Addressing the industry's most challenging well control problems 24/7
Emergency Response Services
Boots & Coots Services has the knowledge and experience to address the industry's most challenging well control problems — onshore, offshore, and subsea. Our specialists are on call 24/7 and will respond immediately to assist with assessment or mobilization of personnel and equipment. We have equipment staged strategically around the world and the logistical experience to deploy to most any country.
Prevention Services
Contingency planning can prevent well control emergencies or lessen their effects. We offer a wide array of prevention services from Well Control Contingency Plans, to insurance through the WELLSURE® program, to inspection services and more. For dealing with well control emergencies, we've built a reputation on a wealth of knowledge among our team of engineers and can bring the collective experience to challenges ranging from well blowouts to relief well implementation.
Control of Well Insurance Program
The WELLSURE® Program is a unique bundled package that includes a full range of Boots & Coots well control services, prevention services, and post-response services as part of the operator's extra-expense insurance package.
Well Control Engineering
When drilling a relief well, accurate target well interception and successful well killing operations are highly challenging. Flawless execution depends on a combination of experience, technology, and other resources. The necessary critical tasks demand high levels of competency in engineering and project management. Boots & Coots has the capabilities and the access to a comprehensive range of Halliburton services to successfully manage your relief well project.
Well Special Services
Boots & Coots has extensive global experience in hot tapping, gate valve drilling and freeze job operations in locations around the world.
Subsea Response
Boots & Coots offers a unique suite of Subsea Response services including the first truly air mobile Capping Stack, containment systems, and physics-based modeling capability.
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