with concrete (cement) to plug the hole
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static kill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/static%20kill

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“static kill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/static%20kill. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “static kill,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/static%20kill.

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