DefinitionA <KILL LINE> is an <ARTEFACT> and a <PROCESS LINE> that connects the standpipe manifold and drilling spool through a side outlet (kill valve) below the ram preventer on a blowout preventer stack
The kill line is used to pump heavier drilling mud (kill fluid) directly into the annulus of a well when the blowout preventers are closed. Ref. PennWell Dictionary