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Kill

Published at 02:49PM - 14/01/15

An act of stopping the flow of a well.

Typically this will be done by pumping heavy Drilling Fluids (Mud) down into the Wellbore to counteract the upward force of the hydrocarbons.

Weighting agents commonly used for increasing Mud density include Barite and Hematite.

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