An experimental study on bubble (slug) rise inside a pipe filled with static liquid and bull heading of a gas flow with a liquid flow is presented. The bubble rise velocity (BRV) was measured inside a pipe with different inclinations and is compared with two well-known models. The static tests have been performed with three different liquids: water, CaCl brine mixture, and non-Newtonian fluid (Xanvis TM ). A model is proposed, based on the drift flux method, to predict the bubble rise velocity. Dynamic well killing (or top kill) is also examined, whereby a continuous gas flow is suppressed with a counter current liquid flow. Flow tests at different angles from vertical were undertaken to investigate the effect of inclination on the liquid flow rate needed to bullhead the gas flow. A simple empirical model based on the results is proposed to predict the results in actual wells.