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abandon
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abandon [ə′ban·dən]
(engineering)
To stop drilling and remove the drill rig from the site of a borehole before the intended depth or target is reached.
(petroleum engineering)
To terminate oil and gas production from a well when it becomes unprofitable.


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After a series of deaths, even Emmet runs amuck burning and looting a native village; his conscience haunts him, however, to the extent that he gives up any claim he may have to the treasure Drake has stolen and instead abandons ship to try to survive in the new world, rejecting Drake and his piracy.
Hope Floats: Sandra Bullock abandons ship and goes back to looking for love in this comedy-drama in which the ``Speed'' queen plays an abandoned young mother who has to move back in with her own eccentric mom (Gena Rowlands).
Ultimately, Pongo abandons ship and finds happiness in a faraway land.
 
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